You may be surrounded by people who tell you to go to a fancy university and obtain a fabulous degree or diploma. That is an excellent path. But that degree will only give you a good life. It will only make you live an average life.

To be able to live that extra ordinary, wow kind of life, you have to think outside the classroom.

A self-educated individual can decide to learn a little bit about everything, or they can work hard toward mastering a single subject.

You will have to self educate, to be able to live that extra ordinary life you dream of.

While many have had the privilege to go to a formal school and sit in a classroom and learn something others have not due to circumstances beyond their control. Self education is the bed of success.

The things you learn by yourself, are never forgotten!

This is why you self Educate

1. You become smarter.

Everything is not learnt in class. Like my good friend @donciero usually says, “learn to be street smart”. This will also help you understand points of view different from your own.

Remember, we’re all interconnected, and being aware of different cultures, different people, and what their lives are like can make you a more well-rounded individual.

The things we learn in class are not useless, they only help us be better persons out of the classroom. But that should not end there. Once out of the classroom, learn the language of the street. Combining your street smartness and classroom knowledge will give you a better understanding of the basic man. You will have a better understanding on how to trade with different people in the society.

2. It will make you a better communicator.

If you want to succeed, you have to be a better communicator. You have to be able to express yourself any day or time no matter the circumstance.

Communication at a professional level will give you the opportunity to meet and freely interact with high level professionals.

If you want to grow, you need to interact with successful people.To be able to do that, you need excellent communication skills.

3. It makes you think big.

When you self educate, you will be able to sell your ideas. You will have the means to reach out to people who are interested in your products or services.

You will be able to think big like all the other big and successful business men because you speak the same language.

Look at the millionaires around. Look at their stories. They are mostly self made. They all had to think outside the box. They had to self educate themselves to the level they are.

Most people believe that you can only get rich with a college degree but reality is different. Some of these wealthy guys don’t even have a diploma not to talk of a fancy university degree.

Think big and think outside the box.

4. Self education will make you very optimistic.

When people listen to others, they tend to fall back on their objectives. They tend to ignore the signs they see in front of them and start doubting.

But with you being optimistic, you will be able to see an opportunity in every situation. This will give you a better control of your life.

Optimism will make you see yourself being able to do anything and being unstoppable.