Personal Improvement

“The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself.” –Anonymous
Have you ever really stopped and thought of that statement? Everyone out there seems to have an agenda and wants to change the world, but how can you, I or anyone else change the world if we can’t change ourselves? Personal Improvement is one of those areas that could definitely use a lot more attention from all of us on this little blue planet.
It is not a matter of how good or bad, smart or stupid you are, there is always room for improvement. There is only one thing on this planet that will allow you to make better decisions about your life and the things that will affect those around you, and that is education. I don’t necessarily mean a formal college education or degree. Don’t get me wrong, they are important to many, but aren’t necessarily the only way to get a useful education.
The type of education that you receive is completely up to you. If you feel it’s useful to you, then study it! Don’t feel embarrassed, or like you’re wasting your time if you aren’t going to use what you learn every day. Study it if it interests you. You never know when it may actually come in handy. Whether it is in a job, or a conversation, or if something needs to be fixed. If it interests you then study it.
I try to make it a point in my life to try to figure things out. It doesn’t matter what it is, if I have a question about it, I’ll try to figure it out. I take a lot of flak over it too because I bounce from one thing to the next because my brain is so curious. But I love the thought of a new challenge. If there is a book on it, I’ll read it. If there isn’t, I’ll scour the internet trying to find as much info as I can about it. But whatever your interests may be, seek to learn about them.
I recall a conversation I was having once with a fellow who said that if he could do life all over again, he would like to study politics and political science more. I thought to myself, “why don’t you start now. It’s not too late.” He of course thought that it was too late. I thought that this was ridiculous because he wasn’t even 30! It’s never too late to educate yourself further. All it will do is help you to get to the next step quicker and have the ability to help others when they need the help.
I’ve never known anyone who has died from educating themselves in a way that was useful to the world. So just think about the opening line to this article, The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself.”