The average American spends 26.3 hours per year continuing their professional education.

TWENTY-SIX-POINT-THREE!

That means the ratio of “training” to “work” for the average worker is 0.01.

Can you imagine 26.3 hours a year for a violinist… sprinter… golfer… pilot… soldier… surgeon… astronaut?

No! They wouldn’t be able to compete/produce/perform in their profession/industry/career in a matter of months.

Peter Drucker made an amazing quote that sticks with me.

“Knowledge becomes obsolete incredibly fast. The continuing professional education of adults is the No. 1 industry in the next 30 years.”

And probably a lot longer after that.

We’re living in the INFORMATION AGE… Information is a premium.

So what’s the next fastest growing industry in America… continuing professional education.

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