Personal Lifelong Learning Plan

Posted by David R. Wetzel Aug 5, 2008

Everyone needs a lifelong learning plan, even if it is for the short term - within the next five years. This is important for helping your spirit and body have a purpose in life besides working and going through life's routine.

Here are a few items I have included in my lifelong learning plan and I recommend you develop a plan along these lines.

My plan includes:

• Continuing Education- I am always taking community courses in writing, computers, and even a fun cooking class. These help keep my mind energized and learning something new. Also, it helps me learn to think out of the box.
• Community Education - I am involved in my community by sharing what I know with others. I offer non-credit courses on the Civil War, my passion. Also, non-credit courses on basic computer skills. This way I can help others who are committed to lifelong learning.
• Participate in Exercise - As writer, my life involves spending many hours in front of a computer. To remain active I walk and use the Wii Fit for my daily exercise routine. This ensures my body supports my other activities.

These three things are the minimum you should follow in developing a lifelong learning plan - stimulating the mind, community involvement, and exercise. Of course your plan can take a completely different path from mine.

Your lifelong learning plan can be focused on continuing education for improving your promotion ability at work or changing careers, maybe learning something new for fun.

Regardless the focus of your plan, lifelong learning involves helping meet short term goals or even long term goals in life for a balanced life.

Visit Education Planning for Continuing Education for more information.