Are you educating yourself?
I’m a firm believer that you never stop learning and that if you think you have nothing to learn, you’re pretty much stagnating. This is true for life and for business as well. As a business owner, one of the values I stress for myself and my clients is education. This is why I attended the National Speakers Association Fast Track program, because I knew I would learn a lot about business and not just the business of speaking, but business in general. Last night I finished the program and I’m really pleased, because I learned a lot in the last 9 months about myself and my business.
I’m also an avid reader. I read between 5 to 6 books at a time. One of those books is usually mind-candy reading, a fantasy or SF book, but the rest are educational in one way or another. Some books are on finances or marketing, or social media, while other books are on meditation and internal work, another value I’ll write about late. I’m feeding my head and I’m feeding it with a lot of different material.
Why 5 to 6 books? I personally find that I like variety in my reading and that something I read in one book will provide insight in another book and help me apply both more meaningfully to my life and business. The differing perspectives provide me insight into my business and into the people I’m working with.
You never stop learning. I love learning because it challenges me to grow and become better at what I do, but also become a better person. What about you? What are you doing to educate yourself about business and life?
