Why is a “money mom” focusing on ongoing learning this week?
I will quote Jim Kwik for the simple answer: “the more you learn, the more you earn”.
One of the reasons I advocate setting 10% of every after-tax dollar for education is for you to better yourself, even after you receive a diploma and get started in your career. Plus, it is what most millionaires and billionaires do (so it must work, right?!?!)
Most of the successful people of any time period (going back for millennia) have sung the praises of lifelong learning.
Investments in yourself tend to yield at least a 30X return.
That is far better than most other investments!
Bonus: you can even invest in learning about investments so you increase your gains!
Now, if you have horrible memories of high school- the pressures, the politics, the rote memorization, being forced to take classes you had no interest in- it may be difficult to think of “learning” and “fun” in the same sentence.
So, let’s forget those days.
Think of learning as an adventure. Remember how much you loved to explore when you were younger? That is how learning can be. Forget about being graded or corrected or even shamed.
There are no report cards in the school of life. Failing actually brings you closer to success- if your mindset allows it!
And, if you have little ones around (or, really, ANYONE around), they can be inspired to also continuously learn by watching you have so much fun!
After all, pleasure is contagious.
I love to see how early I can learn something new (often it is before breakfast) and how many new things I can learn in a day (I tend to lose count).
What do you love to learn? Do you make it a game?