How many books have you read this year?
How many articles have you read to help you improve personally or professionally this year?
How much time do you spend watching TV versus reading and studying to improve your life?
Am I stepping on your toes?
So many of us want to have a better life, but how many of us are actually investing in ourselves to get what we desire? How many of us could be called continual learners?
In our Western culture, we spend so much time on formal education to graduate high school and college, but then we opt out of continuing education that will help us to keep growing for the rest of our lives. Think about it. We invest the first 18-25 years of our lives to get diplomas so we can get good jobs and be successful, but then often give up on continual growth for the next 50-70 years.
If you want to be intentionally great, you need to invest in yourself. You need to read books, articles, blogs, go to workshops, work with a mentor or coach, etc. You need to believe that you can keep learning and growing until the day you die so you can achieve greater goals and contribute to society at greater levels.
Don’t be a statistic by ignoring your personal growth. Be a continual learner and put into practice what you learn. Information is abundant in our era. You have no excuse to stagnate. Make a commitment to yourself today that you will invest in yourself, and therefore, invest in those around you as you grow. Pass along what you’re learning and watch how those around you start to grow.
Be Intentionally Great today!
