Self-Improvement Tip - Lengthen the Wisdom Curve and Shorten the Learning Curve to Master Success
Take a stroll through any bookstore and notice the number of books devoted to self-improvement.
In some cases, this section is greater than any other section within the bookstore.
A recent search on Google revealed:
If we use this figure and multiply it by 3, this would suggest that over 30,000 searches each month are being conducted on the Internet by individuals seeking some information or specific answers on self-improvement in their quest to master success.
One of the most tried self improvement tips is to shorten your learning curve in the quest to master success.
However, what does this really mean? As an educator, performance improvement consultant and executive business coach, I have come to define learning as the acquisition of knowledge as this is the goal of learning.
We acquire knowledge from our earliest learning experiences.
However, let's be honest.
Learning is useless unless we can take that knowledge and use it.
When we apply knowledge, we are actually performing and that is the goal of performance.
To shorten the amount of time necessary to apply knowledge, one effective strategy is to find mentors, executive coaches and business coaches who will share their wisdom.
Years ago my coach and now friend, David Herdlinger, shared this definition with me.
When our grandparents, to our parents, to our friends, to our colleagues and yes even our children share their mistakes, we can reduce the time necessary for improving our own performance.
For many years, the focus was on how to shorten the learning curve.
Life's experiences have demonstrated to me the power oflengthening the wisdom curve.
By taking this action through finding mentors, executive coaches and business coaches, we can shorten the learning curve and this allows us to better master success.
In some cases, this section is greater than any other section within the bookstore.
A recent search on Google revealed:
- 31,700,000 hits on self improvement books
- 29,000,000 hits on self-improvement articles
If we use this figure and multiply it by 3, this would suggest that over 30,000 searches each month are being conducted on the Internet by individuals seeking some information or specific answers on self-improvement in their quest to master success.
One of the most tried self improvement tips is to shorten your learning curve in the quest to master success.
However, what does this really mean? As an educator, performance improvement consultant and executive business coach, I have come to define learning as the acquisition of knowledge as this is the goal of learning.
We acquire knowledge from our earliest learning experiences.
However, let's be honest.
Learning is useless unless we can take that knowledge and use it.
When we apply knowledge, we are actually performing and that is the goal of performance.
- Learning is the acquisition of knowledge.
- Performance is the application of knowledge.
To shorten the amount of time necessary to apply knowledge, one effective strategy is to find mentors, executive coaches and business coaches who will share their wisdom.
Years ago my coach and now friend, David Herdlinger, shared this definition with me.
- Knowledge is learning from your own mistakes.
- Wisdom is learning from the mistakes of others.
When our grandparents, to our parents, to our friends, to our colleagues and yes even our children share their mistakes, we can reduce the time necessary for improving our own performance.
For many years, the focus was on how to shorten the learning curve.
Life's experiences have demonstrated to me the power oflengthening the wisdom curve.
By taking this action through finding mentors, executive coaches and business coaches, we can shorten the learning curve and this allows us to better master success.
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