Now that the initial rush of New Year’s resolutions is over (if you took part or not), I believe it’s time to sit down and actually think about the rest of the year.
I am a big fan or continuous learning and the older I get, the more I see value in learning practical skills. Don’t worry if you think it’s too hard or takes too long. Most skills only take a few hours over a few weeks to get the hang of. Also, there are plenty of organizations and clubs or night schools to help you get started.
For me, it’s a simple choice: I want to learn how to look at a flat and know if it’s going to be nice to live in it. Yes, it’s time to move house again and rather than rushing in like last time, or the time before or the time before…, I want to become better at it. So I’ve decided to put all my efforts into learning how to do that. I’ll start by doing some research online on what to look out for, organizations who can help me on the learning journey and even if there are certifications which may be useful later on. After all, I’ve never found myself in a situation of having an official certificate and not needing it. More the other way around, needing official recognition and not having it. That’s why I know how important it is to have skills to start with and if there’s a certificate to be had, to get certified also.
It may sound like a rubber stamping exercise to you and I agree with this feeling. Having said that, you never know what will happen in the future and if you spend time on learning a skill, why not have a paper in your back pocket to show the world that you are capable of?
What’s your skill you will learn over the next few months?