| Why is Continuing Education Necessary for Entrepreneurial Success?
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We have always believed that a good education from a prestigious university will guarantee us success in our careers or business ventures. We invest so much on it, to the point that some of us graduate with a huge loan to pay after graduation. We are already broke even before we start job searching, and worse, we learn later that most companies prefer those who have sufficient and relevant experience than those who just got out of college. A college degree is not an in itself. It is but one milestone in a lifelong learning process. It does not guarantee success, but it provides a solid foundation where we can build our future. Take Bill Gates, for example. In spite of his phenomenal success behind Microsoft, still admits that the partial education he got from Harvard is invaluable. And even kid that he’s the most successful among Harvard’s drop-outs. However, what we have failed to see is that Gates has an unquenchable thirst for learning new things, trailblazing on new technologies, and outwitting his business competitors by getting ahead in acquiring or even inventing new knowledge. This is continuing education. “The aim of education is to enable individuals to continue their education … (and) the object and reward of learning is continued capacity for growth.” (John Dewey – American Philosopher, Psychologist and Educator, 1859-1952) Rightly so. We tend to believe that education stop once we have our college degree, and that we have everything we need to succeed. We are so busy pursuing our careers and panning our business to life that we neglect continuing education as an essential part of honing our business skills. You do not need enroll to pursue higher education, although that is ideal. Continuing education can be acquired from a variety of means. And one of which is something that you have complete control of –reading. I learned that reading books is one of the common habits among successful entrepreneurs. They continue to educate themselves by enriching their knowledge from reading. Fortunately, these days we can access great resources from the internet or buy books from an online bookshop. But how many of us take advantage of this? Continuing education is necessary for entrepreneurial success. New technology and new way of doing things are being developed every day, and NOT acquiring new knowledge would simply mean allowing our competitors to overrun us. We cannot afford that. Those who usually get ahead are those who are best informed. Visit my other sites:
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