STAY TEACHABLE

"Wise men and women are always learning, always listening for fresh insights.'' - Proverbs 18:15 TM

When it comes to staying teachable, understand 2 things:
1. Nothing is interesting if you are not interested - Philip B. Cosby writes: ''There is a theory of human behaviour that says people subconsciously retard their own growth. They come to rely on cliches and habits. Once they reach the age of their own personal comfort with the world, they stop learning and their minds run on idle for the rest of their days. They may progress organizationally, they may be ambitious and eager, and they may even work night and day, but they learn no more.'' It's a tragedy when we allow ourselves to get in a rut and never climb out. We miss the best God has to offer. In contrast, teachable people are fully engaged in life. They get excited about things. They are interested in discovery, disscussion, application and growth.
2. Successful people view learning differently than those who are unsuccessful - That doesn't mean that unsuccessful people are unable to think the way successful people do. If you have the desire and the discipline, you can retrain yourself to think differently. Teachable people are always open to new ideas and are willing to learn from anyone who has something to offer. Sidney J. Harris wrote: ''A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others. A loser wants to be considered an expert by others, before he has learned enough to know how little he knows.'' Bottom line it's truly remarkable how much a person has to learn, before he realizes how little he knows. So, stay teachable.