As human beings, we all strive to be better, do more, and learn constantly. Sometimes our light can become dimmed when we get “busy” with life and day-to-day activities. The desire is still there though, like a flame that doesn’t burn out. One of the best ways to nurture the flame and ignite more passion in our lives is to learn something new regularly (every day if possible). No need to overthink this. It can be as simple as trying a new recipe to make dinner for the family or listening to a podcast on your way to work. Feed your brain with self love.
Feed Your Brain Love
The information and messages we input into our brains and expose ourselves to every day matters. Why not use one of the principles Tony Robbins always talks about of N.E.T. (no extra time) and take advantage of those moments in-between. For example when in a car, on a bus, getting ready for the day, on a break, or even taking a shower. Learn or listen to something new.
Learning new things and applying them is amazing for the brain. It keeps us healthy, smart, evolving, growing, and most of all builds self esteem. When we tackle something potentially challenging and let ourselves make mistakes, we builds the “confidence muscle” and help dissolve any lingering self destructive voices hanging around.
If you find that you are someone who doesn’t generally like to try learning new things… it may be because you don’t want to make mistakes. Maybe you don’t want to look foolish to those around you. A great book to read is Mindset, by Carol Dweck. Without getting into too many of the details, she explains two of the primary mindsets (the fixed mindset vs. the growth mindset). She offers strategies to help shift them as well. The book is a real game changer in terms of creating awareness of our own perceptions and ways we may have held ourselves back. No longer rockstars!!!
Self Love Resources
Especially now with all the resources out there (many of them free), you can pretty much search on YouTube or google for any topic you find interesting from an expert you resonate with, or listen to a podcast as well.
Self Love Rockstar Challenge
And as always, here is the challenge for the week- take a free online course (there are tons) or read/listen to a new book (or 5) this week. Let’s get to it, Rockstars! Share what you are doing! I am taking a computer programming course on Khan academy. Why, you ask? Mostly because i want to dispel the myth, “that computer stuff is hard and I can’t learn that” and also because wherever possible I like my kids to see me doing things that will inspire them to learn new potentially challenging things. will post my progress here- please do the same!
