Ways of lifelong learning in Personal and Professional Learning

by Kai Johnson I am Kai johnson, An Professional Assignment write

It is debatable how an individual can motivate himself to engage in a never-ending pursuit of learning in both personal and professional spheres of his life. Often, people are discontented with their personal and professional lives, but are loath to acknowledge their own shortcomings which might be responsible for their current predicament. Researchers have indicated seven years to be an optimum period for an individual to attain mastery over his chosen field, but people often consider themselves to be experts within 3-4 years. This impatience leads to a skewed equation in terms of their self-assessment of their market worth and the industry view-point. This section highlights the significance of Personal development as an indicator for the progress of an individual and mechanisms to enhance it.

1. Personal development through hard work

Personal Development is important for an individual to achieve success in life. It is well said that hard work is the key to success and this is valid for personal development as well. People who have slogged hard in their formative years for mastering their domain reap the dividends in their later years. We often encounter more successful people around us, with similar levels of experience. The key was their ability to dig deep in their domains with their persistent hard work and believe in ‘excellence.

This insight into their success should give us ample motivation to strive for excellence in our chosen field and be in top most (15%) category via hard work.

2. Commitment

Commitment to a cause is mandatory to accomplish any worthwhile goal in life. It creates the vital ingredient ‘desire’ which drive us toward excellence in both personal and professional development. It infuses in us an indomitable spirit of ‘Optimism’ which helps us in perishing all negative thoughts and surmounting all impediments in our quest for learning.

Development Opportunities to meet current and future needs

One of the most important aspects of our personal and professional life is identifying and fixing our goals. Once the goals are set, the exact roadmap can be drawn to achieve those goals. This might also give us reasons to learn new skills and gain expertise in them. SMART category is the best way to set up our goals.

· Specified goal- Our goal should be very distinct and precise.

· Measurable goal- The progress of the goal should be quantified.

· Achievable goal-One should always aim for attainable and realistic goal.

· Reasonable goal-One should be assured about the feasibility of the targeted goal.

· Timely goal- Correct time investment should be envisaged for the attainment of goal

Peeping Into the Future Demands

Keeping abreast with emerging technologies is a necessity in today’s cutthroat competitive world of today. One should always be receptive to innovative ideas and skills .Organizations should have visionaries with a foresight to predict the forthcoming technologies which shall aid the next level organizational growth. The competitive world of today demands people continuously acquire new skills and expertise in new technologies so that they are better equipped to handle the future demands of organization. The employees should keep participating in seminars, conferences and trainings organized by the organization to enhance their skills.