Your Best Investment: A Case for Lifelong Learning

My marketing director, Michelle, often shares stories about her step-mother-in-law, Connie. Connie just turned 98 this month. At 95-ish she decided she wanted to learn German. That led her to take a class at a local university, and then an overseas trip to use her new skill. I’m told she planned to travel on her own, until her son and daughter-in-law intervened and went along with her. And I’m blown away that she still works out daily and can do a perfect yoga headstand.
I told Michelle that I wanted to be Connie when I grow up.
We got to talking about Connie’s secrets to this kind of longevity. We were able to boil it down to two big things. She’s consistent with self-care, and she’s the perfect example of a lifelong learner.
This post digs into the second of those two, what lifelong learning can do for us personally and professionally. It’s