Lifelong Learning Supports Your Career
- Victoria Hogg
- Mar 21
- 3 min read
It’s a pleasure as ever to be writing to you and we have an exciting announcement. We are happily in partnership with the Learning Development Accelerator (LDA), Matthew Richter, Nigel Paine and Thiagi an incredible three-day versatile programme all about Learning and Leadership.
As such, we are musing on lifelong learning as part of one’s career legacy. What can we learn along the way? What makes us better listeners, better leaders, stronger followers? More open to greater work?
If you also enjoy lifelong learning and want to ‘up your game’ on designing leadership development, interactive lectures or organizational learning (any combo is available), then check out this link. The LDA London Programmes are 2-4 June and will be a blast. Hope to see some of you there.
“Intellectual growth should begin at birth and cease only at death” Albert Einstein, scientist
Something I anticipate…
Sat here in the lobby of the Renaissance Hotel at Heathrow, moments before I (Paul) head into three days of Professional Speakers Academy training. One of four such trainings per year, I joined the Academy three years ago and I am now also an ACE mentor for more recent members, coaching their speaking careers. Personally I have attended 50+ Speaker training days with the Academy… only now as I write this, that sounds ridiculous. So why do I keep coming back?
The reason is simple. Every day has a “I am today years old” moment. Every day is filled with penny-drop a-ha’s! Inspiration doesn’t just spark - it fizzes and buzzes. There’s the wonderment at the achievements of others.
But perhaps the strongest pull is the support of everyone here. It’s a rare bubble to be inside, where so many incredible walks-of-life are gathered under one roof, all with a common cause: to simply be and get better at what they do.
Something I learned…
Is that I never tire of learning. Vic here, and what I’ve realised as I dive deeper and deeper into the world of business, applied improvisation and how to support others in their work, is that I’m no longer afraid. As a reformed - and expert - procrastinator, I no longer avoid the act of doing.
Back in the day, I’d take another course, try another workshop, studying under a different mentor, in order to avoid becoming the teacher, the coach, the mentor myself. It’s a classic tactic. “After THIS programme I’ll be ready!” “After THIS certification I might become the expert!” But we have to do both. Try the output as we ingest. Learn as we go. Learn by doing.
We must do both. Learn and teach. What I savour more than anything now is the learning. It’s not avoidant - it’s assimilation! It’s expansion! I’m excited to put new thoughts and theories into practice.
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young ” Henry Ford, inventor, engineer
Something kinaesthetic…
[Adjective] a learning style where individuals learn best through physical activities, movement, and direct experience. To put it plainly: To learn by doing.
Paul here again. If we were to put in order the lasting and tangible impacts of learning styles it would be like this. Listen, then See, then Read, then Write, then Do. To plot this on a graph and project the learnings into our future selves, the Doing is more likely to trigger an exponential and growing response, leaving a longer lasting impact. The others are more likely to drift off into non-existence.
It’s just a fact of life. And what’s the best blend of learning kinaesthetically? Well that will be improvisation. Experiential and kinaesthetic learning right there.
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