Become A Learning Machine

You can usually tell in the first few minutes of a podcast how well it’s going to go.  So when David Cancel, CEO of Drift, answered my first question around learning with “Yes, this is my obsession…” I knew I was in for a good one.   I mean, how often do you hear that someone’s obsessed with learning?  You’re more likely to hear of someone's obsession with Tiger King than with learning.  But Cancel takes learning seriously.  He reads, listens to podcasts and connects with mentors with laserlike focus.  His goal is to become a learning machine.  The 20s are your learning, 30s are for earning, as the saying goes.  And maybe there is some truth to that because much of what you experience in your 20s is new and it takes time to build your wealth.  But I encourage you to be a learning machine.  It doesn’t matter if you’re 18 or 78, there is more to learn.  The more knowledge you have, the more opportunities life will present to you.    As we’re all spending most (or all) of our time indoors, now is the perfect time to develop the habit of learning.   I’m spending 30 minutes a day in April reading.  I’m listening to podcasts. I’m connecting with old and new connections on LinkedIn looking for knowledge.   Spend time today learning.  You never know where it'll lead you. You can listen to my full conversation with David Cancel here. This post is from our new series, Daily Momentum.  Each morning, we send a short, inspirational post via email, blog and podcast.  You can get it directly to your email here.  You can subscribe on iTunes here.