Learn and be curious

May 26, 2018

Introduction

It is my most favorite topic of leadership principles. It is straightforward. Learn and be curious. As I am getting old, I do not see any improvement until I had chat with one of shanghai jiaotong university alumni - my classmate back in 2015. 

Learn and Be Curious

Leaders are never done learning and always seek to improve themselves. They are curious about new possibilities and act to explore them.

Learn and be curious

Do not learn. Do not be curious - the opposite is not good!

Leaders are never done learning and always seek to improve themselves. It may be a wishful thinking. It is hard to find time to learn and actually be able to learn. Seek to improve themselves. It is not 

easy to keep improvemnent. There is a plateau. Once you reach the plateau, it is hard for you to acquire new skills. 

Curious about new possibility - 

Act to explore them - 

How to apply sports coaching on this leaders or being leaders? 

I know that I have to stay to be coachable. It is hard for me to do that. Since I have to spend most of my time to learn the basics, work full time to make a living first. I notice that curiosity is ok but I have limited time. I have to find ways to get training on interview skills daily, get soft skills to be improved. 

I was coached in 2015 by my shanghai jiaotong university classmate from 1989 to 1992, who works for Simens in Michigan. I was told to take courses on pluralsight.com. I also try to get involve in the community as possible. I join Hackerrank community, I play contest, and post comment and also document my journal of practice. 

I learn from sports coaching. I follow all seeded tennis players. I learn from their up and downs. I start to follow them and get to know more sports traing, coaching and practice and drill, and I also attend the event, practice by myself as well. 

I like the individual sports like tennis. But it is not individual sports anymore. I like the way how the professional players handle the ....

I know that it is important to be competitive in tennis sports. I know the difference. If I walk on the tennis court, people will come to me and offer me a practice together.