This has been a week of graduations and celebrations. Some of my negotiation students Andin Lac, Lotusie Nguyen and Jermmy Wilson competed in The University of Texas at Dallas capstone project competitions. Other UTD students graduated.
Posts were filled with graduate school, university, and high school graduation ceremonies. There were a few kindergarten and one fifth grade graduation, too.
❓Are you celebrating any graduates? Feel free to post a picture below.
When I started law school, I mistakenly thought I would graduate with a body of knowledge and the school would stop. Wow! Was I wrong. Graduation meant I had the tools to START learning.
Transitioning from one career to the next (first law to speaking and training, then to serving as a professor) presents steep learning curves as well. It seems the more you learn, the more you learn that you don’t know.
Several speaker colleagues recently met to discuss continual learning and the good reasons we chose to obtain our Certified Speaking Professional designation. Some felt it served best as a recognition among your peers. Others used their CSP to distinguish themselves from the competition. Many mention the cool CSP/CPAE Summit where ideas are shared and business challenges addressed.
❓Did you choose to pursue a designation in your profession? If so, what and has it helped your business?
❓If you didn’t pursue a certification or designation that you are qualified to receive, why not?
❓What do you need to learn to upgrade your personal and/or professional goals? And, how are you going to get started?
You know that “thing” you wanted to learn, understand, or obtain? It’s time to bring.
Go Negotiate!
Negotiating Graduations, Certifications, and Continual Learning
