“When everything goes right, go left.” – Unknown “Watch what everyone does – do the opposite. The majority is always wrong.” – Earl Nightingale There are beliefs out there that we take as complete truth just because people continue to use them like: Opportunity only knocks once. No it doesn’t. …
3 Ways to Prep for An Online Course
Congratulations. You’ve taken the leap into online education. Don’t worry; even though online classes have been available for years it still remains challenging for people. And to some, it’s still “alternative” type of schooling. This is the 21st Century, where more people are walking around with Internet-connected devices in their …
How Assumptions Can Blind Your Learning
Imagine walking around with foggy glasses. You can see but barely make out clear images. Objects are obvious, but you really can’t tell what to make of them. If you take off the glasses you can hardly see at all. If only you could clean the lenses, then everything would …
Education is Beyond the Classroom
The education industry is the most neglected yet one of the most important. Sectors from health care to technology to the sciences receive incredible amounts of attention, resources and financial backing to evolve. So it’s no surprise to me these arenas tend to excel and these are the areas people …
The Need for Gentleman Education
Might sound like a cliche to say that our society needs more gentlemen. We do, but not for the reasons you may assume. Whenever the word “gentleman” is raised in conversation, on and off the Internet, it’s usually in reference to women. This constant connection makes one assume that men …
Library Beast – The Ultimate Self-Learning Resource List
How would you define the ultimate resource? “Resourcefulness” is such a buzzword. We know it when we see it and yet it can still have this aloof nature. To be resourceful sounds like a positive trait. And when venturing into entrepreneurship, resourcefulness is one of the word’s closest relatives. But …
An Education in Warrior Mindset
Since entering the Taekwondo dojang at age 10, I realized I had a battle lust. There’s something energizing and uplifting about facing a challenger one-on-one, mental or physical, making use of physicality and energy, and the only reliance I have includes my will, instincts and skills. It’s almost euphoric and …
How to Learn Using Symbols & Meaning
People don’t change the world. People with ideas do. And not just people with ideas, but people who, accidentally or through conscious effort, charge their ideas with enough energy that they become something important to others. The strength of that belief, by the originator and others, elevates the idea into …
Disagreements & Emotions: How to Learn from Them
Disagreements can evolve you if you allow them. I met a group of seekers not long ago at a comfortable diner. Their focus, similar to mine, is on realizing personal potential and striking the deepest connection with the source of the universe. They’re lifelong learners. But just because we have …
This Will Make You Love Books Again
“When was the last time you read a book?” If you have to ask yourself this question, this post is perfect for you. Whether you’re already a lover of reading or find it a struggle to get through 10 pages, it’s more important now than ever to revisit why reading …
Should You Quit College?
You’ve been attending college and feeling overwhelmed. You’re not that interested in the courses, you’re not mingling with your classmates and peers the way you expected, and you’re not even sure you want to continue majoring in whatever you chose. Right now, in this moment, you feel done. Time to …
How to Answer 3 Difficult Interview Questions
Interviewing can be stressful enough. You have to prepare to meet someone you might’ve talked to once or twice on the phone, someone whose name you just saw on the job posting or a few contacts on the same day: multiple interviews. You should adopt the mindset that having a …
Avoid This One Mistake When Job Searching
So you’ve done your homework. You found a list of 10 companies you want to apply to. The job descriptions look too good to be true and you could see yourself growing with the brands. Is it a dream? It is until you make this one move. You call the …
Conquer This Annoying Habit Or Else
We’ve all experienced it. That feeling like a weight on our shoulders. It’s heavy but not really so. But you notice it. Your mind moves along in its usual infinite manner with ideas and purposes and drifting thoughts. Cool concepts put a smile on your face. Oh, what it would …
Feeling Inner Abundance
Feeling abundant is the opposite of feeling lack. To be spiritually abundant is to… – Feel full on the inside, which enables you to understand the difference between what you really need and just want – See the world as full of opportunities even hidden within those darker elements that …
The Art of Professionalism
People become students of various subjects to master them and reap benefits; they range from the cold and calculating sciences to the more empathetic arenas of music, dance and theater. Mental capacities are sharpened to handle social confrontations, creation and refinement of policies and building of communities through the realm …
The Mind Map for Super Learning
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgJzG_4hiCc[/embedyt] Scene: Classroom Your professor starts the lecture and you immediately feel compelled to either zone out or capture every word. So you take out your trusty notebook, pen and start writing down every word the professor speaks. You write down every word she writes on the board. And …