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While the value of learning is never suspended, there comes a time where we may wish to share or promote our expertise or understanding in order to benefit those around us. It might be that we have a particular experience to share, or we simply wish to contribute to the learning of others through our own career efforts. At a time where political discourse is tense and the sense of communication is lessening each and every week, it’s still important to consider that the decisions we make can change this trend.

That being said, no matter what you may read in the media, people are for the most part more affable and willing to learn than you may expect. So, continuing to spread education and learning values can be important, provided we hope to receive that in kind. For a further explanation as to what this can mean, or how it may affect you for the better, we would like to offer some of the following advice. We hope you find it useful:

Consulting

Consulting can be an incredibly important means of providing your worth to a business or initiative that needs it. You may be able to use your experience to help steer their course, which can in turn prevent mistakes or lead to best practice. It might be that your speciality is in PR for small startups, or perhaps your experience running cafes mean you wish to be part of an incubator for those hoping to launch their dreams. 

Remember that consulting is not necessarily a task undertaken by those with years of experience in a large management role. You never know just what insight or important deliberations could be essential to offering your best value. For example, it might be that thanks to your time spend working for an animal care non-profit, you can request approval to help out a local ‘cat cafe’ that aims to work with rescue cats and potentially have them put up for adoption. This is a particular example, but it serves to illustrate how someone who may not have considered themselves ‘consultant-worthy’ can actually approximate a real contribution to something they take pride in.

Fighting Ignorance

The antidote to ignorance, arrogance and bigotry will always be further education. This can be found through the humble publishings of a travel writer, or perhaps those with some political insight, or even those who wish to share their experience.

You would be surprised just how much positive influence those with rare medical conditions have had through sharing their stories via platforms such as YouTube, or writing their own blogs. We simply cannot expect people to be aware of every variance or complexity that life holds, and so the ideal of spreading education or learning values can sometimes fall on our shoulders.

Too many people discount themselves as unable to offer anything worthwhile. But we would posit that you likely have many experiences that can lead to a textured conversation about whatever is important to you. In fact, focusing on this measure might give you the means to move forward to a practical and impressive result. You never know the impact you can have by connecting with people, or talking to those outside of your usual community.

Sometimes, the ignorance we fight is not that of other people, but that of ourselves. We may indeed hold outdated opinions, or misinformed viewpoints, or closed perspectives regarding a certain community. Instead of looking outward and expecting them to change, looking inward and reflecting on our own journey can be important. After all, that’s what any awareness campaign hopes to encourage in others, correct? So why not be the vanguard and set an example?

Providing Education

So far we have spoken of attitudes and efforts you can take that may help you continue to spread education in the best light possible. But what about actual, fully functioning career paths that can help with this? University of Southern California courses specialized in library science and study collections can enable you to index and categorize work, use references to help people find the items they need, as well as leading to a lucrative and important career path.

Being the curator of such important information can be a noble goal, and it may lead you to aim some of the best minds we have in the right direction. Not only that, but setting standards in education and continually espousing the benefits of critical thinking can be important. They are the societal trends we hope to see, those that will inform every other point in this guide. It’s also quite impressive to see how these attitudes can develop more than just academia. For example, initiatives that encourage underprivileged children to read more can have a lasting impact on the course of their life, and it’s through courses like this that you could make that a possibility. This is just one example of course, as providing education can be found in many career paths. 

You may wish to become a traveling health and safety instructor ensuring businesses live up to the standards they espouse while reducing workplace injuries to as close to zero as you can get them. Maybe you’ve fallen in love with the classics, and wish to occupy a teaching position within this role. Education is all about disseminating knowledge, and so you have to steward a passion and appreciation for this to begin with.

Setting An Example

The best you can do is set an example, always aimed at improving education and learning values. If you can show this to be a possibility, not a chore but a lifestyle, and you are able to show the fun in learning through your habitual processes, no matter how it relates to any of the prior advice here, you may just break through in spreading the word. This, in itself, can be a valuable, revolutionary act.

With this advice, you’re sure to continue to spread education and learning values in the places you deem fit.