Self-Improvement

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Less Skilled

• Struggles to learn in new situations.

• Becomes frustrated or confused by unfamiliar tasks.

• Gives up on new ideas too soon.

• Resists taking a chance on untested solutions.

More Skilled

• Learns quickly when facing new situations.

• Experiments to find new solutions.

• Takes on the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.

• Extracts lessons learned from failures and mistakes.

Very Skilled

• Tries multiple times using multiple methods to find the right solution.

• Views mistakes as opportunities to learn.

• Enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks.

• Seeks new approaches to solve problems.

Over Skilled

• Takes on new challenges for the sake of it rather than in the interest of making a positive impact.

• Focuses on unvetted ideas simply because they are new. 

• May take unnecessary risks in the name of learning.

Potential Issues

• Isn’t willing to ask questions. 

• Fails to look outside of the box. 

• Doesn’t analyze successes and failures for clues. 

• Solves problems based only on what has worked in the past. 

• Isn’t a risk taker.  

• Complacent. Enjoys the status quo.

• Isn’t self-confident.  

• Stuck in the past. 

• Can’t do more than one thing at a time. 

• Doesn’t have learning role models. 

• Lacks curiosity.

• Narrow in interests.

Resource List

1. Why Getting Comfortable With Discomfort is Crucial for Success (Forbes Article)

2. 13 Tips on Finding a Mentor (US News & World Report Article)

3. Learning on the Job: Myth vs. Science (Association for Psychological Science Article)

4. Throw Your Old Plan Away (Forbes Article)

5. Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 by John Maxwell (Amazon Book)

6. Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions (Amazon Book)

7. Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide (Amazon Book)

8. Action Reflection Learning: Connecting Learning with Earning (Amazon Book)

9. The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning (Amazon Book)

10. The Importance of Learning (TED Talk Video)

11. How We Learn is More Important Than What We Learn (TED Talk Video)

12. The Importance of Knowledge (TED Talk Video)

13. The Life-Long Learner (TED Talk Video)

14. How to Learn Better (TED Talk Video)