I used to teach martial arts, and one thing that run out to me was the importance of circles.  One specific circle was the circle of knowledge, you can kind of see it in the picture.  This is the first stance a student would learn, and it symbolized the circle a student would make from student to teacher then back to student.

Our profession is dynamic.  It is also very difficult to get into.  There’s not a great college degree program, or set of certifications, or clear career path.  You develop skills, get some security certs and education, then hope for the best.  The lucky get in.

Then we look around and wonder why we’re over tapped and overwhelmed.  We’re undermanned, and don’t have the incoming professionals we need.  

We’re the solution.  We’re cyber warriors.  We can learn something from the martial arts.  

Nothing will teach you something better than to teach it.  We need those new minds, new hands, new warriors on the front lines. No one can teach them better than you.

So here’s the truth in training:  You are not the best teacher in the world, but you are the best teacher to the student who has none.  You can train the next generation, and in turn train yourself.  Embrace the circle.  

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