Let’s face it that today much of staff training consists shadowing a co worker. Most of the time management is reacting to business rather than being proactive. If you aren’t getting the training you need you can find it yourself. And it’s just the click of a mouse away. Maybe your company will pay for some on line training. If not find your own and there is some outstanding stuff. And the good news is it’s free.
If you spent 30 minutes a day, five days a week learning at your own pace you will have 130 hours of training over the course of the year. And you can’t use the excuse of not having any time. Eliminate the news and Dancing with Stars once a week and there is your 2 ½ hours. Make it your goal to eventually stop watching the schlock on TV that is useless drivel and limit yourself to the amount of TV you watch. If you are going to watch drivel at least pick some of the better drivel, like Boston Legal.
I love Boston Legal. William Shatner is hilarious and was born for comedy. Shatner plays lawyer Denny Crane, a rich loud mouth republican who is politically incorrect (fired a co worker on one episode because she was fat) believes in the right to bear arms and whose persona has all thinking he has lost his marbles and has mad cow disease.
Most of the show Crane is doing something very bizarre, like putting fish in his aquarium and then fishing for them. He hits on all women and will sleep with whoever will have him. He is particular about the cases he takes on even though his colleagues dissuade him to go into a court room. Yet Crane reminds them that in all the years he has never lost a case. And yes it is TV but its always great to see Crane win the cases he takes despite looking like he is going to have his hat handed to him.
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Download all the free stuff you can. Join the email newsletters and remember to click on links these sites recommend and you will find other like websites. 30 minutes a day and it will change your life and your income.
BB for now
1 comment:
Great post BB. While I share your appreciation of Denny Crane's antics on Boston Legal, I'm in even more agreement with your serious message promoting personal development.
Self learning is something anyone can control and use to their benefit. In my opinion continuous learning is the most significant investment you can make, followed by mentoring or coaching others.
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