Would you rather learn by going to college or by hands-on training? Listen as Yana and Tom discuss the different ways people continuously learn, whether through formal education, brainstorming, or daily challenges that you learn to overcome. Yana believes that people sometimes use the lack of education as an excuse not to succeed, and Tom shares his opinion that it is a dilemma for people who overthink things. No matter which side you are on, we can all agree that life is a journey of learning.

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Today’s Episode:

• [00:25] Hello everybody and welcome back!
• [00:34] Yana shares this week’s topic, continuous learning.
• [01:12] Do you feel like a lack of education is keeping you from starting or expanding a business?
• [01:31] Tom believes it is a dilemma for people who overthink things?
• [03:15] Yana discusses people using learning as an excuse for not doing something.
• [04:43] Tom shares that there is a lot of learning by doing and figuring things out.
• [05:56] Yana chats about a course she took that helped her learn the basics of color design for websites.
• [07:31] Tom says that getting into the details, learning the theory, and the background to try it out and apply it is what continuous learning is about.
• [08:40] Yana says another type of education is brainstorming or masterminding, which allows you to share your ideas with others.
• [11:33] Yana is a member of two different masterminds, and she finds them very inspirational.
• [12:22] Have you become disillusioned with formal and institutional education? Do you expect your kids to go to college?
• [14:10] Tom shares that two different professors told his son Fabio that he didn’t need to complete his degree to be successful in business.
• [15:59] Toms speaks about an analytics team that has structured talent management in a way that allows employees to sketch out where their skills will enable them to go.
• [17:48] Tom and Yana believe that we are all on a path of lifelong learning.
• [18:25] Here’s to learning!

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• How to get in touch with us, if you’d like to tell your startup story: Yana on Instagram, Tom on LinkedIn