Benefits Of Being A Life-Long Learner

Including Learning from the Lessons of Life 

There are some significant benefits to be gleaned from being a life-long learner, including:

·         Earning more money by enhancing your professional skills or learning new ones.

·         Becoming stronger emotionally as you augment your understanding of your drives, passions, emotions, and triggers.

·         Being more confident in groups and other social situation, for an increased knowledge base will help you become a more engaging and conversant person.

·         Maintaining the health of your brain which, like muscles, will atrophy if not exercised and used.

Another excellent method for learning is to travel, especially to other countries where you can see and engage with other cultures. Traveling provides many outstanding  opportunities to learn and expand your personal knowledge and horizons. In addition, there are numerous specific educational travel programs that combine formal learning with authentic experiences.

Life will also be one of your greatest teachers. Some things you can only learn through experience. For instance, how can you learn to overcome defeat if you never lose? Or how can you truly learn about the beauty and miracle of child birth if you never witness one? Through your life experiences you will also learn about love, what gives you joy, the pleasures of helping another, and the contentment of self satisfaction.

Of course, the lessons of life also include disappointment, sorrow, fear, confusion, frustration, anger, and loneliness. On the other hand, some of the greatest growth and learning you receive will come from such painful lessons.

Either way, good or painful, the lessons that come from living are an important part of your personal journey. 

Go through life not as a spectator or bystander, but as a fully engaged participant. The more you participate, the more life will teach you. 

Knowledge comes not from the events you experience, but from studying, thinking, pondering, and contemplating the how, what and why behind your experiences. 

This article is excerpted from our top-selling book Project You: Living A Determined Life, available in paperback and Kindle formats at Amazon.