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What uuuuuup Heroes and Heroines?
Today, as part of my Read-A-Book-A-Week For 2011 challenge, I have been reading Chicken Soup For The Soul
1 You Are Still At School.
Whether you like it or not you a still a full time student enrolled in the school of LIFE. And unlike any previous schooling you’ve had the School of life has no recess or lunch break. Lessons are to be learned 24/7. It is up to you to take make the most of the opportunities these lessons have to offer. If you play truant you lose out. Simples!
2 You Can’t Make Mistakes.
I don’t particularly like the term ‘Human Being’, I believe a far more accurate description of what we are is ‘Human Becoming’. Personal growth is a process, a journey full of trial and error. “Failed” experiments are just as important as successful experiments, in fact, often we can learn more from our “mistakes” than from our successes. These “Failed” experiments are apart of the process of living and a part of who we are. Embrace mistakes, learn from them.
3 Lessons Are Repeated.
Life will keep presenting the same lesson in various forms and disguises until you learn it. It is only then, that you can ‘pass go and collect £200’ to advance to the next lesson. If you are in a rut ask yourself the question “Why am I here?” and “What can I learn from this?”.
4 School Is Never Out For Summer.
You can never, pass, graduate or complete your studies at the School of Life. As long as you have a pulse you are learning lessons. Every aspect of life has a lesson.
5 Stop Looking to Become an ‘End Product’.
You will never be complete, you will never be perfect. Stop waiting for the perfect moment or the ‘Right’ circumstances because it will never happen. Start living in the ‘NOW’ because the ‘THEN’ is gonna turn into another ‘Then’ and that ‘Then’ will turn into yet another ‘Then’. You dont’ want to spend your life preparing for the ‘Then’s’ when you could be enjoying the ‘Now’, do ya?
6 Our Classmates Are Extensions of Ourselves.
What we see in other people are aspects of ourselves. Whether we love or hate someone, all we are doing is loving or hating an aspect of ourselves. If you love somebody its because you see characteristics in them that you love about yourself. If you hate somebody then what you are really hating is an aspect of that person that you hate about yourself. You can learn a lot about yourself by the way you look at others.
7 The Choice is Yours.
What you do at the School of Life is completely up to you. You have at your fingertips all the tools and resources that you will ever need to do ANYTHING you want. Lets repeat that, ANYTHING YOU WANT. You have full reign of you future, your career, your relationships your finances. Get on with it!!!
8 We Have Been Given Cheat-notes.
The answers to life lie inside you. You can tap into these answers by asking questions and learning to look, listen and trust the answers.
9 YOU WILL FORGET ALL THIS.
- What life lessons have you learned that you would like to share with the class?
- What Rules would you include to the instruction manual ‘Being Human’?
Please Spread The Word and share this post like an awesome Human Becomimg.
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Cool post…I like the idea of extracting lessons from a book. I use books as an inspiration all the time…I think its a more unique approach than to use other blog posts as an inspiration…
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Yeh man,
Twitter feed is awesome, especially when hooked up to awesome blogs like yours. Books are the way forward, so many blog posts are just recycled regurgitations of other posts. Its all about originality. Books are an awesome source of inspiration.
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Awesome post Ryan. I agree with so many points. We must always keep learning, testing, and refining, with everything we do in life, not just marketing or what not. The more conscious of this we become the more we understand the impact of our actions on our lives and the lives of others, which can really be huge.
Thanks for another awesome post. Keep learning!
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Hey dude,
Yeh thats an important point to remember, lessons are to be learnt in all aspects of life. And your so right, it all begins with being conscious of our actions then we have start t make change.
Great Post Ryan,
One life lesson/Rule that I have learned is that it is OK to take a risk on yourself. I think this is a hard one for people to do as we are so brought up to live within the status quo, that taking a risk where others might look at you like you are nuts, is hard to do. But if you know it feels right and is good for you-go for it. I am always working towards being a better risk taker as it leads to so many good things in life.
I love the line on mistake making, mistakes are such great learning tools, but are looked at in such a negative fashion. They should be positives, as you can learn so much from them. I know I have learned much from my mistakes in life. And will continue to learn from them.
Peace.
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Hey Sean,
I like the idea of looking at ‘mistakes’ in a positive light. If we are making mastakes then we must be growing, so therefore the more mistakes we make the better we become – quite a paradox.
Hi Ryan,
I haven’t read Chicken Soup For The Soul and I guess that it is another one of those ‘classics’ that I really should have a look at.
I particularly like number 5 and how it talks about not waiting for the perfect circumstances. One of my favorite quotes at the moment is from Seth Godin,”It doesn’t matter if you are always right. It matters that you are always moving.’
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Thats a great quote Brenton,
Im really diggin Seth Gogin these days.
And Brenton, you seem to be moving a lot these days and picking up momentum.
