Tip #36: Be a Life Student

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”
-Oprah Winfrey

I strongly believe that knowledge is power. Learning never ends. “Life learning” happens outside the classroom. It’s the attempt to digest new information about our life, the lives around us, and the society in which we live. Knowledge is learned by living life each day with mindful awareness.

Now, take a moment to reflect on the thoughts running through your mind. It’s often hard to learn or think deeply about life in the moment due to our inner chit chat. So acknowledge these thoughts, but then take a deep breathe and acknowledge an inner sense of calm. Then, begin to explore your questions. Practice embracing new knowledge and greater awareness.

Take Home Message:

The pursuit of knowledge is one of our most important daily actions. Don’t neglect its place on your to-do list.

“Automobile racing draws more spectators than any other sport. It’s not because of the danger, although the prospect of a crash certainly holds the crowd’s interest. What brings people out, time and again, is the simple demonstration that “he who learns fastest wins, but winning once does not guarantee winning again.” The spectators as well as the drivers understand that principle intellectually, emotionally, and viscerally. Although most spectators do not apply that rule in their own lives after they leave the track, the winners do, 24 hours a day, until the next race. They exemplify the difference between learning by watching, learning by miming, and learning by doing.”
-Jack Ring, “Learning by Doing: Getting Faster Every Leap“