Author: Kunal Jauhari

It doesn’t make a difference in what phase of work and life you’re in, you ought to learn constantly. There are numerous approaches to discover success, yet regardless of what way you take, it’s crucial to consistently continue learning. To remain applicable, eager, and propelled, it’s critical to make a long-lasting promise to education and growth. Developing your fundamental abilities and vocation aptitudes are so significant in light of the fact that putting resources into not just stimulates your creativity, it makes you additionally intriguing around the supper table.

This doesn’t really imply that you have to return to graduate school or seek after conventional training, yet it implies that you have to keep gaining from others, by means of different types of media and your general surroundings.

Also, I genuinely accept that on the off chance that you are hoping to invest in something that will bring about an extraordinary return, you should begin with yourself. It will be the best thing you actually do! Presently, the superb thing about investing in yourself is that it doesn’t generally need to be profession driven. Below are my thoughts on some of the primary reasons why I never stop learning:

1. It helps me become more Creative:

With regards to investing in myself, this tip is my outright top pick. I esteem creativity highly, especially what I can do to feel more imaginative, how it makes me feel spurred and inspired, and how it helps me to beat barriers

Investing in my creativity also clears my psyche and makes me more present, you know, those ‘living in the moment’ vibes. What’s more, the best news is that it doesn’t make a difference if we’re a bookkeeper, a student, a craftsman, or a visual designer, we as a whole profit from investing in our creativity.

We simply need to know-how. Also fortunate for us, it’s so simple. All we need to do is find a creative outlet that suits us. For me, it’s learning new technologies, innovations, and VFXing(VFX Designing). For you, it could be cooking, painting, photography, or even gardening. Presently, the delightful thing about investing in our creativity is that we become familiar with some new aptitudes, we feel refreshed, re-energized and are ready to take on the world!

2. It helps me in my Daily Work

Toward the day’s end, we as a whole need to accomplish the work. Furthermore, some of the time, those frauds sentiments spring up and we start to feel like an imposter, and not certain about the work we are doing.

Also, normally, this is when our self-doubt reappears. It’s the most exceedingly terrible feeling, trust me! It was really also something that has as of late, been affecting me, maybe because of this pandemic or maybe because of the so-called new norm- “Work from home”.

Along these lines, I have perceived that I have to start investing in my work by going to such workshops and events which helps me improve and emerge stronger. We would all be able to stall out in our jobs, regardless of whether we work for ourselves or another person, so the most ideal way you can invest into our work is to discover a workshop, a course(online/offline) or such events, where you would skill-up and become familiar with subjects you are lacking for growth(can be technology, communication, management etc).

I sometimes feel blessed to have friends, who have been pretty supportive and suggested me some good institute to enhance my work skills, this is the time when I came to know about the Institute of Product Leadership, a place where technology practitioners and industry leaders come together and share a common drive for creating disruptions in the product management landscape.

Also, why not check whether your Boss (if you have one)? He would be glad to pay for you to go to a workshop or a course or any such event. If it’s really work-related, your Boss should be bending over backward to help you invest in yourself, and your work. I am lucky to have a boss who supported me and guided me.

3. It helps me improve my Health

Regularly or not we are so busy investing in our careers that we neglect to invest in our wellbeing! This is something, I perceived myself five years prior, and have since been dedicated to my health like never before. I reduced my salt and sugar intake, I have removed deep-fried meal from my menu, as it was causing me to feel very sluggish and bloated, and I have also reduced eating outside. I started running and doing some physical activities.

These are all decisions I made that are personal to my situation and because I invested in running it also helped me out with reduced body fat and, my health has never been better.

So how might you invest in your well-being? Simple. Take every day strolls. Hop into the pool two or three times each week — regardless of how cool it is brrrrr. Eat well 75% of the time. I guarantee, by causing little changes you will feel amazing and have a lot more vitality!

4. It helps me invest in my Spare Time

Before the COVID-era (grrrr feels like its been a decade), my spare time was never been more precious, and I think that is because I was a part-time teacher. In my spare time, which I always used to find some way or the other, I have been investing in teaching kids of regional government schools, in Bangalore. I had to slightly learn “Kannada (local language)” and the rest was manageable as our new generation is smarter than we think.

It’s public and everywhere, India houses 430 million youngsters in the age gathering of 0–18 years with an extensive number of students residing in rural areas. The status of education in the rural towns of India is miserable, obviously. Even though many kids attend schools, they remain ill-equipped.

There are many reasons for failure. First and foremost, there is a huge shortage of teachers. There is also longstanding disregard, inadequate public financing and responsibility, and absence of inspiration among some teachers to pay special attention to helpless kids from lower standings. Indeed, even essential amenities like water and power are not being given.

This was a catalyst for me, to start helping them in my spare time. In the end, they also deserve their very needed dose of education, even though our government has failed miserably. Also at the end of the day, when you go to bed, that feeling of accomplishment keeps you motivated for another day.

So in short, plan if you need to, set time aside, to do all the things you love. You won’t regret it. Also, don’t occupy your extra time with tonnes of exercise. It’s absolutely alright to unwind and enjoy a Netflix gorge on the sofa with some popcorn.

Just Remember — Great leaders are great learners, and as leaders, it’s also important to share what you learn. While it’s important for you to have followers, it’s critical for you to develop other leaders. Leaders who develop leaders invest time in sharing what they’ve learned with others. By doing so, you also model the importance of continuing to learn and grow. Learning and sharing what you learn to develop other leaders is how you make an impact and leave a legacy.

So to sum it up, many of us make the mistake of thinking they have all the answers and stop learning whereas there is no such age or time to stop it. Successful leaders never stop learning. Learning requires keeping an open mind, listening, and exploring, and I just provided you with four different reasons which will keep you going. So “Never stop learning”.

originally shared on “medium“