Small children are amazing. They are always eager to develop and to learn more. Unfortunately many people leave this ability behind as they grow older. That is the first step in a negative aging process which has nothing to do with age.
Henry Ford once said: “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” Are you mentally young or have you grown old?
It isn’t really that hard to keep on learning. It is all about making a habit of learning. You does not need to attend a university to learn. , You only need a couple of minutes a day. Why don’t you learn a new word every day? That will greatly improve your capabilities as a blogger, and it will also make you a better reader.
Always ready to learn is not just about studying or learning as you read a book. It is in fact even more about the opposite. To always learn is to stay awake and learn from everything that happens around you.
Let us say that you walk through a park and you see a beautiful tree with colorful leaves. Why not spend a few minutes to actually find out what kind of tree you are looking at? A few minutes later you get hungry and feel like eating home made pizza. There is just one slight problem – you have no idea how to make one. Instead of ordering a pizza, find out how to make one!
There are so many ways in which you can be an active listener and an active learner. It has so much to do with your mentality and with your inner being.
If you get in the habit of learning something from everyone and everywhere you go, it will be impossible for you to stop learning. Did you know that you can learn a lot from children? Look at their activities, their actions and you will at once see examples of wisdom (or lack of wisdom) that you can apply to your very own life.
Have you stopped learning?
Have you grown old according to to the definition of Henry Ford? You have no chance to get younger in real life, but you can make your mind younger. Make learning a new habit of yours. You can use a few minutes with a book to learn something, but do not forget that a you can learn something new all days and in all situations!
Keys To Success
This will be the last-second key for you in your road to success. You must be willing to learn, learn and learn. Especially with the existence of internet, you can find tons of information from the it. If you wanted to know how to lose weight, simply search this term in the search engine like Yahoo and Google, and you can find lots of information telling you how you can lose weight.
It is the same if you want to know how to make more money online. You can also search for all the information regarding how you can make more money online. Of course most of the information you get is people’s products. They are selling all these info to help you achieve what you want in life. However, there is also info that is free for you. So you see, there are tons of people who are ready to teach you on the net. The question now is whether you willing to learn or not.
There are forums, article directories, and even blogs which are always flooded with lots of information. All you need to do is to dig up all the information and use it for your own. You must always update yourself because with the existent of internet, everything changes rapidly.
About learning, you first must be some one that is “learnable”. I believe you’ve come across some people who are not learnable, they don’t willing to learn. For example, these people do not willing to listen to their juniors, they thought that they’ve already knew everything. This kind of people will not go far in their life. The next thing is that you must be “teachable”. You must be willing to teach people about what you’ve learn. Only then you can achieve success more easily.
The one who give will always receive what they deserve. From the golden rule of life, “Do not do unto others what you do not want others to do unto you”. So you see, if you want more, then you will have to give more. If you want more money, then make others more money and eventually you will get more money.
Another interesting point about learning to success is that you can learn from those who had success, and learn their footsteps. If you want to lose weight, then learn the footsteps of those who successfully lose their weight. As simple as that. Hence, you must be willing to learn everyday. From the moment we were born, we are already in the process of learning every single day. So nothing should stop us from learning, until the day we gone.
Well, this is it, Key #11 – Be Ready To Learn. Bear in mind, learning is a process, you will need to take action on it. Without action, you will learn nothing.
Keep Learning Even When Old
Some people feel that old age is a time to cease work and education, but it is good advice to keep learning even when the aging process has brought a person to old age. Becoming old does not mean it is a time to let one’s mind stagnate. Life can continue to be meaningful and important even to a person who is along in years. Keeping one’s mind active is vital. It is a matter of self improvement which should be ongoing.
There are many senior citizens who are looking for a way to bring in extra money to supplement their income. Older adults are seen as greeters at stores like Walmart, as helpers at fast food restaurants, or cleaning up after others in order to earn money. Many have found it desirable to try their hand at work in home businesses such as network marketing (MLM or multi-level marketing) or online computer work.
There are dozens of money offers which may come to a person who is searching for a way to earn money. There are lots of dishonest people trying to take another person’s money with claims of wealth. If a person has ever looked into work at home opportunities on the computer, he has likely been bombarded with offers. There are online marketing gurus who promise the moon.
If a person gets involved with a home based business such as online work or network marketing, it can be a hard road to success. It will be absolutely essential to keep learning about how to effectively do the business. It is an ongoing process, but there should be numerous sources provided for learning and growth. In this technological age, there are conference calls and webinars which help a person learn all he needs to know. It is possible to gain valuable knowledge from free videos. Gleaning whatever a person can from many sources keeps the mind active and helps with the learning process. There is generally some benefit that can come from every experience. It is important to keep on learning as much as possible through study, listening, reading, and watching. Taking advantage of what is presented, whether free or not, is a good thing.
There were no businesses and there was almost no work for the seniors who were of Japanese descent who had been unjustly incarcerated in camps during World War II. Those who were able to try to progress by reading or keeping their minds active in other ways were the ones who could endure and eventually find success once again after being released when the war ended. Young people are always learning, it was important for the older generation to not let their minds grow stale.
The learning systems are in place and are available to every facet of the population. Computers have become within reach of every segment of society from the extremely wealthy to the very poor of any age. Knowledge is power, and learning is possible for everyone. It is important to keep on learning in order to keep progressing even as a senior citizen.
