93% of us believe that it's never too late to learn

83% of us believe that learning is the most important in this millennium

72% of us think we should devote more time to personal development

95% of people think that learning about new things boosts your confidence………….says the National Adult learning Survey of the United Kingdom. So, how many of us actually strive to practice what we believe?  It is more than evident that learning will bring positive and progressive changes in one’s behavior, career, life style and well being. But how often do we practice of skill development and knowledge up-gradation to reach our ‘Desired future position’?

Our desired future position is nothing but our ambitions, and goals in life be it career or interests. It is learning and bridges the gap between our current position and our desired future position. So how can learning bridge this gap?  A quote from the book of ‘Experiential Learning’ states, ‘If you do what you have always done, you will get what you always got,’ and this phrase become true when we stagnate in our careers or personal lives. Acquiring a new skill or building our knowledge base helps us perform better or opens the doors for new opportunities. Given the gamut of fields in occupation, different and complex combinations of skill sets and knowledge base is required to scale to one’s desired future position. If we can divide our learning fields broadly into; Technical, Managerial, Interpersonal, and Behavioral  we have before us a road that can be taken or chosen to sharpen or shape our existing skills and transform our personality to one that is equipped to fit perfectly in  positions that we deem fit. Assessing ourselves on our current levels of knowledge and skill also becomes vital to choose the training and learning curve experience we need. What we have to bear in mind, is that intelligence is not genetic and the human brain has the powerful capacity to acquire intelligence through learning.  As Reg Revans quotes ‘ There can be no learning without action and no action without learning.’                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Courtesy: Beard & Wilson: Experiential Learning, National Adult Survey: UK