Y.I. Wednesday: Why I Believe Life is Your Classroom

Anyone can learn anything from a book, but until one actually goes through something, they will never really know what to do, or how they will react. What happens then is they gather feedback results based on what they did when they were in that situation. (Call it hands on learning.)

I used to home school and I'm still a big believer that the world around us, and the things we partake in during the course of everyday life, are actually the best lessons available to us.

There's been truth to the fact that those who continue to increase their level of academic intelligence eventually end up dumbing themselves down because they become so dependent upon 'what they learned' that it clouds some of the things they should be learning, and then how to manage in common sense situations.

Donald Trump is a big advocate for the real life classroom. He is the type of person who shares his mistakes and I respect that.

In his recent book Midas Touch, with Robert Kiyosaki, , he explains that the goal is not to arrive 'perfect', but get out there and make mistakes so that you get better.

Everyone and everything around you is your teacher. - Ken Keyes

Check this video out on Book vs. Street Smart-simple and to the point...

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Y.I. Wednesday: Why I Choose to Live Without This...

Opportunities only come once...

Or at least most times they do.

And...we often hem and haw so long about making a decision that we reach a complete stand still.

Being there stinks....

But, sometimes, it's not easy to know which is the right choice until it's already picked...lived and experienced.

(Hence why there's a phrase which states: Hind site is 20/20.)

I really hate that phrase, and something I hate even more is regret.

So, I've refused to live with it...

Here's how I do that:

1. Take my time listing pros and cons of any big decision
2. Make only the types of decisions which resonate with my own personal goals/values
3. Do my homework before jumping in (or out) of something
4. Not be a people pleaser
5. Take my time making big decisions; and only after 1-4 has been considered, which will generally not
    be  done quickly.
6. Promise myself that I will not beat myself up over it if it goes South....(or blame someone else) but
    just accept it, learn from it, make the best of it, move on and make a better decision next time.

   (And, maybe double check to see if I have applied 1-5 this time around.)

Recognize that your life is too short to:

                                                            A) Live for Someone Else

                                                            B) Feel Pressured

                                                            C) Be Miserable with Your Choices

                                                            

                                                                    Live with Regret

So, don't do it.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."  (Mark Twain)