I ended part 3 of this series with the wall of “I can’t” that blocks a lot of people and that really needs to be followed by the path of “I can.” So this is what you have to figure out what works for you. (Sorry, I can’t do it all from this side of the screen.)
The joy of the 21st century is that the well is deep and wide and you can’t possibly empty. It’s just finding the right source to slake your quest for knowledge. Now what the heck does that mean? I mentioned briefly that we all have different learning styles and back in school you were lumped in with every Tom, Dick and Mary, and that system might teach you some things, but for the most part it doesn’t teach a love of learning. Some people take a long time to get over the revulsion of learning that formal schooling sometimes installs onto your “operating system.”
So the challenge is figuring out what works for you. It’s not about what works for me or my neighbor, it’s all about you. I can use a search engine and read the articles and books that I found there on any particular subject I was interested in one step was for me, but then I had to move on to step two which is to find a video or webinar that can explain what I’ve read . For you one step may find the video, or maybe a book on tape or mp3 files on the web or resources in your library.
To be honest going to the web really seems like a great place to start. I mean somehow you got here, so obviously you know how to do some form of searching, so it’s just a matter of figuring out what works and search for that. Think about what you had the most fun learning, and how that learning happened. Maybe it was one on one instruction when you learned how to play the piano, or maybe it was just getting thrown into the mix at a Texas Hold ‘Em tournament at your buddy’s house. Whatever it was, that’s where you start, and then figure out how it relates to lessons on-line or otherwise.