I’m Dr. Hassan, a Board-Certified Physiatrist and Independent Practice Owner. I help physiatrists start and grow their own profitable practices so they can achieve financial independence and live without limits.

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When building a profitable practice, it’s important to mimic the habits of lifelong learners. You’ve heard that becoming a lifelong learner is critical to success, but staying in the mindset to learn something new every day can be difficult. I want to teach you some habits that lifelong learners use to keep themselves in a learning mindset.

If you are struggling to become a lifelong learner, adding some of these habits to your own life may help keep you on track:

1. Read every day. Reading is a fundamental aspect of learning. No matter what you’re interested in and how much free time you have during the day, you need to devote some time to reading. Reading opens your mind and helps train your brain to be ready to learn new things. Not only that, but according to Healthline,
reading is great for your heart health, as it lowers your blood pressure.

2. Sign up for courses. This doesn’t mean you need to register for college courses, nor does it mean you should sign up for every course you see. Rather, if you’re interested in something, take a course to further your knowledge in it. For example, if you are interested in pottery, sign up for a pottery class at a local art studio or community center. Even if it is just once a week, it will deepen your knowledge and help you learn. If you enjoy it, you can increase your class frequency later on.

3. Take care of yourself first. Being a lifelong learner means you need to prioritize learning. But you will be ill equipped to learn if you don’t care for yourself and your body. Be sure you are getting enough sleep, exercise, and eating a balanced diet as all of these things will keep your mind healthy and ready to learn.

4. Have numerous passions. Lifelong learning will be terribly boring if there is only one subject you are interested in learning about. This is why most lifelong learners have numerous passions they’re interested in learning more about. Not sure where to find a new passion? You can start by trying some new things. Most activities have trial packages. Think you might enjoy yoga? Take a trial class. Interested in cooking? See if you can take a lesson at a local restaurant or bakery. The options are endless. You never know when you might find your next passion.

Becoming a lifelong learner is easy when you implement these habits in your life. Even if you don’t implement them all, implementing one or two will go a long way towards helping you become a lifelong learner. So, fire up that search engine and start finding some new passions to learn.

I am Dr. Hassan, a Board-Certified Physiatrist and Independent Practice Owner. I help physiatrists start and grow their own independent practice so that they can achieve financial independence and live without limits. Please go to businessofrehab.com\contractnegotiations to pick up the free guide to help you negotiate the contract of your dreams.

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