You’ve successfully moved from the classroom to taking clients as a professional therapist. Let me guess—you’ve spent the last 18 months learning a whole lot of new stuff about the body each day: first for your classes, then to pass the MBLEx, and now to make sure your clients don’t have contraindications. Good for you!
However, it can feel exhausting to cram your head full of the same type of information. Give your mind a little break and feed your spirit by shutting the anatomy book for a moment and going on a search for something different. This is what lifelong learners do. Cultivating the behaviors of a lifelong learner can enrich your life.
Lifelong learners are curious about the world around them and constantly seek out new ideas and inspiration. These people have tapped into the innate human longing to grow and evolve. When we seek out new learning every day, we broaden our possibilities. Learning:
Today, knowledge and inspiration are just a click away. It has never been easier to learn something new. Copy the “Learn Something New” graphic organizer form to capture your new learning and the thinking it promotes. Then, consider these opportunities for daily Internet learning:
Now that you’ve had your inspiring moment of new learning—it's time to open up that anatomy book again!
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