Knowledge is Power

We hear every day that knowledge is power. Not really. Knowledge is information. It is potential power and it becomes power only when it is acted upon.What is the difference between a person who cannot read and a person who can but does not read? Not a whole lot.Learning is like eating food. It is not how much you eat that matters, what counts is how much you digest.Knowledge is potential power, wisdom is real power.Education takes many forms, it is not just grades and a degree. It is¨ cultivating your strength¨ learning self-discipline¨ listening¨ desiring to learn Our minds, like muscles, stretch or shrink depending on how much or how little we exercise them.

If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.--Derek Bok

Continuous positive education leads to positive thinking

Education is a Reservoir

Positive thinkers are like athletes who, through practice, build an inner reservoir of

stamina that they draw on in competition. If they don't practice, they have nothing to draw

on.

Similarly, positive thinkers regularly build a reserve of positive attitude by constantly

feeding their mind on the pure, the powerful and the positive on a daily basis. They

realize that we are all going to be faced with the negative and if we have the reserve of

positive attitude we will be able to overcome; otherwise the negative will prevail.

Positive thinkers are not fools and they are not going through life with blinders. They are

winners who recognize their limitations, but focus on their strengths. Losers, on the other

hand, recognize their strengths but focus on their weaknesses.