Ten skills I want to improve in 2020 and the books that I will read to help me improve those skills

There are lots of discussions on what is going to happen in the future with AI, robotics, machine learning and other disruptive technologies. I can’t predict the future and I can’t tell you what skills you should be learning to help make yourself future-proof (that is, unlikely to be replaced in the future by technology or other skilled workers). What I can tell you is that whether or not you like it or want to, you will have to improve your skills every year. Investing in yourself is the best investment you can make and it will pay dividends no matter what happens, whether you continue in your same line of work, move to a different part of the business, get laid off or get promoted.

Jim Rohn said it best “Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune”.

Here are the skills I want to improve next year and the books (I love books) that will help me improve those skills.

Selling

Why do I want to learn how to sell? I think it’s a skill that, I say is underrated, but that is probably because I have little to no exposure to ‘selling’. It is a hugely invaluable skill that is really applicable to whatever line of business you are in. Sales and the selling process really…