Remember, wanting is a good thing. The instinctive, natural selection of wanting.
It’s been a very stimulating weekend so far. I’m getting a lot of help from all of you in ignoring my new “empty nest syndrome” — I don’t have the time to succumb to it! ”Zach’s call home Friday night really helped too :-) ” When he talks about what his new college environment is beginning to gel as for him, I get very energized myself.
I hope you have decided to ho‘ohana with us this month. Our Ho‘ohana on Lifelong Learning is starting to strike a chord with people and I’m cheering! This month is going to be fun, and isn’t that what learning should be?
Dave, Phil and Adrian have gotten us started so magnificently; mahalo nui guys! I have already sent you to Dave; Do click in to the articles Phil and Adrian wrote about Lifelong Learning:
Stephen Covey devotees know of his 7th Habit, Sharpen The Saw; It is the habit of self-renewal. Phil Gerbyshak of Make it Great! shares with us how he’s interpreted this habit for his own journey with continuous learning. He offers us six different options, and I’d encourage you to jump into Phil’s comments with some ideas of your own. I couldn’t resist his post: click in and you can see what I added there.
Sharpen Your Saw by Continuously Learning.We often hear that to be more productive, we all could learn to say “no” more often. Adrian Savage, author of The Coyote Within writes of how saying “yes” is a much better approach when it comes to Lifelong Learning.
Saying “Yes” to Life.Learning and living are the same. When you stop learning, you start to die a little every day. Strong scientific evidence links between brain cells can regrow at any age if you give them some exercise. Your brain is a case of "use it or lose it."
—Adrian Savage
Start a Learning List for yourself: Just write down all the intriguing ideas coming your way this month, and something will start to emerge as your first pick before you know it.
Want a glimpse at my list?