Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive. (Eric Burns)
Employers should pay for training for their employees. The employers get the benefit of employees being trained so it is only fair employers pay.
That’s true except for one thing, you can leave tomorrow. They cannot clean the training out of your brain and put it into someone else’s brain. The fact that employers EVER pay for training is a tribute to their vision for the future.
I hear the excuse, “My employer should pay me to learn”, every week. Many people won’t buy a book about their job. They won’t spend 2 hours a night studying for 3 months to pass a certification exam. Some won’t even stay late at the company training center because they aren’t being paid to learn. There are many short sighted people.
When you get trained you have bettered yourself for the rest of your life. When you get a new job you get paid to keep your skills and your old employer loses out. If you are in a hurricane and lose your house, computer and car, you get to keep your skills. How much did you spend on your car and how much did you spend on your skills? What will your car be worth in 10 years? It really does make sense to invest in your skills and knowledge. There is very little else that someone can’t take away from you.
Financial counselors say, “Pay yourself first.” Make that first payment into your skills.
Something To Do Today
Make a list of certifications, books, courses and seminars that would help you stay ahead of the gang in your field. Why not start on one of them today?
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Tomorrow: Make a game out of it
Later: Before you know it
Who is driving?