THE MOST IMPORTANTSKILLS AREN 'T ALWAYSTAUGHT

AR I MONKARSH

AUGUST 20 1 6

AR I MONKARSH

WHAT DID YOULEARN AT SCHOOL?

How much of those notes do you

remember? How many different

times were you taught how to write

a resume and cover letter, put

together a press-release, compiled

a business proposal or pitch a

marketing idea?

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WHAT DID YOULEARN AT YOURFIRST JOB?

Now think back to your first

job–what did you learn there?

Chances are, that was a lot more

valuable. Some of the most

valuable skills that will help you in

the business world aren’t taught in

classrooms.

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1 WORK ETHICI’ve said it before and I won’t hesitate to say it again: you

can’t teach hustle. You can’t convince someone to work

hard at achieving a goal they don’t want to achieve.

Some people are, by nature, lazy. They prefer to have

things handed to them rather than earn them. Having a

good work ethic is one of the biggest pieces of the

employment success puzzle. A lack of experience can

be made up for and a lack of knowledge on a specific

subject can be learned, but a good work ethic can’t.

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2CRIT ICALTHINKING

You know how to write a book report and how to outline a

textbook chapter, but can you really break down what was inside

that book, and break down, analyze and interpret what was in

that chapter? The ability to think critically isn’t something that is

taught as much as it’s learned by doing–approaching with the

end in mind and strategizing every step of the way. By opening

your mind and your way of thinking to the thoughts of others,

your critical thinking and problem-solving skills will grow.

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3 LEARNING FROMTHE PASTWhen you turned in a paper or project in school and got a bad grade, the

only thing that you likely learned was not to procrastinate so much the next

time around. When the paper was said and done and you received your

grade, there was nothing you could do but forget about it and try harder

the next time around. With business, “forget about it and try harder” doesn’t

work quite as well. A failure in business can be catastrophic, but it can also

be a lesson in what to do and what not to do the next opportunity you get.

Unlike a paper, however, you can’t just forget about your business and move

on–you have to that that failure into account, analyze it, and determine the

best cause of action moving forward.

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4EXPERIENCEExperience can’t be taught–it simply isn’t possible. While

I’ve spoken before about the fact that experience isn’t

the be all end all of business skills, it can’t be ignored,

and it certainly can’t be taught. There are certain

aspects of a job and certain skills that are necessary to

running a business that can only really be ascertained

by experiencing them first-hand in a business setting.