On your wheel of life one of the spokes is
education/self-development. What are you
doing to improve yourself educationally today?
I’m a HUGE advocate of being a lifelong learner… formally, informally
and everyday in snippets and wonder!
Especially in the summer there are a number of free education
opportunities to take advantage of – contact your local library, museum,
planetarium, college and see what they may be offering for you.
Additionally, through iTunes University you can take a free
online course from the major universities around the world – they offer 300,000
FREE lectures!!! C’mon, you should be
able to find a few that will interest you in that variety. Surf to places like
to see what free courses are online – both in audio and video
presentations. You can get audio CDs for
your car and learn a new language as you commute, for example. Check this site for free audio books
online:
I keep an apps section called “READING” on my
iPhone that holds my kindle books, my audible.com books, downcasts and podcasts
so that, instead of being at the mercy of some DJ on word overload, I can
listen/”read” while in the car. Let me
tell you, it really helps me feel less victimized by traffic jams – at least I’m
doing something productive while stuck! Search
the internet for classes on YouTube, find podcasts… there’s just no limit to
what you can listen to and read – for FREE.
Rummage through a local used bookstore – and often libraries
sell used books as well for next to nothing.
Recently I was shopping at my favorite market, Whole Foods, and I happened
upon a little set-up of used donated books that they had set up to raise funds
for a community project. I found three
paperback books and only paid $1 each for them.
You don’t have to spend your ice cream cone allowance on
tuitions. Be a saving sleuth and begin
pursuing your educational/self-developmental dreams without busting your summer
budget. Exercise that brain this summer
(the sexiest part of any woman) – you want to be brain and bod beach
ready! Instead of reading some drippy
excuse of a book that will cause your grey matter to drip out of your ears,
invest the time in yourself with substance, something that will take you to new
education levels and empower you to keep reaching for your goals.
Now that makes a LOT of summer cents, doesn’t it? Did I
mention free????
Blessings,
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