Imagine a farmer has two healthy fields, side by side.
In one he plants corn. In the other he plants poison ivy.
If
he nurtures both crops they will flourish. Corn will grow in one field
and poison ivy in the other. The fertile field treats the corn and the
poison ivy the same. Each, if nurtured will thrive and grow.
Your mind is no different to a fertile field. Whatever you plant in it and nurture will
grow. If you plant seeds of success and nurture those seeds with
materials that help you to learn and to create your successes, your mind
will come alive with ideas and suggestions to help you on your journey.
If
you plant seeds of negativity in your mind and you nurture those seeds
with self-doubt, negativity and material that is designed to keep your
mind occupied and not energised, your mind will fill itself with reasons
why success can’t be created, excuses that caused you to fail, resent
for others who are successful, blame for everything that prevented you
from being successful, jealousy for those who are successful and many
more dark perspectives that drain energy and stop you from creating the
success you desire.
What is a simple, time effective way to nurture your mind with success?
Multiple studies
have identified the benefits of mobile learning practices such as
listening to audio learning programs. In Australia data suggests the average commute is 45 minutes,
each way to and from work. This equates to an average 600 hours of
commuter travel per year (assuming 48 weeks of work and four weeks
holiday).
For
time poor people, using this time to learn material that will help you
on your journey to create Life Balance and Personal Success is an
opportunity waiting to be put in to action. Imagine adding an extra 600
hours worth of focused learning material to nurture your mind! Given the
research indicates that mobile learning does have benefits (it isn’t
perfect, but learning benefits do exist) why not turn your commute (by
car or public transport) into your very own mobile university. Buy audio
books and subscribe to relevant podcasts that will enable you to feed your mind with material that will nurture it and keep it healthy.
Given
an average full time university semester equals around 500 hours of
learning, you could be accessing the equivalent of a full semester of
academic learning if you choose to use this strategy.
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