As a professional, you are constantly learning. Whether you're learning informally through reading an article or conducting research, or in an educational setting like a seminar or online classroom, so many experiences can provide new and important information that enhance your skills and overall knowledge.

However, there's a big difference between absorbing information and putting what you've learned into practice. Without doing the latter, the training you've received will go to waste, so it's important to have a strategy for implementing your learning.

1. Identify Your Top Strengths

2. Enlist A Feedback Partner To Make The Learning Stick

3. Figure Out Your 'Why'

4. Create Metrics For Learning

5. Supplement Your Learning With Continuity Training

6. Do Some Honest Self Reflection

7. Establish An Action Plan And Review Your Goals

8. Seek Out Experiential Learning Opportunities

9. Write About It

10. Put Yourself In The Right Mindset To Start Taking Action

11. Find A Mentor

12. Get Out In The World And Make Some Mistakes

13. Set Long And Short-Term Goals

14. Pay Attention To Changes In Your Behavior

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