{"id":7035166,"date":"2026-08-09T12:35:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T12:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/back-to-school-isnt-just-for-kids\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T12:35:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T12:35:54","slug":"back-to-school-isnt-just-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7035166","title":{"rendered":"Back to School Isn\u2019t Just for Kids!"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Summer is winding down and it\u2019s that time of year where many kids are heading back to school. But why just the kids? I always say: \u201cschool is never out!\u201d This is especially true for leaders.<\/p>\n

I have heard a lot of managers tell me that their employer does not invest in them as a leader, and there is no path or opportunity for advancement where they work. I respond by saying they have two choices:<\/p>\n

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  1. One is to quit and find another job where they might find the same scenario.<\/li>\n
  2. The other is to invest in themselves, build their own training and development plan and execute on it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The Hard, Cold Facts\u2026<\/h3>\n

    Every senior and executive leader I have ever met got to where they are by investing in themselves. No one ever came by with a magic wand, tapped them on the head and \u2018Poof!\u2019 they were promoted.<\/p>\n

    If you want to advance your career (whatever \u201cadvance\u201d means to you), you have to be the master of your own destiny.<\/p>\n

    I also hear young or junior level leaders say they do not have the time to take courses, read a book, work with a mentor or coach, listen to books in their car, etc. \u00a0I respond by saying that in my 30\u2019s, I worked full-time, took university courses at night, all while having two small kids at home and a wife that did shift work in the hospital. I figured out a way to get it done.<\/p>\n

    Your destiny is in your own hands.\u00a0If you don\u2019t have a plan for where you want to go and how you are going to develop yourself, someone else will have a plan for you. And\u2026 You may not like their plan.<\/p>\n

    Robert Murray is a Vancouver, BC based\u00a0<\/strong>Business Strategy Consultant<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>#1 Best Selling Author<\/a>, and\u00a0<\/strong>International Keynote Speaker<\/a>. For further advice, insight and inspiration on how to unlock your inner leader, connect with Robert on\u00a0<\/strong>LinkedIn.<\/a><\/h4>\n

    Click\u00a0<\/strong>here<\/a>\u00a0to get his weekly Tuesday Tune Up blog posts straight to your inbox.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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