Learning Curve
Posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
by Jeanna Gabellini
Master Peace Coaching
Sir Francis Bacon said, “Knowledge is power.” I agree that acquiring new information can help us sift through the many choices in life and make wise ones. I also happen to think that the quest for knowledge can also be a big stumbling block to success.
If you have ever thought that you need more experience, more training, more certificates or more education before you can go after your dream, you may have fallen into a common trap. Most of you have enough knowledge to begin moving forward on whatever the project or dream. Sure, you may need to act like a detective to get more clues to your next steps but you don’t need to make it all such a big hairy deal.
Your knowledge deepens as you take action and implement what you already know. I think that listening to seminars, reading books and taking training are good eye openers but they don’t actually give you knowledge. You have to use the information and see what results you get and then adjust your course. This is where knowledge is gained.
I can think I’m teaching a client how to grow their business by giving them information, but it’s not until I engage that client in their own process that the education begins. When you go within yourself and discover which beliefs, actions and habit serve you well and which don’t you’ll have moved up the learning curve.
Steve Droke said,“ Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch.” This quote is right on the money when it comes to building a business. I was running on pure passion and a little knowledge when I built my business. It worked quite well.
Then I gained more knowledge about marketing and abundance and was able to grow it even more. ButI had to be excited about the knowledge. If you learn new information that overwhelms you, you won’t do anything with it.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)I like your advice. There's almost a frenzy around "information" but I don't think it does much other than preoccupy the brain. Real knowledge and wisdom come from experience. Thanks for your article.Please log in to respond to this comment.And so much information can be overwhelming if you try to implement it all at once. There is no shame in baby steps. ;-)Please log in to respond to this comment.
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