Cordially Yours

Experts emphatically advise, and rightly so, that there is no limit to learning . In fact, learning pervades every stage of our lives. As a child, we learned to crawl, stand, walk, and all such motor skills. As a kid, we learned to identify objects, read, and write. As adolescents, we learned how to make friends and connect with people. This learning process continues till the end of our life. But unfortunately, we get caught in the milieu of life and so, we forget the fact that we should be open-minded to learn life's lessons. In fact, if you are open-minded and willing to learn, you will get unimaginably valuable lessons from everywhere including unexpected sources.  Regardless of the field in which you operate, you should be ready to embrace ideas from completely unrelated fields as well. You can cross-pollinate such ideas and blend them appropriately with the concepts of your field. This strategy is popularly known as "cross-fertilization of ideas" and this will great...

Though almost everyone knows that learning should never stop till the last breath, it may be wrong to assume that all those who advocate this principle follow it. If you observe the ways of highly successful people, you will find that they never hesitate to learn new things. They firmly believe that continuous learning will help them sustain their winning ways. In fact, they so strongly stick to this approach that they never miss any opportunity to learn. Amazingly, they do not give importance to the source from which they have to learn. They listen attentively to everyone who provides them with suggestions or ideas regardless of their status. Even while listening, they make it a point to keep their minds open. Further, they refrain from judging the suggestions or ideas immediately.  Though experts keep telling us that we should learn from great and successful people and try to emulate them, we should not overlook the fact that even those who are much below us ...