“Those people who develop the ability
to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply
to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society
for the indefinite future.” ―Confucius
Knowing well is very different from
doing well. Educators know how to teach but they don’t know how to practice.
Students who practice what is learnt from educators reach higher positions than
educators. Hence, what counts ultimately is doing
well is more important than knowing well. If knowing well is more
important, all educators will become rich. When you look at educators, they
remain as educators. In contrast, the students who acquire knowledge from
educators and apply it and reach higher positions than educators. Similarly, those who author books cannot
become rich. In contrast, those who read books and apply the knowledge strike
rich in their lives. In a nutshell, application of knowledge is more important
than acquisition of knowledge.
Sharing knowledge is an art. People
might have loads of knowledge but if it is not shared in a right manner, it
doesn’t attract others and command any respect. Hence, the way of sharing
knowledge is also important. There are educators who have loads of knowledge
but struggle to communicate and fail miserably. In contrast, there are
educators who have limited knowledge but smart in articulating it with others
thus winning accolades from audiences.
Educators teach entrepreneurship but
they cannot excel as entrepreneurs. It is an irony indeed! It is because
educators are academicians while students are practitioners. However, we find rare educators becoming
entrepreneurs. Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and Alibaba founder, Jack Ma
was an English teacher who became a successful entrepreneur and China’s richest
person. Dr. Irwin M. Jacobs was a professor who is the co-founder and former
chairman of Qualcomm.
Those who have knowledge may not make
money but those who apply knowledge effectively can make money. It all boils
down to acquisition and application of knowledge. When you look at professors
they have immense knowledge but they don’t find time to apply. Hence, they
remain as professors. In contrast, those who learn from professors excel as
successful entrepreneurs. There are leaders and CEOs who crave for knowledge
and acquire it from executive coaches and through executive education. They
know the knack of converting knowledge into money. Additionally, they take
risk. Precisely, educators are preachers and entrepreneurs are practitioners. Remember, practitioners have always an edge
over preachers, scholars and intellectuals.
"Put your knowledge to practical
experience and reap the harvest." ―Milne
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