To become better in your profession and maintain a sense of fulfillment
in all you do, it’s important to stay focused on your own
self-development. Keeping this goal may be difficult as life gets more hectic, but remember that by investing in yourself you also enrich others and enhance your performance across the board.
To better commit to self-development:
a.. Become a Continuous Learning Machine. Set a personal goal to learn
something new about your job, your organization, or your professional
discipline every week.
b.. Encourage others to pursue self-development activities. Make time
and resources available for them to enhance their job skills.
c.. Learn by teaching. Volunteer as an instructor for organizational
training programs. You’ll not only develop in-depth knowledge about
subjects you prepare to teach, you’ll also be able to help others develop
and grow.
d.. Look beyond your profession. Consider pursuing developmental
activities that have nothing to do with your job, but can also help you grow as a person. You’ll probably be surprised to find that unrelated
learning can positively impact your job performance.