10 Laws of Life
Rule 2: Continuously Getting Knowledge
Live a profitable life.
You probably have a lot of experience
and have been very successful in the past.
However, relying on that alone cannot guarantee
that you will continue to be successful work
and develop their full potential throughout life.
The experience you accumulate,
if not applied in practice,
it is like fragmented fragments that cannot work.
We should know that the smarter person is
the one who can turn the smallest events
or situations into breakthroughs in thought and action.
Think of life as a school and every experience a lesson.
You will find this cultivation to be far more meaningful than your own experiences.
To have a successful and beautiful future,
we must constantly learn,
learn from the experiences we have.
However, to apply it properly and effectively,
we must make sure to grasp the essence of each experience,
because each experience itself always has two sides:
positive and negative.
The “positive” side is the one that can motivate you to improve,
increase your abilities and confidence.
The “negative” side is the opposite:
residual elements of your experience can hold back
or destroy your motivation.
Once you identify the two sides of each experience,
try to learn new ways to maximize the positives
and minimize or eliminate the negatives.
You will gain profound knowledge,
new wisdom and more effective ways of acting.
In this process,
the experience will be transformed into a development resource
and in itself will bring new positive meanings.
Big lessons from small experiences
Never stop learning, because life never stops teaching.
Even a small experience can become a great source of knowledge.
Catherine shared with us her experience.
“Once after dinner, my father gave me a bag of food,
a microwave,
and a sink to replace the broken sink in the house
I just moved into.
When I got home,
I carried all three of these things in my hands at the same time.
When I turned back to the house,
I realized that the trunk lid hadn’t been closed.
With one knee up to support the microwave,
I reached out and closed the trunk lid.
But I misjudged my abilities.
Because of the weight of the food bag hanging on my wrist,
I didn’t have time to pull my hand out
when the trunk lid collapsed.
My fingers were clamped,
and they were sore.
I struggled to find a way to put the tub on the ground.
But unfortunately, it crashed down.
I was forced to put my hands in the pockets of my pants
to find the keys in a standing position on one leg,
and had to try to balance
so that the furnace did not share the same fate with the sink.
Oh my god,
the trunk key is right in my pocket,
otherwise,
I don’t know how long I would have to stand in that position.
I finally freed my finger,
even though it was bruised and painful.
The falling tub had scratched a large slit on the bodywork
and ripped a long spot on my jeans.
I felt so stupid for acting so carelessly and recklessly.
So I got mad at myself.
But then, I suddenly remembered the advice of a friend:
“You should carry one object
with two hands rather than carrying two objects with one hand”.
Exactly that, nothing more true.
I suddenly realized that, until now,
I often do stupid things like that.
It’s time to change these habits.
My fingers have been black for a whole month
as a constant reminder when I intend to multi-task.
My car still has scratches
but it doesn’t drive me crazy anymore.
Actually, I consider myself lucky.
Accidents could have happened
when I was driving on the highway,
on the phone while eating ice cream.
If so, things must be much worse.
The positive side of this experience is that
it awakened me to a bad habit that was detrimental
to my work and myself.
Now, I try to focus on just one task
and accept it takes a little longer.
I have learned to say “no” when necessary,
and I also know how to coordinate work more flexibly. Gradually,
I was less stressed and strangely,
the amount of work I did seemed to be more than before.
Not being jittery,
busy with so many things at once
It has helped me focus on solving each task better
and has helped me see possibilities
that I didn’t notice before,
due to distractions.”
Selective learning
The voice you believe will determine the future you experience. ― Steven Furtick
The experience you have gone through will leave you
with valuable lessons.
You will feel yourself growing from there.
However, that does not mean
that you have to learn everything you can learn from the past.
Choose the things you feel are necessary,
can help improve knowledge,
forge emotions and apply in real life.
At times, this method of learning can produce dramatic innovations,
as was the case with Mary Anne Ehlert.
Mary Anne has an older sister,
Marcia, who has cerebral palsy.
While other families often organize picnics
or go out to dinner, the family
Mary Anne’s family did not have such periods
because they had to take turns taking care of Marcia.
Marcia’s parents always feel guilty
because they can’t give their children a better upbringing and upbringing.
Any child who is placed in such a family situation also suffers
from many factors around him.
As a child, Mary Anne was adamant that anyone who did not play with Marcia was not her friend.
Mary was always with her sister,
so she slowly learned to control Marcia’s seizures
and was always enthusiastic about whatever new treatment her parents wanted to try on her sister.
She teaches Marcia how to express her feelings,
and helps her family understand that “it is not a useless undertaking”.
Although she always has to live in stress and pressure,
her family is always attached to overcome difficulties together.
It was family,
and about work,
Mary also encountered many things that were not as she wanted.
Despite 20 years of experience in the banking industry,
she firmly resigned
when she did not agree to the reduction of staff
by laying off more than 1,500 employees within two days.
She later became a financial advisor in charge of retirement
and inheritance planning.
From here, she was able to learn more about the issue
of providing for Marcia later,
when her parents were old and weak.
Mary Anne began to look for a solution
and quickly realized that this was a problem that many families
with children with disabilities were concerned about.
At first, she used her family’s financial situation
as a test to calculate,
find out ideas and solutions to help stabilize her sister’s life later.
Not long after, she and her team launched the Sponsorship program
The future includes a range of services
that support families with children by varying degrees of disability.
Thanks to her own experience,
she was able to speak candidly with families by similar circumstances,
and help them with empathy and deep understanding.
The Future of Sponsorship Program has been constantly evolving with its brand new approaches
to improving the lives of disadvantaged families.
While some people with childhoods like Mary Anne step back
from the situation and surrender to fate,
Mary Anne chooses her own path,
which is to use experience to create change.
By understanding the positive
(family love, inquisitiveness, desire to contribute…)
as well as the negative
(stress, fatigue, precarious life, family sacrifices…) in the situation.
In her situation,
she found a way for her family
and others in the same situation.
Her contributions are extremely meaningful
and important to a group of people who need special help.
And in the process,
she has built a unique business with great potential.
Your own experience will be enriched by the learning opportunities
that you will find if you look for it.
Knowing how to convert experiences into lessons will help you always feel excited,
love life, and especially,
never feel depressed or lost because of your past.
Let each experience provide you with a better foundation for the future.
Practice
Experience transformation
The most valuable lessons in life cannot be taught, they must be experienced. ― Liam Payne
Focus on a past experience.
You can choose the type of experience that leaves you the most emotional.
Emotions and emotions will create a great source of energy
to promote the transformation process.
Next, find out what were the positives
and negatives of the experience.
You can write it down,
then think about what you can do to improve your results next time,
and see this as a lesson to strengthen your resolve to move forward.
