Companies and their employees are today looking hopefully at key competencies. The ability to develop oneself has become crucial for the success of entire economies. What can HR developers and education leaders do in initial, further, and continuing education to support this? Personal control is the key competency that creates access. Practical, economical, and yet transferable to all areas of life, personal control not only helps in achieving corporate and career goals. It regulates independent learning in everyday life, in blended learning, and also in times of crisis. Empirical studies also show: Those who actively promote personal control open the path to a success spiral of learning.