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Life as you know it right now is not exactly as it was a year ago or a day ago or even a moment ago (if you want to get super technical and a little woo-woo). It’s continually evolving and changing, and this is where those who approach with a beginner’s mindset come out on top. Beginner’s mindset means you approach any situation with the underlying belief that you have something to learn. It’s much easier to learn if you believe there is something to learn.

This is especially true in the “expert” space, where it’s easy to feel a pull to be the person who has all the answers especially in your area of expertise. Do you know someone who responds to everything with a version of “I already knew that?” Right. Don’t be that guy. The more of a master you truly become, the more you realize how little you know and just how much there is still to learn. Open yourself to the idea that, although it used to be X way, it is totally possible that Y is the way is it now. Or that you believe A to be true but can entertain the possibility that B (or something else you have yet to discover) may also be true. And if that is the case, you want to know.

Writer and artist Brian Andreas says, “It doesn’t help to listen carefully if you’re only going to listen for stuff you already know.” With each new learning, you get to begin again with a new perspective. Be open to see the next thing you don’t yet know, and it will find you more easily.