Develop the Habit of Lifelong Learning for Professional Development

Hello there. There is a race on today, and you are in it, whether you know it or not. If you've not yet developed the habit of reading each day, attending seminars and courses regularly, and listening to audio programs in your car as you move around, somewhere someone else is doing this, and inevitably that person will win the race, and you will lose. The good news is that an average person who develops the habit of lifelong learning will eventually run circles around a genius who goes home and watches television each night. There's perhaps no habit that will more guarantee your success in life than the habit of continuous personal and professional improvement. The payoff in improved results in your field will be tremendous, but the best payoff of all is that you will become more optimistic and positive. You'll have more energy, you'll be more creative, you'll be a happier person as you continue to grow and grow toward the realization of your full potential. The habit of continuous learning enables average people to become top performers in their fields. It enables people to go from rags to riches. It enables people to rise from poverty and frustration to affluence and success. Continuous learning opens every door for you. It increases your intelligence and creativity and puts you onto the fast track in your career. Continuous learning, like nature, is neutral. Anyone can use it to accomplish extraordinary things in life. It's one of the best habits you can ever develop and the payoff from continuous learning will last you all the days of your life. You know, you can actually earn up to a college degree each year. How? By reading for 30 to 60 minutes each day, you'll be working your way toward becoming one of the most knowledgeable people in your field. Let me break this down for you so that you have it clearly. If you read 30 to 60 minutes each day, preferably in the morning before you start off, this will add up to about one book per week. The average American reads less than one book per year. If you read one book per week, this will add up to about 50 books each year. As it happens, to earn a Ph.D. from a major university requires the reading and synthesis into a dissertation of about 30 to 50 books. If you were to read one book per week, 50 books per year, you'd be getting the equivalent of a practical Ph.D. in your field each year. If you continued reading at this level, 50 books per year, you'd read 500 books in the next 10 years. If you were to read 500 books in your field, in a world where the average person reads less than one book per year, do you think that this might give you an edge? You bet! The fact is that you would quickly become one of the best read, most knowledgeable, most expert, and highest paid people in your field if you were simply to develop the habit of reading each morning in your field for 30 to 60 minutes. I have never met anyone, anywhere throughout the world, who has not transformed their lives and their careers by the habit of daily reading. You must also discipline yourself to leave the television or radio off, to put the newspaper aside, perhaps to arise a little earlier in the morning so that you can invest in your mind. This investment in yourself will give you one of the highest payoffs in terms of results, rewards, and satisfaction that you will ever enjoy from anything that you do. Thank you for viewing this video on how to develop the habit of lifelong learning. If you enjoyed this video, please press the like button below and click on the link on the screen to subscribe to my channel.