What will you learn this year?

Lifelong learning is no longer just a buzz phrase like it was a few years ago. It is a fundamental requirement in life. Constant and dramatic changes to technology make it imperative, especially in business, that we are always learning and growing, keeping up with new ideas and new ways to do things better and more efficiently.

Each year we should be learning new software, new tricks and avenues for social media, new ways to expand our business outreach for less, new ways to incorporate technology into our lives, and so much more.

Among other things, in 2012 we continued to learn how to best implement social media into our own business and for our customers, we started this blog as a new way of sharing information with our target audience and continuing the conversation with them, we increased our Twitter use and concentrated on adding and communicating with new followers in our target markets, and we learned how to create and implement a new solution for a client when the only options available cost thousands of dollars and were less than efficient.

I personally continue to learn and read and grow so I can be a better wife, parent, daughter, sister, friend, and business owner. 2013 already promises to bring exciting new learning opportunities – both professionally and personally.

Let’s get the conversation going! Will you share one thing you plan to learn in the coming year?

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Kerry Brooks is Co-owner of ProfessionalEdge Associates, offering a wide range of marketing and support services to businesses that want to increase their success, but aren't in a position to add to their staff. Visit the ProfessionalEdge website at www.gettheprofessionaledge.com, email info@gettheprofessionaledge.com, follow them on Twitter @profedge, or like their Facebook page.