I don’t know, I think I may have just made up that acronym. Maybe it’s a variation on ABC (Always Be Closing). That’s the mantra for anyone in sales to remember. So if you’re in sales, remember that one. Nevertheless, it’s important to remember. It’s important to never stop learning. We can’t continue progressing if we don’t continue learning.
The really ‘stand out’ moment in learning, I think, is when you really come to the realization about just how much there is to learn. I remember in the movie—from way back in the day—“Armageddon”, the character who is played by Bruce Willis, Harry Stamper. He was the oil drilling expert who gets commissioned by the federal government to help save the world from an enormous asteroid that is hurtling toward the Earth, which will lead to its imminent destruction. He and his reckless group of misfits get roped into becoming ‘off the cuff’ astronauts in order to go into space and, hopefully, blow up this monstrous object. They need somebody who’s the best oil well driller on the planet. They find out it’s him, much to their chagrin. For whatever virtues he possesses in oil well drilling, he certainly lacks them in other areas. Anyway, in the beginning of the movie when they are trying to convince him to help in this ‘save the world’ endeavor, he makes a compelling statement. He says to this guy pleading for his help, “I’ve been drilling my entire life and I still don’t know all there is to know about drilling.” For whatever lack of humility this character possess in general, this statement displayed a surprising amount of humility to me. Even this guy had come to the realization that there was a lot to learn on the subject. And that was just on this one subject. Think of that. You can study one small little subject your entire life and still not plumb the entire depths of it. Oh…you were wondering how “Armageddon” ends? Well, they get in a couple space shuttles, drill a hole in the asteroid, implant a nuclear bomb in it, detonate it, and all escape, mostly, to the safety of planet Earth. Yeah, Harry Stamper didn’t quite make it. Spoiler alert! Which, maybe I can’t say that on a movie from…I don’t know…circa 1998.
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Anyway, you could say this was a teachable moment. That’s right, we can even learn things from such mind-numbing Hollywood fare. What I learned from Harry Stamper’s statement was something that I could apply to the rest of my life. In whatever area of life, I should never stop learning. And especially in those areas where I want to achieve an expert status, or excel, I should keep gaining new knowledge throughout my life. As much as you think you know, you can always know more. So remember, ABL (Always Be Learning). Not sure if that’s really ever gonna catch on…but I tried.