Leading on from yesterday…

The sources of my education are limitless. Books are a number one source and an obvious one. But its more about the books that you choose. If property is your game, you are likely to go and pick up books that talk about property in some capacity. But you already know that you like that topic. What if you took a little risk, what if you went and got a book called “The Google Story”. Nothing to do with property, however it does outline the story of the world most successful and fastest growing multi-billion dollar business.

I read this book for this very reason and I LOVED it. It taught me many, many things that I didn’t expect to learn and that I was able to apply to my property deals, my business, my personal life, my mindset and more. This book really did open my eyes and make me see a bigger world. And most people probably just think it’s a story about a search engine, but you wont know till you give it a go.

At any given time I have a book in my handbag, another in my car, one in my desk drawer, another in the toilet, and about ten by my bed. I read all the time. Every single day without fail. I make it a rule not to go to bed each day until I have learnt something new – otherwise it’s a wasted day of my life.

I also read magazines of all sorts. But its not just about reading the articles. I look at the adds and see what companies are out and about and what they are doing. I look at the way they advertise, how the marketing is structured, what colors they are using, the language and “copy” of the add etc.

When I go to seminars its not just about listening to what the speaker is saying and the information he or she is giving, but how the speaker is talking, the energy they have, the way they speak, their stage manner etc.

So don’t just be willing to learn, open up your eyes and mind and be willing to learn things that you might never usually pay attention to. Study subjects, read books or watch programs that you may normally not.

You don’t know what you don’t know and what you learn could very well change your life, or fill a void you never realized you had.

You can’t learn less, so there’s nothing to lose!

Cheers,

Carly Crutchfield