How to prepare for the future? The answer is lifelong learning!

June marks an important milestone in the lives of a group of vibrant young individuals—the college entrance examination, also known as "gaokao." This can be seen as a test of their knowledge and mindset.

In life, such assessments occur more than once. Before graduating from university, we face exams administered by educational institutions. After entering society, we encounter the challenges of a rapidly changing world.

In this complex and ever-evolving era, our surrounding environment undergoes constant and drastic transformations. How can we adapt to technological revolutions and benefit from them? What solutions exist to confront future challenges? These are questions that both businesses and individuals must answer. The answer lies in lifelong learning.

Technological advancements, energy transition, digitalization... These changes imply the emergence of new professional roles and the disappearance of others, impacting everyone's lifestyle and work approach.

For individuals, only through lifelong learning, continuously expanding their skills and broadening their knowledge, can they maintain their competitiveness and develop sustainable careers.

For businesses, it is necessary to attract relevant talents and build a learning organization. In today's world, competition between companies largely revolves around talent. Therefore, the term "war for talent" is frequently mentioned. An example is the talent war between OpenAI, the American AI company behind ChatGPT, and Google. January data showed that many employees of OpenAI came from Google. Among those who left OpenAI, some joined Google while others created competing conversational AI products to ChatGPT.

"The aggregation of talent can form the core competitiveness of talent." To keep up with the pace of the times, companies must care about their employees' growth and invest in talent development.

Talent mobility is a common occurrence, but companies should not experience massive talent loss. How to attract and retain talent, how to adapt management and development to the changing times—these are questions that all entrepreneurs and managers should ponder.

Lifelong learning is not only about individuals but also about the development and future of companies and society. Management guru Peter Drucker once said, "A business can only grow within the mental space of its entrepreneur, and a business's growth is limited by the mental space its managers can reach." Therefore, both ordinary employees and management personnel need lifelong learning to continuously update their knowledge and skills.

The pursuit of dreams and self-realization are inseparable from learning and growth. The path of lifelong learning is long, but the experience of growth is the most beautiful in life. Only those who are disciplined, excellent, and persistent have the possibility of reaching the pinnacle of glory.