Where Do You Go ....

....For Your Intellectual Feast? by Jim Rohn
(excerpted from Leading an Inspired Life)



Pity the man who has a favorite restaurant, but
not a favorite author. He's picked out a favorite
place to feed his body, but he doesn't have a
favorite place to feed his mind!

Why would this be? Have you heard about the
accelerated learning curve? From birth, up until
the time we are about eighteen, our learning curve
is dramatic, and our capacity to learn during this
period is just staggering. We learn a tremendous
amount very fast. We learn language, culture,
history, science, mathematics... everything!

For some people, the accelerated learning process
will continue on. But for most, it levels off when
they get their first job. If there are no more
exams to take, if there's no demand to get out
paper and pencil, why read any more books? Of
course, you will learn some things through
experience. Just getting out there - sometimes
doing it wrong and sometimes doing it right - you
will learn.

Can you imagine what would happen if you kept up
an accelerated learning curve all the rest of your
life? Can you imagine what you could learn to do,
the skills you could develop, the capacities you
could have? Here's what I'm asking you to do: be
that unusual person who keeps up his learning
curve and develops an appetite for always trying
to find good ideas.

One way to feed your mind and educate your
philosophy is through the writings of influential
people. Maybe you can't meet the person, but you
can read his or her books. Churchill is gone, but
we still have his books. Aristotle is gone, but we
still have his ideas. Search libraries for books
and programs. Search magazines. Search
documentaries. They are full of opportunities for
intellectual feasting.


In addition to reading and listening, you also
need a chance to do some talking and sharing. I
have some people in my life who help me with
important life questions, who assist me in
refining my own philosophy, weighing my values and
pondering questions about success and lifestyle.

We all need association with people of substance
to provide influence concerning major issues such
as society, money, enterprise, family, government,
love, friendship, culture, taste, opportunity, and
community. Philosophy is mostly influenced by
ideas, ideas are mostly influenced by education,
and education is mostly influenced by the people
with whom we associate.



One of the great fortunes of my life was to be
around Mr. Shoaff those five years. During that
time he shared with me at dinner, during airline
flights, at business conferences, in private
conversations and in groups. He gave me many ideas
that enabled me to make small daily adjustments in
my philosophy and activities. Those daily changes,
some very slight, but very important, soon added
up to weighty sums.

A big part of the lesson was having Mr. Shoaff
repeat the ideas over and over. You just can't
hear the fundamentals of life philosophy too
often. They are the greatest form of nutrition,
the building blocks for a well-developed mind.

I'm asking that you feed your mind just as you do
your body. Feed it with good ideas, wherever they
can be found. Always be on the lookout for a good
idea - a business idea, a product idea, a service
idea, an idea for personal improvement. Every new
idea will help to refine your philosophy. Your
philosophy will guide your life, and your life
will unfold with distinction and pleasure.


Jim Rohn


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