Schools in session. Is yours?

Some schools have already started.  A number of college freshman have already reported.  It is that time of year.  What about your school, is it in session?

I once interviewed a very successful high school football coach about the schedule that his players went through.  He talked about preseason workouts, watching videos, in season workouts, etc.  I shared that schedule with my sales team and then challenged them that if a group of high school athletes could be that dedicated, why couldn't they step up their own training schedule.

One of team members approached me after the meeting and told me that he had worked that hard during High School and College but he wasn't willing to do that as an adult.  What about you?  Are you willing to train to get better?  Or are you too old?  Here is my challenge this week.

1.  Invest in yourself.  Education and training are as easy as going to a bookstore, going online, or to a library.  Turn your commute time into learning time.

2.  Learn with an open mind.  Too many times, people are critical of the lessons instead of learning from them. The presenter might have a strange delivery or you don't agree with everything they say, just listen and see what you can pick up.

3.  Be an active listener.  Rewind the interesting parts, listen over and over again, you will always pick up different things.  Put a game plan into action to make sure you turn your education into action.  As Chris Lytle says, "Education without action is merely entertainment."

4.  Stop worrying about what you already know.  Ask yourself if you are doing what you know.  If you are not, what you know really doesn't matter.

School is back in session, I encourage you to enroll in classes and learn, then do.  Have a great week.

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