Becoming A Professional

In any field, what separates an amateur from a professional is experience. The difference between a college athlete and professional athlete is experience.

Professionals have taken the needed time to study and gain experience in their chosen field. They’ve made their mistakes, learnt from them and moved past them.

They've done a lot in the field many times over. Now they know the environment so well. They can accurately predict what will happen before it does, and if there’s an unexpected crisis, they know how to contain it. They can practically function efficiently in the terrain with their eyes closed.

They bring a plethora of resources, a can do attitude and get the job done quickly and excellently. They‘ve been there and done that, and they have the T-shirt and the key chain to prove it. They’ve paid the price and earned the battle scars that have made them the professional they are.

They are assets in their fields. They are people any company would love to have on their team. They name their price for their services because the employer or client knows the job will be done well.

They bring their years of experience, problem troubleshooting and resolution skills, the knowledge of what works and doesn’t, and the patience to see projects through, from start to finish.

To be an asset in any environment is everyone’s goal. For many of us who don’t have experience, planning, patience and preparation can be substituted for experience.
If you invest enough time in these tools, it may be assumed that you are a professional even when you're really not.

Even though we may be amateurs, let’s strive to be professionals in everything we do using planning, patience and preparation as our trade tools.

Remember the P Rule which states, “Proper preparation prevents poor performance.”

A word is enough to the wise…