| "body"> | | | | Do you ever feel that any increase in pay is just |
| Why Continuous Learning? | | | | absorbed by an increase in something else? Tax |
| One of the common practices of self-made | | | | changes, fuel prices increase, a cold winter means |
| millionaires is the dedication to life long learning. | | | | more money on heating etc.? It's a very simple |
| How many people are there in the world have a | | | | process where the extra you get can't really keep up |
| particular skill that suddenly becomes redundant? | | | | with what you spend - unless you start to |
| Think about car manufacturing and the advent of | | | | economise. |
| robotic technology or the impact of the personal | | | | But why should you economise? |
| computer on working life. All of these innovations | | | | Top achievers that continually learn and grow tend to |
| have led to a dramatic change in our lives. | | | | double their income every 3-5 years which is why the |
| What happens to the car builder when the plant is | | | | top 10-20% earns more than the bottom 80%. |
| automated or the coal miner when the mine is | | | | How good would it be to put yourself in that group? |
| closed? | | | | Identifying the right skill and learning is the trick to |
| It's a hard fact of life, but they either learn new skills | | | | making sure you're income shoots ahead of your |
| and adapt to change, or things can get very tough. | | | | outgoings. |
| One minute you're in demand, the next the world has | | | | Millionaires - What Do They Do? |
| moved on around you. | | | | They adopt a large number of strategies, including life |
| Where Does All The Money Go? | | | | long learning. They will be on the look out for new |
| On pay day I used to joke that my bank account | | | | opportunities, new ways of working and be open to |
| was a clearing house for lots of other companies. | | | | new ideas. Just because they haven't done |
| The money would go into the account and within | | | | something doesn't mean it won't work - and if they |
| days direct debits and standing orders for all of life's | | | | fail they don't see it as a failure, they learn from it |
| essentials would have taken a huge chunk out of it. | | | | and invest their energies elsewhere. |
| Wouldn't it just be better to tell your payroll | | | | That's what sets them apart from the rest - |
| department to send the money directly and spare | | | | continually pushing the boundaries and learning new |
| you the illusion of having it in the first place? | | | | skills, because with new skills comes new |
| And I wasn't alone. | | | | opportunities. |
| The problem is that the average person will see a | | | | The Challenge |
| salary increase of about 2-3% each year (even less | | | | When was the last time you learnt a new skill and |
| in these challenging times). | | | | pushed the boundaries? |
| But inflation tends to increase by around 2-3% each | | | | Are you willing to challenge yourself? |
| year so they effectively cancel each other out so it's | | | | It's not an easy road but the rewards can be |
| almost impossible for the average person to get | | | | amazing...! |
| ahead. | | | | |