Is Adult Continuing Education is Healthy for You?

Adult continuing education is not only very practical, it is good for your brain & body. And adults have advantage over children when it comes to learning in three areas.

 

* Better memory (truly!) read on before you close your mind :  )
* Experience
* Fewer distractions

 

Let's briefly go over these three areas one by one.

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Better memory
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Doctors thought that you couldn't grow new brain cells, so as old cells died you became more stupid. They now know that the more you continue learning, the more new brain cells you get.  Experts say that you can even delay Alzheimer's disease by keeping your brain active.

 

You might be saying... "But old people keep forgetting things!"

 

That's true, because what you remember best are startling, new, shocking things. To an old person it's a case of "been there, done that". Nothing is new or shocking. So by being able to pick new and exciting things to learn, you increase your chance of remembering things. Recent clinical studies have shown that seniors can memorize new things and earn higher grades in a class room setting over kids in the same class.

 

So... maybe a child has a better learning potential. But adults can be more capable of putting their minds to better use (for many of the reasons we go over in this article.)

 

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Experience
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You learn from the known to the unknown. So it's logical that the more experience you have, the more you can think "yes... that's right... it's just like...

 

I am 49 years old now and I can say that my adult continuing education keeps getting easier because there are always relevant things in my experience. I can draw from real life lessons to enhance my studies.

 

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Distractions
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You may have distractions at work still, but let's face it, are they really as obsessive as your teenage interests? As teenagers, every distraction takes on an almost do or die feel to it. You just had to go out with your buddies or on that date. You just had to get one more game of ball in. You just had to go to the mall.

 

As an adult, you aren't going to have to choose between going out on a date and doing some study. You might have to choose between having a nap and study. Or recording your favorite TV show to watch later after you study.

 

Yes... you still have distractions. But unlike many teenagers... you should have the discipline to work through most distractions that pop up when you go to plan time to learn. And by being a Mentors Club member, you have access to learning 24/7.

 

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Exams
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Just as your three advantages apply to study, they apply to exams. Were you sick with nerves in your school exams? Your life-career depended on your performance. Now it would be nice to pass, but your experience tells you that you will survive failure, and land on your feet again...so less nerves. Your parents are not going to ground you if you fail a continuing education class like they did when you were in high school.

 

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Why Adult Continuing Education
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All right, you have advantages, but why should you bother with adult continuing education? Here are just a few reasons why we must continue to learn new things.

* Prevents brain deterioration
* Retraining for a new job
* Self employment

 

I've already covered the effect of study on the brain. You get new brain cells.

 

In modern times you can only expect to keep one job for a short time. Reports have stated that the average adult will change jobs at least 6 times. Many times you are going to need to retrain for your next job.

 

Self-employment. You can't be sacked if you are self-employed, but you can go broke. It is best to develop your home business part-time until it is earning you twice as much as your job. Then if you are retrenched from your job you won't care. (Your Mentors Club Success Library & Referral system can help you with this)

 

Then you won't need to worry about adult continuing education any more will you? Oops... you will need to keep learning even more when you have your own business. For instance, you are going to have to learn book-keeping unless you can afford an accountant to do the work. If you have to employ people, you will need to learn the laws that apply. If you are an online marketer, the rules, tools and techniques are constantly changing. The most successful people continue to learn as long as their bodies will let them.

 

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How should you learn?
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I prefer to use correspondence courses like Mentors Club provides for my adult continuing education. But some people prefer attending classes in order to have an accountability instructor keeping track of their studies. However, recent studies show that most people prefer to learn new information by mp3 audios, ebooks, online videos and teleseminars. Which is why we designed Mentors Club the way we did.

 

Also... with the Mentors Club learning model, you will pay a lot less than most class room type continuing education courses. And.. you get to choose the time to study and learn from the comfort of home. So thanks to programs like Mentors Club... there are no excuses to not be learning new and exciting things that will not only improve your memory, but also the quality of your lifestyle.

 

Blessings,
Dr. Reggie Cochran Ph.D. DCH CPMA DD
"I became a World Champion in my field. I
can help you become a Champion in yours"
www.MentorsClub.info