"seeking Knowledge Will Give You Power"

What are you interested in? We all have a passion for something So, what is your passion?
Are you actively seeking information about your passion? Knowledge, providing it is correct knowledge, will increase your power
In this century there is an increasing demand for experts in so many fields Everything is becoming more and more specialized
Let me give you an example At the turn of the 19th Century, all you needed to do to be an Accountant was to be good with numbers and undertake some training with other accountants Later, formal qualifications were required It consisted of a special course called a Diploma where up to a dozen specific subjects had to be studied
As technology increased and finance, book-keeping and taxation became increasingly more complex, more subjects were required to be undertaken, presently around three dozen The Diploma was replaced with a Degree
Accountants can specialize in general accounting, management accounting, taxation accounting and other specific areas Employers pay much more for specific talents and qualifications than they do for general labour
So, are you seeking knowledge in your chosen field? Are you updating your knowledge platform on a regular basis? If you are not then you are almost certainly going backwards This means that you will be rapidly overtaken by others who are embracing new technology and absorbing the knowledge that goes along with it
To succeed today you need to specialize in a niche market
Let me ask you a question Let’s assume that you have created a new and exciting product You want to patent it to protect your rights Would you go to any old lawyer or would you seek out a specialist Patent Attorney?
Let’s say you required a knee reconstruction Would you ask a normal doctor to perform the surgery or would you seek out a surgeon who specializes in this form of re-constructive surgery? You want the best surgeon, don’t you?
One more example If you owned a Nissan motor vehicle, would you prefer to take it to a Nissan specialist mechanic? Or would you entrust the repairs to a general mechanic whose workshop is full of clapped-out old bombs
Finally, don’t be fooled into thinking that you don’t need to keep learning We all need to learn on a continuing basis To achieve more we have to know more We don’t necessarily have to do more but that helps too Some people get a couple of years of experience, repeat that experience for twenty years then think that they have twenty years of experience Wrong They still have only two years of experience that they have repeated ten times There is a big difference
What are you doing to become a specialist?

About the Author

About the author: Gary Simpson is the author of eight books covering a diverse range of subjects such as self esteem, affirmations, self defense, finance and much more His articles appear all over the web Gary’s email address is budo@iinetnetau Click here to go to his Motivation Self Esteem for Success website

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