We are all on a professional journey. We all have our ‘professional path’ that we run daily. There are things we do that are important, and to borrow from the Franklin-Covey method for a moment, there are things that we do that are less important. Okay, if we are honest, some of what we do is just a waste of time.
If you run the path the same way every day,
you will only see the same things and get the same results.
What is important for a professional in our business is to stay informed about the manufactured housing industry and our place in it. We should know some of the names, some of the ‘movers and shakers’ and the issues. If we do, we are arguably better off for it, because we can better plan our own professional efforts.
In every industry there are plenty of people who just run their path. They just do their job. They don’t look beyond their own specific role. That happens in our factory built housing world and in other professions too.
Almost everyone, almost every day could invest 10 to 15 minutes to learn more about the manufactured and modular housing industry.
Readers are – or become – leaders.
Learners truly get more opportunities to be greater earners.
Whatever your place, whatever your pace, you will get to where you are going faster, because the more you know the better you can do it. Learning is never a waste of time.
Let me suggest that we should all encourage industry learning in our organizations. I’m talking about learning beyond the periodic company or association meeting. We should encourage reading up on industry issues, to understand ideas on how to do things better professionally and how it relates to your situation. Get the best information and learn the best practices. If your company doesn’t do this, do it for yourself.
Associations are a good place and a valuable way to do learning. But between association meetings, you can learn a lot by reading news and views from key INdustry professionals right here at www.MHMSM.com This truly is like no place else for manufactured housing professionals.
If you are a manager or owner, take a minute and ask people who work around you about some of the ‘people’ and ‘news’ – see what they know.
Then, once you gauge their understanding of industry events, encourage them to learn more. They are online every day anyway. Suggest this place – www.MHMSM.com – as the resource place to improve their understanding of the industry, forces and events that impact them daily.
15 minutes a day. At the end of a month, you’ll be amazed at what you and/or your team will learn.
Learn to run that path with more purpose. Lead others to the path of understanding and growth.
Learn more to earn more. Lead others to do the same.
Learn because you care.. Don’t just run the path the same way, every day, or your path will never take you to the new places that you – and your team – want to go.##
