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In life, no man is an island to himself. This makes it needful for people coming together time to time to unite and share collective ideas that make impacts in life. This brings about the existence of the association.
Talking about association, it exists for different purposes and pursuits. An association means a group of people who come together with a common purpose. It also means a relationship with individuals, groups. Association can also be made up of friends and colleagues in your place of work. There are different types of association and reasons for joining them. Belonging to an association is of individual interest. This is because there are an individual choice, rights, interest and decisions.
At one time or the other, needs may arise for one to join one association or the other. When this occurs, there will need to choose from which association to belong as it will benefit you as an individual. Belonging to an association, it is needful to set goals which can be achieved at one projected time or the other. If I wish to join an association, my goals will be highlighted and zealously pursued.
The following can be outlined as the benefits of joining an association.
It helps to learn new things, thereby becoming an educative avenue. For instance, staying as an individual will limit you to certain opportunities and benefits. But belonging to an association will help one to learn new things as well as adapting to better ways that are proven better.
Most association make contributions within themselves, to raise internal funds which serve as supportive system to the association. This creates an avenue of raising funds when necessary for members.
Some association form cooperative where they contribute some amount of money as savings to loan to their members when they are in need.
Association have rules and regulations guiding them. This help to impact discipline in their members for prompt action and effectiveness as an attitude and all they do. It is a reciprocal adventure which everyone must be responsible to participate effectively.
Professional development.
As an associate one must strive to develop his or her knowledge to measure up with their colleague even in terms of competition. Base on this, one is expected to develop oneself from time to time by learning new ideas and as a result, will be able to learn and impact others too.
It is also a medium of advertisement. When one meets with people of like minds, you will be able to interact and exchange views that can make a great impact on your carrier. I
t helps people to know you more in your area of profession. It paves the way to meet with people that sometimes one would not have been privileged to have met in life.
It keeps one inspired and motivated.
When you belong to an association, you meet new people with different knowledge, ideas and way of life which can motivate one to work on oneself and get improved from the present to a better way of getting things done.
You meet people who are better than you, and you strive to measure up or even getter better in the future.
In association, there are rooms for meeting new friends and they might also link one up to new opportunities in many other areas of life.
Association sometimes open the door for people to excel in life depending on one's ego and abilities. Moreover, before engaging in any association, one should be sensitive on what the association is all about and make sure that it is a positive one, meant to improve lives and the society at large.
Stay positive!
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