Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Student Mentality, What Is it? How Do I Maintain It? The Intuitive Group Review

Intuitive-Group-Review-Student-Mentality“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other” –JFK



“I am still learning” –Michelangelo



“Learning is not attained by chance.  It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” –Abigail Adams (wife of President John Adams)




What quality do you think is most important to possess to become successful?

Of course the answer to this question is perspective; however from experience I can tell you that if you do not believe that a student mentality is important to succeed, you may never find success.

In order to keep moving forward you need to keep learning.  Contrary to what you may think even the top tier business professionals are still learning, and the top tier of these professionals will not allow themselves to stop learning until they stop doing their job!

When you hit a point where you think you know all you need to know you are in trouble! ESPECIALLY if you have not reached the level of success you are striving for.

There may be times you think there is nothing more to learn…well that is WRONG!  If you have adopted this way of thinking it is vital that you force yourself out of your comfort zone to grow and learn more about your craft.  No one wants to follow a “know it all” minded individual!

So, what do you do if this has occurred? You have to dig deep! Find ways to get better at the tasks you are already good at.  Seek out the knowledge from those that are at the position that you are growing towards.  A good rule of thumb is that unless you are able to write a best-selling book about what it is that you are doing, you have yet to learn everything there is to know about your position.

Chances are you may be feeling stuck or stagnant, but reality is you just allowed yourself to stop learning.  When you are not learning you are not growing!  When you are not growing, you are not adding value to your clients!

Student mentality is a choice; choose to perfect your craft!

If you feel as though you are not going anywhere or you have hit a wall and you are not sure what to do to reach your goals…never give up…become a phenomenal student!

Remember when you learn you earn!  Here are a few things you can do to continue learning and find your success:


Read a book


Attend seminars


Set up time with your mentors and ask them questions (they may be busy but they love it, it is never a burden for them to help their team grow)


Talk to your team and collaborate…maybe they see things you may not


Shadow someone for the day


Evaluate yourself


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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Growing Up Is Uncomfortable - The Intuitive Group Review

Growing Up Is Uncomfortable

Intuitive-Group-Review Growing-Up
When you were born you took your first breath. That cool air filling your lungs was so uncomfortable that it caused you to cry. Now you take those breaths a thousand times every day without thinking. The coined term “a breath of fresh air” does not apply when we are first born.
Now you are in your high chair and you are learning how to eat by yourself, trying to uncomfortably hold your fork instead of using your hands so you can be the big kid “mommy” said you were. Something that we do every day without thinking as we grow older.
Your first steps were definitely uncomfortable. Learning how to walk was a huge obstacle for each of us. Through bumps and bruises we stuck it out and eventually learned how to navigate around the house on our own. Due to repetition and practice we do not think twice about getting up and walking somewhere.
"NO. DADA. MAMA."
Whatever your first words were, getting it out was as uncomfortable as it gets. For the longest time your crying and giggles got you what you wanted. It took time to learn your first words, but without getting that out of the way telephone conversations just would not be the same.
A memorable moment for every child is learning how to ride a bike. You have picked out the perfect bike and are about to take those first wobbly uncomfortable pedals just before you inevitably fall. But you are determined; you get back on and learn how to ride your bike. The next thing you know, you are riding your bike with no hands! Something you will never forget how to do.

At some point in your life you became involved in hobbies. Some went in the direction of sports while others went in the direction of the arts . . .some even did both. Regardless of your interests that first day of practice or first day of workshops were uncomfortable. The first time swinging a bat, dribbling a basketball, or the first stroke of the paintbrush . . . you did not know what the outcome was going to be. Over time you learned the right techniques and more than likely you became pretty good at them with discipline and practice.
Sixteen and able to drive?!? It is what every teenager cannot wait to do. As excited as you are the first time you get behind the wheel, you are nervous and uncomfortable. It is a whole new experience that year’s later it becomes second nature.
Now you are ready for your first date! You may think you are calm cool and collected but the 15 different outfit changes and talking to yourself in the mirror goes to show how uncomfortable that first date really is.

Dates can still be a little unnerving but over time they get easier and more exciting, especially when you meet the person you are going to spend the rest of your life with.
Finally you have made it to the point in your life where you have a career. A position that utilizes the skills you have learned over time, a place where you can grow and retire from one day. Yes, just like everything else listed, at first getting this job was uncomfortable: the interview, the first day of training, the first day on your own…all uncomfortable! But now you have moved passed all that, it may be a few short weeks in or a couple long months/years in, but you are not where you wanted to be. You are not where you thought you were going to be. Your excitement has worn off and you do not know what to do. I’ll tell you!
GET COMFORTABLE BEING UNCOMFORTABLE!
You’re whole life you have been learning to do things that were always uncomfortable at first but they all brought you things you needed in life to grow and to be successful. It is no different in the work force. If you want to be the big CEO or owner of your own company you are going to have to get comfortable being uncomfortable! The most successful people got to where they are today because they challenged and pushed themselves to do the things no one else wanted to do.

Why? Because it was uncomfortable! You’re whole life you have been learning how to deal with being uncomfortable, so start using it to your advantage in the workplace! Whatever your position is, list the tasks that you know will get you to the next level and attack them! Some may take longer than others but history shows it will all be a success as long as you learn how to get comfortable being uncomfortable!
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