Thursday 22 December 2011

The Danger of Too Much Experience

When I am interested in someone's background, I ask about their education and experience. These two aspects of a person's bio are, in my view, primary predicators of what a positive person is capable of Citrix 1Y0-A14 question doing.
As important as they may be, I believe we can, in certain circumstances, have too much of each. Consider experience. While it is valuable, too much of one type of experience can hamper a person's growth, threaten job security, and possibly eliminate the possibility of career security. Leadership writer John Maxwell says, "Many people end up in the wrong place only because they stayed in the right place too long." Og Mandino, author and lecturer, writing in his book The Greatest Salesman in the World, offers this warning about staying in the right place too long: "I will commence my journey unencumbered with either the weight of unnecessary knowledge or the handicap of meaningless experience...In truth, experience teaches thoroughly yet her course of instruction devours men's years so the value of her lessons diminishes with the time necessary to acquire her special wisdom."
Maxwell's and Mandino's thoughts suggest that, while experience is valuable, an excess of Citrix 1Y0-A15 question one kind of experience will hamper one's personal and professional growth. The comfort of routine is one reason we might get trapped in one kind of experience. Being too busy to step back and evaluate our progress as influenced by experiences is another reason.
A third possible reason for staying in one place too long is a deep-seated fear of advancement. That is, the argument, weak as it may be, that we need more experience becomes the rationale for staying put. A final, and very legitimate reason for extending a particular experience, is the desire to be prepared before taking on a new function or position. This last situation may be the most difficult, of all the reasons, to analyze. How do we know when we have enough?
One way of evaluating the value of our experiences and to decide whether to extend them or move on is to update and then review our resumes. Look at the past five years. What have we learned about technology, communication, management and leadership? How have our attitudes changed? Over those past five years have we had five years of experience or one year five times? If the latter, commit to moving on, that is, gaining new 050-707 experience. Continuous improvement should be our guide. Heed the advice of minister and writer, Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment."

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