By the time I got to secondary School (High School) I was already completely fed up with conventional education
I could not Phantom while I would spend precious days of my Life learning what I will never Implement.
I wanted an escape
However my disdain for education ended with school work. I was still doing hours of reading outside school. I read everything I could lay my hands on, ranging from newspapers to online newsletters
It was so crazy that my Guardian at that time started siezing my books. So I used to stay awake at night with a Lantern to read as many as I can. I was far ahead of my mates in understanding how the online world worked and how One could benefit from It
I desired to build an online blog as far back as 2011, but I lacked the resources to do so. But that did not stop me from reading, I read a lot of content online about build a blog and how to create content, so by 2017 when I discovered Steemit, I was ready and I started well
I have been commended countless times about the quality of my content, but that did not start now, I had a forced six year preparation period and now I am glad that I never stopped learning
When you tell people about Investing in their personal education they tell you of a book that they read last year. The truth is that knowledge and education as a whole is perishable. If you fail to use it or stop paying attention to it, you will forget
Education is like food and water. You don't eat once a year or once a month. You need a constant supply of food and water to Live.
Personal Education is one of the best ways to preserve your wealth. Benjamin Franklin said :
If a Man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it away from him
Investment in Education will always yield the highest dividend and it will also help you chart a better course for your Life
The decisions you make In life is a sum total of your level of Wisdom. Knowledge is the raw material of wisdom and your Wisdom can only come from applied Knowledge
A life of consistent education opens up your mind and Increases the number of quality decisions you make as a person and it has a huge role in determining how your Life will turn out
Another thing that education helps you develop is an Eagle eyes for opportunities. 70% of the Money I made last Year was from opportunities that was out there in the Open. Sometimes I wonder why nobody saw them before I did.
Some opportunities are like a bottle of water in the desert with thirsty people passing it. You get there and wonder why no one saw It. it led me to create this quote
He who never opens a book will have a Closed Mind
Education opens your mind and gives you a sharp level of Insight and if you are an avid reader you will never be short of ideas> Most people feel that Ideas come when you sit down to think. Thats not true
Ideas comes as a result of the quality of Input you give your brain. It comes naturally when you are a constant Learner
All I have learned, I Learned from Books - Abraham Lincoln
The level of your learning determines the level of your earnings. We are all worried about tomorrow. We spend time pondering whether things will work out as planned
Will I get that Job?
Will the price of Steem pump as promised ?
Will I make enough money to cater for my Family ?