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Cato's Principle: Always Learn
2009-06-20 21:52:55
Cato was a scholar in ancient Rome who, at the age of 80, began to study Greek. He was asked why he was attempting this difficult task at his late age and he replied "It is the earliest age I have left."
Too many of us view learning as a period of time that we have to suffer through and once we are done high school or college then the time of learning is over. I have heard some statistics recently that only 1/3 of all adults read a single book cover to cover after graduation. I also saw a study that showed that the average CEO reads between 3 and 5 books a month. Now you might say so what the average CEO reads 3 to 5 books a month and most adults don't read anything after graduation. Well, the average CEO makes more money in one week than most adults make in a complete year. Now this disparity in wages cannot be attributed entirely ro reading but there is a direct correlation between personal growth and income level. Those that are always learning and see personal growth as a way of life have higher incomes.
I have taught my Strength Zone material now for a number of years to a wide range of audiences and one of the comments that I hear consistently from some of the older demographic is, "I sure wish that I could have learned this when I was younger. Then I could have applied it and my life would be much better today. Now it is too late for me because I am too old."
This is so wrong! Learning must be a lifelong process. It must be firmly entrenched into your way of life regardless of your age group. Whether you are in kindergarten or 80 years old (like Cato) you need to continue to learn. Of course the more you understand about your Strength Zone at a young age, the greater your chance to learn in your areas of strength and maximize your potential. However, there are a great number of people who have started amazing careers and enterprises late in life and been extremely successful. I have listed just a few below:
Colonel Sanders was 65 when he started KFC
Randy Johnson pitcher for Seattle Mariners was 30 before he really broke into the big leagues
Oscar Swahn who at 72 won 2 shooting metals in the summer Olympics
Rodney Dangerfield was 42 before he got his big break in show business
Charles Bukowski published his first novel at 49
Buckminster Fuller the famous architect didn't begin his career until he was 32
Robert Duvall was 42 when he acted in his breakthrough role in the Godfather
The lessons here are simple:
1) Always learn regardless of your age
2) It is never too late to unleash your potential by discovering your Strength Zone and begin working in your areas of strength!
Tags: learning, , read, , strength, , strength, zone, , Cato, , Rome, , scholar, , CEO, , income, , personal, growth
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2009-06-20 21:52:55
Cato was a scholar in ancient Rome who, at the age of 80, began to study Greek. He was asked why he was attempting this difficult task at his late age and he replied "It is the earliest age I have left."
Too many of us view learning as a period of time that we have to suffer through and once we are done high school or college then the time of learning is over. I have heard some statistics recently that only 1/3 of all adults read a single book cover to cover after graduation. I also saw a study that showed that the average CEO reads between 3 and 5 books a month. Now you might say so what the average CEO reads 3 to 5 books a month and most adults don't read anything after graduation. Well, the average CEO makes more money in one week than most adults make in a complete year. Now this disparity in wages cannot be attributed entirely ro reading but there is a direct correlation between personal growth and income level. Those that are always learning and see personal growth as a way of life have higher incomes.
I have taught my Strength Zone material now for a number of years to a wide range of audiences and one of the comments that I hear consistently from some of the older demographic is, "I sure wish that I could have learned this when I was younger. Then I could have applied it and my life would be much better today. Now it is too late for me because I am too old."
This is so wrong! Learning must be a lifelong process. It must be firmly entrenched into your way of life regardless of your age group. Whether you are in kindergarten or 80 years old (like Cato) you need to continue to learn. Of course the more you understand about your Strength Zone at a young age, the greater your chance to learn in your areas of strength and maximize your potential. However, there are a great number of people who have started amazing careers and enterprises late in life and been extremely successful. I have listed just a few below:
Colonel Sanders was 65 when he started KFC
Randy Johnson pitcher for Seattle Mariners was 30 before he really broke into the big leagues
Oscar Swahn who at 72 won 2 shooting metals in the summer Olympics
Rodney Dangerfield was 42 before he got his big break in show business
Charles Bukowski published his first novel at 49
Buckminster Fuller the famous architect didn't begin his career until he was 32
Robert Duvall was 42 when he acted in his breakthrough role in the Godfather
The lessons here are simple:
1) Always learn regardless of your age
2) It is never too late to unleash your potential by discovering your Strength Zone and begin working in your areas of strength!
Tags: learning, , read, , strength, , strength, zone, , Cato, , Rome, , scholar, , CEO, , income, , personal, growth
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