Lifelong Learning and Mentoring

For all those who feel that when they graduate they have achieved their goal, need to consider the experiences of some of the most successful players in most markets. I mean those who have pushed forward and really made major success, usually measured in £millions or becoming pre-eminent in their field.

It's the constant need to acquire new knowledge, skills and experiences that mark them apart. In addition many high flyers now have a mentor, a person or several who can pose them a question, set them a task or just challenge their ideas.

They will also attend seminars, go to workshops, read books, listen to tapes or CD's, watch training DVD's and keep accumulating knowledge. All markets and professions are constantly evolving, and you too need to keep on this evolution. As Business, careers, life and society become ever more complex, we fall behind. So lifelong learning is the standard, if you wish to succeed beyond the norm then you will have to dedicate yourself to many training programmes and seminars.

Learning is not a chore; it can be your route to success, a new career, promotion or setting up your own business. As predicted in the late 1950's by the Canadian Economist J K Galbraith (1958 the "Affluent Society", and 1967 the "New Industrial State"), the modern "worker" or professional will need to retrain many times during their career. This prediction is now so clear, and worsened by the need to be retrained very much more frequently.

Therefore constant training is a pre-requisite for the modern employee, business owners, and entrepreneurs alike.