To my way of thinking, if you aren't improving, if you don't keep learning new things, your value within an organization is going to become diminished. You need to learn the value of saying "yes" and finding new ways to learn

This has been an interesting few weeks for me – very busy and very stressful, two things that I could do with less of in my life. Whenever the stress level goes up in my life, the time I spend in the shower seems to increase proportionately. I tend to let my mind wander (even more than normal) and I do some of my best creative thinking in the shower. I’m thinking about all sort of things but one topic that has been working it’s way to the front more than usual is the need for personal growth.Most people recognize the need for personal growth but as I’ve become  older, I’ve noticed that people either stop seeking opportunities for this growth, or they decide that they have what they need and they go into “refinement” mode … they simply become better and better and the same handful of skills they currently possess. Did you know that I started this website over 7 years ago for the simple reason of wanting to learn a new skill" It’s true. The first post I ever wrote was “Who Wants to be Relevant"” and in that first article, I wrote about the need to keep learning new skills and technology. It’s easy to recognize the need to keep learning new things but it’s ...