Monday, November 28, 2011

"Life is an Experiment"

Recently I have been thinking more on acquiring expertise in certain areas where my inner soul wants me to excel in.

Read somewhere online today about the 4 simple steps to become a expert, These tips are really helpful if you are onto build expertise in your area of interest.

* Focus - First thing is to start working on your short term and long term goals. These will help you determine the steps which you have to do next. Often at times, I found myself being lost in the increasingly intertwined complex information jungle. Losing my vision and got distracted with things I come across online.

* Learn and Practice - Keep track of your favorite books and blogs, online links etc which are publishing reliable information pertaining to your area of interest. I used to read some tips and articles on the topic which interests me, but will always forget those information I read down the line. So its important to practice what you have learnt. Apply the principles and tips and watch the results (which I recently started). I heard someone saying - If you have used a new word in your sentence, then the word is yours (When learning a new language). Meaning you wont forget the word if you have used in your sentences you frame. I firmly believe there are no other shortcuts other than practice.

* Get Help - If you are struck with a problem or else lost in a concept, Use online forums and check with friends to get suggestions on handling the problem. This will help you connect with the group of people with shared goal or people with similar skill sets. This would be a great asset if you started using this effectively. Linkedin groups will be a good starting point. I personally like Linked groups and discussions, where I get to read the expert views and practitioner's perspectives on key topics/area where I wanted to build expertise.

* Don't Hesitate to do Mistakes - You will get experience only if you do mistakes and learn effectively on how to overcome. So overcome the mindset of avoiding mistakes, No body is perfect. After all, Life is an experiment.

Happy Learning!!

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Dont Lose your thoughts

I am just one of the newbie blogger who are online trying to come up with a good blog everyday. I started being active in blogging recently and read few online articles, information and keep on trying for my self improvement.

At the end of the day, when you are trying to post a good blog, All the articles, comments, blogs, Inspiring comments you read etc will fade in your mind. You will just be looking at blank wall in front of your mind thinking why I should write? What I should post? when my blog is going to be useful/interesting for people around me? When it will become worth reading? when it will be flooded with comments and fans (;)). Have you ever faced this scenario before, I did.
I would like to call this as Blog Beginner Syndrome.

Well here is the answer I was looking for - some thought provoking tips and source of inspiration for online bloggers. I found these links through the Re-tweets of some of the leaders I follow in Twitter, Thanks for their retweets.

How to Capture Ideas
Top 20 ways to come up with amazing Ideas

These bloggers stress the importance of keeping the notebook handy to jot down your thoughts.

Happy Learning!