Learn Out of Pure Interest

Once you try it, there is no going back!

Before I became a management consultant, I spent eight years in academia – from community college to four-year and four-year to graduate school. I learned a LOT.

I ended up with five associates degrees, a bachelors, two master’s, and a PhD. How did I accomplish this is eight years? I learned out of pure interest. 

I only took the courses that interested me, sought out experiences that drove me, and engaged in research that inspired and challenged me. By learning out of pure interest, academics was less of a chore – something I had to do so I could get a job – and more of a delight.

Learning out of pure interest gave me the energy to succeed and my subsequent success and qualifications are a happy byproduct.

I bring this same philosophy with me to the work I do today. Learning out of our interest allows me to show up, listen, understand, and help solve true challenges – those that may not be apparent at first glance.

I encourage you to follow the path that keeps your interest. By doing so, you will bring a unique perspective rooted in genuine curiosity, a combination that I have found can produce powerful results.