Wednesday Jun 19th 2024
There have been several deep conversations that bring me to
today’s word: COMPETENCE.
First, there have been conversations about graduates – they
are out looking for jobs and trying to get “the dream job”. Yet they are
finding that employers want them to start at the bottom – which is, by the way,
where (IMHO) one should start. Learn all the things and the stuff and gain competency
and experience along the way.
Then there are conversations about those of us on the other
end of the journey. We need to share our competency – our knowledge and
experience – with those who have not yet traveled as far. What good is all this
accumulated knowledge if we keep it to ourselves? It is meant for sharing!
Most importantly have been conversations about faith. Is it
meant for sharing? Or to “keep it personal”? (Here’s a hint – share it!) And in
sharing, does one (do I) need to know absolutely everything? (Another hint –
the answer is “no”.) By studying, by praying, and by listening to the stories
and experiences of those who have traveled farther we gain competence.
In all of these instances, we gain competence by
being a student and we share competence by being an example. And with competence
comes confidence!
A few stumbles along the way, a fair number of boring classes
and meetings, and more than a few course corrections are all expected on the
journey to competence in whatever area of your life. Yet there is no
substitute for experience – trying, doing, falling, failing, starting again,
watching the example of those ahead, reaching back to help those following - to
achieve competence (and confidence).
Begin the journey!
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