…it will make you richer as well.”

I’ve been teaching seminars and workshops, as well as speaking at huge conventions for more than a decade. I’ve been fortunate to meet many fabulous people and help some of them to improve their lives and their fortunes.

I’ve also learned a great deal about people because while I’ve been teaching them . . . they’ve been teaching me about the way people first learn, then comprehend and, finally, take action.

To put it simply, different people learn differently. Some people are able to read a book and immediately go out and put that information into action to make money.

Other people (more of them I think) understand more if they are personally shown how to do something. For example, your doctor did not just read books about the human anatomy before he graduated from medical school.

First, he observed other doctors. Then, he began practicing medicine under supervision. Only when he proved himself did the instructors turn him loose.

Since you must continually improve your education in the areas of personal development and your chosen line of business, you must understand how you best learn. If you’re reading books and you are having trouble putting the information into action, that’s not surprising. That doesn’t mean you’re stupid . . . just human.

I was reading some postings on an online bulletin board this week that frightened me with the ignorance of the writers. In one particular case, the writer was soundly criticizing another person who had invested several thousand dollars to attend a series of intensive training seminars.

The attendee was very happy with his experience because he’d already made more money back than he’d invested. The writer thought it was stupid to spend this much money just for education. Instead, the writer suggested that the attendee could have easily gleaned all the knowledge he needed to succeed by reading the information on various websites.

Maybe that’s true for some people, but the attendee responded to the criticism with this simple explanation: He had read several books and visited countless websites on the particular subject matter. Despite having all this information, he had not been able to succeed. After 3 days of intensive training, everything clicked for him. He understood exactly what to do and how to do it. He was immediately able to take action and succeed.

So, who was right? They both were right – for themselves. You have to determine the right educational process for you.

Another issue to consider . . . many people won’t spend a few bucks on education when they figure that they can develop the same information themselves. But, they usually fail to take into account the value of their personal time.

If I have a choice between spending 10 days trying to solve a business problem or spending a $1,000 to get the guaranteed right answer today, my choice is simple. Spending the money is the easy way to solve the problem.

By the way, you can always make more money, but you can’t make more time. Your time is precious so invest it wisely.

Yours in success,

Shawn