Having a Student Mentality

If you think you are a great student think again. Don’t get me wrong, you may be a good student but it takes a lot to be a great student. I personally struggle with this, sometimes I have to be reminded that I can learn from everyone and that what I know is only a fraction of what is out there. Reading is something that I do that reminds me that I can always be learning. Talking to people and really listening to them is another way I like learning. One of my mentors used to say that hearing something once doesn’t mean you know it. Sometimes you have to keep doing the same thing over and over again in order to master it. Concepts are like onions, they usually have more then one layer you can peal. What I notice is that the more advance students of life have the habit of reading, writing, networking, and they always carry with them a personal journal. Now a days you can have it on your phone and record your thoughts in every way possible. What I am trying to convey is that you can always be better and you are able to get better only by having a student mentality. Be open to new information and ideas. you never know what you can learn from it.