Living an Exceptional Life

"Success is a numbers game." -Jim Rohn

The lecture emphasized on changes that the 21st century has bought with it and how one can take advantage from them. The lecturer, Jim Rohn, mentioned how competition has had a steep increase in this century thanks to technology. Being that statement true, I think it is important to review the most important steps explained by him in order to help people who might find them difficult, so they can fully understand them and take advantage of all the resources this century gives to us.

One of the points mentioned by Rohn made reference to the number of skills one has and how learning more than one is extremely helpful in order to maintain an economic safety. Nowadays, more and more people discover how to exploit and develop different abilities so they can succeed. I believe he had a great approach to the topic, because it is easy to understand the real benefits behind every skill we master. The main obstacle within that statement involves whether the person who is trying to live an exceptional life can develop more than one skill without technological support. It seems almost impossible to live a life without it, therefore, it is important to adapt the resources this kind of people have so they can follow the rest of the steps that were presented in the lecture without major difficulties.

Another key point mentioned by Rohn was related to the empirical knowledge we acquire daily. He explained how learning from personal experiences and from other people's experiences can help us to understand what actions can lead us either to failure or to success. A fact faced by a high percentage of people is how they repeat events that lead them to fail because they don't realize how badly the consequences of their actions are affecting them. That being said, I think it is necessary to think of the goals we want to achieve before and after we perform certain actions; by doing that, we will be able to measure how helpful our actions are.

The 21st century can be linked to the beginning of a new era, yet it seems easier than ever to get lost during our search for success. Guiding others results essential, in the long run, for the development of different individuals. Not everyone has access to technological resources, therefore, it is important for them to adapt what they have in order to be able to live an exceptional life. 

The best teacher is one who is very knowledgeable about the subject matter.

Concerns about the number of outstanding teachers working at schools are rising. A high percentage of parents believe that the number of good teachers a school has impacts on the knowledge their children will absorb. Whether good teachers are the ones whose knowledge is greater than their partners' is discussed by many people. The best teachers are those who are very knowledgeable about the subject matter due to different reasons.

Teachers who have accumulated more information about their fields are able to respond students' doubts in a clear and better way. First, students are being bombarded with new and different information every minute; therefore they might not understand certain things they're gathering in their brains. When a student doesn't understand something, he or she recurs to the respective teacher in order to clear his or her doubts. If the teacher is not well-informed about the topic, there won't be a solution to the student's confusion, leaving the question unanswered. Second, teachers who have acquired more information over the years about their respective field have the facility of addressing answers using a selected vocabulary that attends the students' needs, making it easier for them to understand the answer.

The more prepared the teacher is, the better he or she will be at identifying complicated aspects from topics that need to be taught. When teachers identify that certain topics could be too difficult for their students to understand, they try using different methods, such as games, real life examples or stories, to make it easier for their students to interpret what is being instructed. When teachers lack of knowledge, they aren't able to help their students understand difficult contents, or even worse, those contents could be skipped.

In conclusion, teachers who qualify themselves in their respective fields are the best. All the information they have learned helps them to answer the students' doubts and identify what they could struggle with during the teaching and learning process. An outstanding teacher shares knowledge with the students; consequently, teachers who want to be categorized as "the best" must be willing to invest their time absorbing as much knowledge of the subject matter as they can.