Everyone needs a personal learning network in order to be successful! This is a comment that I find a lot in the blog posts, job hunting advice and in the Bible. The individuals who are in your network can enhance and amplify your learning, success, creativity, happiness, joy and life.
In order to develop and determine your personal learning network I propose that you list your responses and comments regarding the following five points:
1. Personal Belief System
Some people call this a moral compass, but it is an answer to what do you believe in and who has the ultimate power in your life. My personal belief system is the Bible. I pray a lot and communicate with God. I want to be obedient to his word and commandments. I need people to hold me accountable.
2. A Bucket List In the movie “A Bucket List," the two hospital roommates make a list and set out to achieve those goals. There are two components involved in the bucket list: your mindset and your boundaries. In order to make a bucket list, your mindset has to be open and your boundaries need to be limitless. Several years ago, I made a bucket list and I thought I put it in my Bible, but when I went to find it I couldn’t, so after fruitlessly searching for it, I made a new one. The list is typed, in my handbook and hs the following sections of importance - primary goals as writing, teaching and traveling goals.
- secondary goals financial, relationship, health
- tertiary goals meeting people, habits,
I have realized that in order to achieve those goals I need to make health and relationships a priority, followed by everything else so .…
a. Develop a type or characteristics of individuals that you want to associate with and why.
Remember there are people in your life who you have little choice but to accept them as part of your existence, but it is YOUR CHOICE what kind of influence they have in your life. The people include:
-Co-Workers: (workplace individuals, supervisors, team members and all other staff members at your place of employ.”
You DO have to be professional and give them professional respect. You DO NOT have to let them use you as target practice or tell you what your opinion is on ANY subject.
- A social media friend has the same interests (educational technology, education, writer, blogger, book reviewer, author, entrepreneurial and/or presentation skills) and shares them with me, as I share with them.
These are not individuals you know personally, usually.
4. Boundaries
It is important to establish a gate around your life, it doesn’t have to be a solid wall, more like a picket fence that you can see over but people need your permission to come into your world. The individuals outside this fence do not have the privilege to influence, direct or impact your life in any manner. 5. Council of Influencers
This council consists of you, you are the chairman of the board, and everyone in your council will help you meet your goals and positively influence you. This is a group of people that you choose, some may be close friends, some may be celebrities that have achieved your goals and want to know how they did it, or they may be individuals in between. You choose them, you accept them and the council does not consist of more than 10, usually only 5 people. They are who you touch base with when you make an important decision. As you change, your council of influencers may change or it may stay the same, but you need to constantly evaluate who is in your circle of trust.
This list is not exclusive the five points that are listed in this post, but they do provide an outline to help you select and develop your personal learning network. It is not a short process and it should not be a long process, but it is a process that must be constantly re evaluated to determine if the personal learning network that you have developed has been helpful.
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