Ryan
Hey Ryan,
For me many lessons aren’t learned or mastered in one sitting. Some are just partially learned (managing fear effectively for example) and must be reviewed daily or I will regress.
Riley
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There are no specifcs times for lessons Riley, We are human becomings, we may never reach a final destination of where we want to be but we can certainly make huge improvements along our journey
Hi Ryan:
Yes Chicken soup for the soul is a popular book, But I have a feeling few people have written books with the same title. Or may be one book with different chapters by different, as I keep seeing different author names with this name. I do not know the mystery ?
Any ways your blog post has a good touch of your own. Every tip that you have mentioned is sensible. I like “Schools is never out for summer” I believe in this. Every minute of your life live with open eyes and learn a lesson from it, that is what life is all about.
Enjoy while you can
Fran A
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It is indeed a very popular book, I believe the series has sold over 8.5million copies. You are soo right lessons are to be learned every minute of every day, we need to open our eyes and and question as much as we can.
Ryan
You make some great points here Ryan!
Yes, we area all students of “Life”, always living and always learning. Once you start to view yourself as a “teacher” you are finished. Life is about growth and forward progress. There is something to learn from everything and everyone, whether it is what to do or what not to do.
There are also no mistakes in life, only learning experiences. Each of these experiences are there to get you back on track. Everyone is on a journey and following a particular path. The point of every experience is to keep you on that path. When you stop and think about your life and where you are now, you will see how each and every experience has brought you to this exact place and time.
Rock On!
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Hey Anthony,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I like how you said we can learn from EVERYONE, everyone is different and has a unique set of experiences so share. Sometimes when we make ‘mistakes’ we find answers and solutions to totally unrealted areas of our lives. The answers are always there, we just need to open our eyes and look for them.
Another great post Ryan…. I’ve read the book but it’s been several years ago now.
You covered some excellent points in your post. I guess it’s been at least 15 years now that I learned a lot of the lessons you shared with us. Life is just one big lesson after another and the people who are in your life help you whether you think that to be true or not. We are all students and we never stop learning whether that is our intention or not. I still love learning and especially things that have to do with life. I’m a big believer that another can change their lives, they just have to make that conscious decision and then stick by it. Most people aren’t willing to do the work.
Thanks again Ryan and you know I’ll be back to visit again soon.
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Hey Adrienne,
Right on! We are all students together, we can learn sooo much more when we share experiences with each other. And agree, it can be hard work, VERY hard work. When I first started studying personal development I thought I could just read a book or two and turn into an overnight success. That certainly hasnt been the incase, quite the opposite actually. Personally, I have found the more I learn about personal development the harder it gets. .. Strange!!!
Ryan
Rockin’ Ryan – you really are blazin’ the trail…
I haven’t seen Lessons on being Human but I guess it is one to read…
Perhaps I don’t need to with your summary!
If I read it right, you gotta get on with what you’ve got, learn on the fly and perfect doesn’t exist so don’t get hung up on it. Someone should tell the poor souls aiming for size zero.
I heard an interview with Sir Bob Geldoff recently – he talked about the concept of being ‘complete’ as a human is the moment when you keel over cos that is the time when you are done!
Take it easy
James
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Hey James,
Thats a great quote by Bob, thats so true.
Definatly man, live for the now, work with what youve got. Waiting for better is a deceptive form of procrastination.
Keep ‘er lit
Ryan
In a recent webinar we found out that many of the people who want to know moe about ebusiness are actually stuck at the start – they are afraid to make mistakes.
I think that is one of life’s most important lessons. You have to make mistakes if you want to grow. The odd thing for me is that often what I think is a msitake at one point turns out to have been a really good thing. Life isn’t static, thank goodness!
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Hey Lesly,
Thats a great point. I read a great quote on Niall Dohertys blog from George Bernard Shaw – “When I was young, I observed that nine out of ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.” I believe that is fantastic way to look at life.
Ryan
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I’ve taken a big leap in starting a flower related e-business and it has really pointed out to me that we need to keep learning – and there is no end product. But really – would you want there to be? It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.
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Hey Jane,
I recently read a story about a team of astronauts who were training for a mission in too space, its was a huge goal and they spent years preparing for it but when it became a reality and they came back to earth they were devestated and depressed. After achieving a huge goal like that what could top that?
Thanks for stopping by and sharing for thoughts.
Ryan
Hey Ryan
Books and movies can make great ‘teaching experiences’ for us all – especially if they’ve used (either consciously or unconsciously) the Hero’s Journey paradigm as their story core. The Hero’s Journey can be seen as a model explaining the path of human development – that’s why it’s such a good teaching model. And if you pick the right examples it works well for teaching because the bulk of your audience will be familiar with your story examples and resonate with the teaching….
Hope that makes sense….it’s something I intend to explore over the coming months on my own blog….
