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Self-Growth Made Simple: The One Habit That Transforms Knowledge into Results

Sometimes looking for knowledge can be a way of running away from applying what you already know. A form of procrastination. Laziness can make you work hard looking for more knowledge when the little you know is enough to get you started.

You will find lots of wisdom here, and in this life, but what will change your life is your determination to apply the wisdom that you learn.

If something seems wise on this blog, try it. If it doesn’t work, trash it and together let's try something else.

That’s life. You keep studying and testing until you find the knowledge that best aligns with your destiny.

Some of the things you will learn here will excite you, and some will impress you. (Some of it may be too bitter to swallow). But always remember none of that is the goal. The goal is to make your life better than it was yesterday.

So don’t just get wisdom, do wisdom.

Acquisition of Knowledge Prepares You for Self Growth, then Application of Knowledge Begins Your Self Growth

Gathering knowledge only changes your mind; it’s applying knowledge that changes your life
- MOFFAT MACHINGURA

It’s NOT what you hear that changes your life, it’s what you do with what you hear.

Don’t just gather knowledge, apply knowledge.

When you are taught, you know; when you apply what you know, you learn.

Many are taught but only a few learn.

There is a big difference between knowing and learning.

The fact that you know how to do something, doesn’t mean you have learnt to do it.

Learning is a permanent change of behaviour - that comes from applying what you know.

Your life will change when your behaviour changes.

If your behaviour is NOT changing after teaching, it means you are only gathering knowledge without learning anything from the knowledge you have gathered.

You Ignite Self Growth by Doing What You Learn

Be a Doer of The Word

This world will teach you so many things, but learning will only start happening when you start applying what you are taught.

  • When you read something remarkable about business, step out and do it.
  • When you read about loving people and treating others right, step out and do it.
  • When you get a lesson on productivity and personal management, do it even when you don’t feel like doing it.

Life is NOT changed by knowledge, it is changed by the application of knowledge.

Bottom Line

The knowledge that you don’t apply, cannot change your life.

If you know the truth and never apply it, your life won’t be different from that of a person who doesn’t know it.

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