Studying abroad offered great learning experiences for me, far better than any classroom. That happiness still sustains me today! : D
I love to learn and there are many ways to do it.
The people you are around have a large effect on your learning.
You also learn who's really good in your life - the ones that actually you want to do well and succeed or the ones that pull you down and are negative. I have put a lot of energy trying to understand the latter but what I have learned is you can't open a closed mind or heart. You also cannot stop growing or stunt yourself so that others can catch up or feel comfortable. Instead, choose better company and just be yourself - completely. : D
Lesson 1: Prune
It is better to be alone than to have bad company.
Lesson 2: Reach
Ask yourself what you want to do and be. Bigger! Up!
Lesson 3: Do
Do. Repeat. Do.
Lesson 4: Love
The right people and right things show up in your life. That adage of 'as one door closes, another opens' is so right on. You can only fully accept this if you have done 1-3.
I love what Michael Phelps says, "You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get."
Exactly.