Mr. Z is a very intentional and organized lifelong learner, good at building bridges between people and ideas. He moved past the concept of judging the rightness and wrongness of people and looks at the idea, accepting the best of an array of positions. He has developed a strong personal philosophy. He has both long range and short range goals and a list of topics about which he wants to learn more. He has developed administrative and organizational skills so that, as an example, those who are with him in meetings sense a clear vision as to the scope, timing, and focus of what is to be accomplished.
Adult learners have a newfound independence.
They want something to say about the pace, place, and time of learning, how fast, where, and when. The future challenges rather than paralyzes. Learning becomes not only adding new knowledge and perspectives but also uncovering and making sense out of what is already there. Change in behavior and acquiring new learnings may require a determined struggle. But there is hope.