Why Is Learning Important?
Why reinvent the wheel? If what you want to do is currently being done successfully somewhere then it can save you enormous amounts of time, energy and resources if you can find out where and learn from the person who did it. It can take a long time to work it out for yourself. There is so much information available and so many ideas that you can benefit from that you don’t need to feel alone with the thoughts in your own head and a blank piece of paper.
Your Challenge
Be careful to choose the right sources and people to speak to. Some people may put you off with too many negative experiences. You need to be selective about what you take on board and what you let go.
What Can Help You To Learn?
To start with accept that it is okay not to know all the answers. An open, inquisitive mind is the best place to start from. It is useful to have a structure to your quest. Know what you want to find out. You also need a plan to do something with the information as you get it. Remember ‘what you don’t use you lose’.
Learning From Others In Your Marketplace – Special Response Checklist
- Write a list of all the things you want to know.
- Write down some questions you want answers to.
- Decide how you are going to find this information.
- Find out who are the best people to speak to.
- Who do you know who could help brainstorm?
- Decide on the best sources of the information you need.
- Make a plan.
- Decide how you are going to keep a record of it.
Questions for your role models and similar successful and respected businesses
- Looking back at your success what was the most important thing you did?
- What were the biggest challenges you faced?
- How did you overcome these challenges?
- How did you build a successful marketing system?
- What is most important to set up initially?
- What works best for you?
- Looking back, knowing what you know now, what would you pay most attention to?
How To Use This Information
It is important to take what learning you need from your role models and do something with it as soon as you can.
Take other people’s ideas and make them your own. Use their experience to stimulate ideas for your own business. Make it a goal to practise life-long learning.