{"id":6193,"date":"2016-11-05T14:35:46","date_gmt":"2016-11-05T21:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=6193"},"modified":"2016-11-05T14:38:12","modified_gmt":"2016-11-05T21:38:12","slug":"want-check-box-says-bob-now-swimmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/education\/want-check-box-says-bob-now-swimmer\/","title":{"rendered":"I Want To &#8220;Check the Box&#8221; That Says &#8220;Bob Is Now a Swimmer&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6194\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/check-the-box.jpg\" alt=\"check-the-box\" width=\"378\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/check-the-box.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/check-the-box-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/>Question One: \u00a0<\/strong>If I did not know how to swim and I wanted to become a swimmer, is there a book you could recommend that if I just read\u00a0it cover to cover (or at least skimmed it) I could then \u201cCheck the Box\u201d that says \u201cBob is now a swimmer!\u201d?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Or Question Two:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Might you know of really good instructional video on \u201cHow to Swim\u201d that if I just watched it (only fast forwarded through the boring parts) I could then \u201cCheck the Box\u201d that says\u00a0\u201cBob is now a swimmer!\u201d?<\/p>\n<p><strong>What? \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0You don\u2019t know of any such book or video!<\/p>\n<p><strong>So please talk to me:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0If I really want to \u201cCheck the Box\u201d that says\u00a0\u201cBob is now a swimmer!\u201d what must I do?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Might your answer be:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cBob if you want to \u201cCheck the Box\u201d that says \u201cBob is now a swimmer!\u201d you have to get wet! \u00a0You have to jump into the water!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>You might be wondering:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWhere is Bob going with this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0How many times have you seen companies or individuals \u201cCheck the Box\u201d that their staff or they are now a \u201cXXX\u201d because they read the book or watched the video or attended the training seminar?<\/p>\n<p>A good friend of mine recently took over as the Director of Training for a well-known Fortune 500 company. \u00a0His very first action was to move the \u201cFinish Line for Training\u201d from \u201cAttended the Training\u201d to a \u201cCheck-In\u201d 1-3 months after the training to see if staff are actually doing what the training seminar trained them to do! \u00a0 Seems kind of obvious doesn\u2019t it? \u00a0But often the obvious\u00a0is not all that obvious \u2013 until it is pointed out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So if you want to become a\u00a0\u201cXXX\u201d what do you have to do?<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0You\u00a0have to jump into the water.<\/p>\n<p>Now please understand that reading great books on\u00a0\u201cXXX\u201d or watching \u201cTed Talk\u201d videos on\u00a0\u201cXXX\u201d or attending great training seminars on\u00a0\u201cXXX\u201d will indeed be incredibly helpful. But does doing 1, 2 or all 3 of these very educational activities automatically make you a\u00a0\u201cXXX\u201d? \u00a0 When do you get to \u201cCheck the Box\u201d that you are actually a\u00a0\u201cXXX\u201d? \u00a0You are 100% correct \u2013 it is when you have gotten into the water to develop the new skills required to then be able to \u201cCheck the Box\u201d that you are now a\u00a0\u201cXXX\u201d!!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you remember the simple wisdom of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch One!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do One!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teach One!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ONCE YOU HAVE CHECKED THE 3 BOXES ABOVE YOU CAN THEN \u201cCHECK THE BOX\u201d THAT YOU ARE INDEED A\u00a0\u201cXXX\u201d!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question One: \u00a0If I did not know how to swim and I wanted to become a swimmer, is there a book you could recommend that if I just read\u00a0it cover to cover (or at least skimmed it) I could then \u201cCheck the Box\u201d that says \u201cBob is now a swimmer!\u201d? 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