Never Teach What you Know! - Really?????

Eileen Gonzalez

When I was younger getting ready to head out to the job force I remember being told, "Never teach what you know".  There was this mindset that you hold on to your knowledge and you would always be needed. For sometime I even think I adapted to that mindset, I would learn and secure.  What I knew was my little secret.  Oh boy!  Such a bad negative mindset.

You see when we choose to not share knowledge we do so out of fear.  We fear not being the best, not being needed, being replaced, not being able to make a living.  Yet we also fail to see that by holding on to knowledge and refusing to share we are attracting the wrong kind of attention.  We wanted to be seen as a person who has the answers to it all, instead we are being seen as the person who is insecure and not a team player.  OUCH!  Is that how you want to be seen?

Sharing your knowledge is good....not just to those you teach but for yourself.  You are making the team stronger, more effective.  Those you teach will always see and think of you as a GO TO person, and those that are watching you from a distance will see you as a team player.  Sharing, caring, opens doors, brings the right kind of attention to you.   See where I am going with this?

When you let go of your fears you then realize that there is room for all of us.  That those that need to hold on to what they know are simply acting out of fear and that in order to become better we need to share our knowledge with others.  Making others stronger makes us stronger as well.

Hey.....But what about job security?   There is none.  Chances are you teach what you know or you don't you still will at some point be shown the door.  Did you notice how I said "you teach or don't?"  It really does not matter how good you are, at the end it is a numbers game and you are a number.  Therefore use the opportunity to share as an opportunity to grow, update that resume to include your training skills, your Go To Person status.  Showcase what you do because that is how you open doors for yourself.  Those that choose to never share, will never be taught more or given more. Why?  Because no one can afford a "one man show".  In this day and age, Employers must be able to rely on all their resources in order to continue to compete in their market.

Did you get the message?   Did you understand that not sharing is a mentality of lack which keeps you from getting ahead?  Did you understand that by sharing, by duplicating yourself, you actually grow and open doors that will allow you to reach further?

I hope you did!  Be More and help others Reach their full potential!

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