Well, it is almost half way through January. Have you kept your New Year’s resolutions? Statistics show that many of us have already failed in keeping our resolutions. I’ve enlisted the help of my husband (a.k.a. healthnut) to help me stay on track with working out on our elliptical trainer here at home. He’s a great encourager and accountability partner.
I was thinking about this in terms of training. Was your New Year’s resolution to better your skills and increase your productivity to solidify or advance in your career? If you are like me, you might need a partner who will help you succeed in your goal. Like in my exercise goal, it helps to have a good trainer when learning new software skills.
In the current economic conditions, every little bit can help. Ensuring that your skills are at an expert level or adding another program to your resume can be the one thing that helps you advance to the next level at your current company or at another. A good trainer can help you with both of these areas to become more efficient or learn a new software application.
You do not necessarily need to spend a great deal of time away from your desk to get this training. You can have a trainer come right to your desk and work with you for a half-day on any custom topics that you’d like to learn. You can mix and match software applications, too. I’ve done Versitas 1-to-1 training for individuals when we’ve covered three different software applications in the same session.
Spending a little time and money may help you accomplish your goals for 2010. Training is a great investment and usually equates to much more cost savings over the long run when you look at your productivity and efficiency.
I know that my investment in the elliptical machine will pay off in better health for me in the long term, too. That’s one resolution I’m determined to keep!