Paul
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I haven’t read ‘chicken soup….’ yet, but I know it sold a shed load of copies. I like your choice Ryan, I enjoyed school and didn’t really want to leave for the world of work.
Life being a school and learning new lessons every day suits me fine. I will never play truant, I’m having too much fun.
John
Studying in Leamington Spa, England
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Hey John,
Yeh it is an extremly successful series and I believe it even had its own TV show. Its great having fun and learning at the same time.
Life – a kind of chaos that has enormous creative potential. In it is hidden a predetermined destiny. Life can be captured, comprehended by means of intuition rather than reason. I agree with you that our life is a kind of school. We are constantly learning on our own and others’ mistakes, we understand the society, following its own laws and rules. Here arises a question : whether the person is free?
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Hi Ryan,
If I am not mistaken, I first got my hands on the book while I was still at high school. It was one of the first few books I remember investing my pocket money on
Great collection of stories, I must say. And I probably never finished reading all of them. Even if I had, most of them are now sitting at the back of my mind.
One think that resonated with me now when I read this post is that we should not look forward to being an end product. What is important is what we do with our time now, and that we keep doing and keep moving.
Like you also mentioned, we need to keep learning. Reminders like this are what motivates many!
Cheers,
Mark
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I’ve never read that book but I am a perceptual student. I continually seek to learn something new. As soon as I think I know all I need to know, I’m reminded that I am still a student. I seem to like to learn the hard way, but I eventually get it. I know that what ever my life becomes is a choice that I make, even if I don’t realize it at the time.
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Hi Ryan! I’m happy that I stumbled upon your blog!
Awesome Post! There is most definitely a lesson to be learned in every situation. Thank you so much for sharing! I look forward to your future tweets and post! Chicken Soup for the Soul hmmmm….. I will have to take time out to check it out! 
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Sweet post, Ryan. I especially like #5: Stop Looking to Become an ‘End Product’
I think that’s a problem that a lot of people have in all aspects of their lives. While it’s good to always push yourself and become better, you need to take some time to smell the roses, too! Enjoy where you’re at and relish in your accomplishments thus far.
I’ve been meaning to read Chicken Soup for the Soul but haven’t yet. By the way, did you ever read The Art of Non-Conformity?
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Really identify with #4 & 5! Great post!
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Hi Ryan,It is a very nice and interesting post.I like your all points on the lessons of being human.
I like the point #5 the most that we will never be perfect.
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Hi Ryan,
Awesome article.The School of life thing is perfect.Learning is a part of our life and that is what makes us distinct from animals.We can only reach our destiny and achieve success after failures.One should commit mistakes but shouldn’t repeat them.
Hi Ryan,
Awesome article.The School of life thing is perfect.Learning is a part of our life and that is what makes us distinct from animals.We can only reach our destiny and achieve success after failures.One should commit mistakes but shouldn’t repeat them.
Hi Ryan,
Awesome article.The School of life thing is perfect.Learning is a part of our life and that is what makes us distinct from animals.We can only reach our destiny and achieve success after failures.One should commit mistakes but shouldn’t repeat them.
Ryan,
Interesting post. I haven’t read any of the chicken soup books, however you have intrigued me this one as there appears to be a lot of great life lessons in it. Thank you for sharing
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This is very interesting post!!!I am glad you shared it to us…Thanks a lot for the blog…
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Hi Ryan,
This is such good advice and thanks so much for putting it all together for us. I’ll keep some of those in mind. Thanks again.
Hi Ryan,
It’s been a while since you’ve posted on your blog and on facebook too. Hope all is well. You are being missed.
Mark
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Human cares. Shares and implements good deeds. Your blog has given me a beautiful insight towards life. Indeed you did point out the fine elements on what is to be called human being.
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There are a lot of lessons we can learn being a human because God created that for us…Anyway, thank you or sharing this post to us…It can really help…
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Of course being a human being when you are still living in this world you will learn a lot of lessons every day in your life.
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Hey I feel it is really a very good experience to every child to enjoy their schooling and also to share their. I feel Every human is a child in their life to enjoy the learning on how they should learn to lead their life and also how they can be shared.
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Hey I know we all make commit mistakes and we are always in the urge of learning many of the yhings in life which will mould us into human beings to be a proper example for any one. I Feel the above mentioned are always a learning things to human.
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Hey I know we come across so many different stages of life and we cant escape them I feel stress needs to be handled very well to control the adverse from it. Meditation and stronger will power will help in maintaining this and over come the stress. But though this is a very inspirational experience.
I also feel that your post will be a inspiration to this to start a great start it is important to know more for a good cause.
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Lessons Are Repeated and so are mistakes. Life is about making mistakes and learning from it.
They make friends with a swordsmen and a human turned into a demon who ges turned into a rock. The guy can gain powers from the girl by kissing her and her hair changes color. One of their enemies is her mother and an old monk who turns humans into demons.