Learning new things is a life long experience which makes our journey on this planet so much richer.
However the day to day pressures of many of our jobs makes this very hard to do in our work lives - and often as a consequence our personal lives .
There are ways to so this. When I go to a seminar or management briefing or kick off event - anything out of the office and my normal routine - I try to use the opportunity to look out for new perspectives - for the "learning moments". I find these come if I stand stand back from the ordinary routine and just focus on the event. Forget texts, email and IM's for a while and just think about what is being said and consider what I can learn that applies to me. I try to make short notes to capture these lessons. The key I think is to have an open mind and to be receptive and to make the sessions relevant to your life.
However the day to day pressures of many of our jobs makes this very hard to do in our work lives - and often as a consequence our personal lives .
There are ways to so this. When I go to a seminar or management briefing or kick off event - anything out of the office and my normal routine - I try to use the opportunity to look out for new perspectives - for the "learning moments". I find these come if I stand stand back from the ordinary routine and just focus on the event. Forget texts, email and IM's for a while and just think about what is being said and consider what I can learn that applies to me. I try to make short notes to capture these lessons. The key I think is to have an open mind and to be receptive and to make the sessions relevant to your life.
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