Simply Solving the Puzzle
When most young children are given a puzzle to solve or
put together that is especially challenging, most will
make a good effort at solving it, but if unsuccessful
will soon lose interest and abandon it. Some will even
become angry at their failure to solve it and may throw
a tantrum.
Contrast that with the experienced puzzle player who
proceeds to put the puzzle together with an air of
certain confidence that they will complete it. They know
that they have all of the pieces of the puzzle before
them so it is only a matter of finding out which pieces
work where and once that's done the puzzle will be
complete. Putting a piece in the wrong place is not a
cause for concern; it's simply another step toward
putting all of the pieces in their proper place.
Everything that happens to us happens for a reason. And sometimes, one
thing leads to another. Instead of locking yourself up in your cage of
fears and crying over past heartaches, embarrassment and failures, treat
them as your teachers and they will become your tools in both self
improvement and success.
So, when does self improvement become synonymous with success? Where do
we start? Consider these tips:
Attitudes of
Successful Learners
We can choose our attitudes about anything,
including learning and education. That's right. We get to choose what
our attitudes are. Here is the definition of attitude: "The feeling or
opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that follows
from this." We choose our opinion about people and situations. We choose
the way we will behave in relation to other people and circumstances. We
choose what we believe about learning. We choose it. Learning doesn't
have to be bad. It doesn't have to be anything but what we want it to
be. We have the option. We can have tremendously optimistic attitudes
about learning - attitudes that will help us grow in ways we have never
achieved before!
