7
Reasons To Be Self-Educated
In the fast paced world we live in today
it is paramount we continue to learn, adapt, change, and transform the world in
and around us. Self-education has never been as important as it is now.
Self-education is the only true education; it is the way to transform ourselves
to achieve the levels of success and significance we desire. We all have
different learning styles. Some of us learn by reading, others
by listening, others by watching, and others by associating with likeminded
people. Champions use all forms of learning. The best way to learn comes from doing, experiential learning, the application of what we already know. Significance comes from being a hungry learner and quick at applying what we learn. Be the fastest from problem identified
to problem solved and you will be a big winner in anything we pursue. If we
know and we do not apply what we know, then the knowledge we have is of little or no
value at all to us and to those we serve in the world we operate. The investment in the
right self-education brings 100 fold return, yet most people lack the will to
be self-educated because they lack a strong enough reasons to do so or they allow their excuses to overpower their reasons. The world is full of starters (full of reasons) but also full of quitters (full of excuses). Why not be a finisher in a world of starters? Here are the 7 reasons to be self-educated and to finish big,
finish strong in life:
1.
Expand your mind
Feeding our minds with the
right information is critical to expand our thinking ability. Our brain is the
most valuable asset we have, yet most people disregard this truth by feeding
their minds with frivolous information. Once a mind is expanded it will never
go back to its smaller size. Social media is flooding our brains with information
of little use thus robbing our time (our second most precious asset) each and
every day. A self-educated mind is a healthy and productive mind. Expand your
mind to contain the right information, better knowledge, and more wisdom.
2.
Program your
thinking for success
We can program and
re-program our thinking for success and significance. All it takes is continued
feeding of right bite size pieces of information which becomes knowledge once
being processed by our brains. Applied knowledge turns into valuable
experiences to accomplish bigger and better things. Proper thinking is hard work
and that is why so few do it. Many people are losing the ability to think
properly due to over feeding their brains with wrong information. We satisfy
and entertain our minds with information that actually kills our ability to
develop the proper thinking and reasoning. Develop the ability to continuously
improve your thinking.
3.
Fall in love with
learning
There is no more powerful
habit than that of continuous learning and application of knowledge. Learning
is the best form of leisure. Opposite from entertainment, leisure leads to a
great life, while entertainment leads to higher levels of craving for what will
eventually lead to a smaller and less significant life. Entertainment has its
place but it should never be at the center of anyone’s life. Make learning your
life long pursuit and live the life you once dreamed to live.
4.
Develop
self-discipline
We either discipline
ourselves or the world will discipline us. Self-discipline is a trait found in
all champions. Champions do what others are not willing to do thus the chief
reason they achieve what others will never achieve. Champions are not smarter
or even talented; they have the discipline to do more than others on a consistent
basis. Little can be accomplished by those who allow the world to discipline
them. Go on the offensive and develop the self-disciple required to win at the
game of life.
5.
Achieve your
true potential
We will never know and
achieve our true potential if we don’t develop our talents and abilities
through practicing and mastering the skills required to become what we were
created to be. The continuous feeding of our brains with the right information
produces better thinking and better quality of decisions. The right decisions
compound over time producing the desired results. Success is a habit that can
and ought to be developed by everyone. Success comes from a direct attack at
our current reality. A productive loop is another trait in the lives of
champions. Never allow another day to go by without doing something that
reveals or refines ability.
6.
Develop the winner
mindset
Winners are not smarter than anyone else, they just
think different because they fed the right information into their minds. Most
individuals think they know how to choose the right information yet their
results in life proves otherwise. In an information flooded world, there is a
very high return on investments made to get the right information. Quitters
never win and winners never quit. Persistence and tenacity prevail when it
comes to getting the right self-education. Develop the right mindset so you can
see the world around you with a new set of lenses.
7.
Find the right
associations
We become the average of the people we associate with.
Every human being has the right to choose the right or the wrong associations
so choose wisely. Choose to associate with people you can learn from. Choose to
associate with people who will uplift you to higher levels of success. Technology
has the ability to bring us together or drive us apart. We either leverage
technology or technology will leverage us.
Is
technology getting the best of you or are you getting the best out of
technology?
How is
technology helping you to be a better person and a better professional?
I hope the above inspires you higher levels of
achievement.
Thank
you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets.
Be blessed and be a
blessing to others
Carlos Fontana
Author of the book Priceless, Co-author of the
book Follow to Lead
"The future
belongs to those who can see and pursue opportunities before they are
obvious."
"Those that take
swift action will always leave those that don't breathing the dust."
Well said and so true.
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