What is Your Education Purpose?

Your education purpose will depend on the results you want to achieve, the time commitment you’re willing to make and the money you want to spend.

What are your educational goals?

• Do you want to keep your skills up to date in your current job?

• Do you want to vamp up your earning power?

• Do you want to retrain for a completely new midlife career change?

• Do you want to focus on your personal growth and development?

• Do you want to learn something fun like scuba diving or photography?

• Do you feel alive when faced with new challenges and just love learning new ideas and things?

• Do you want to learn something that will get you one step closer to retirement such as managing investments and retirement accounts?

• Do you want to be a role model for your children and teach them it’s never too late to get an education?

• Do you just want to learn more about your favorite hobbies and subjects?

  Your education purpose will most likely change as you get older. When I first went to college my goal was to get a degree in order to get a good job that paid well. Today my goal is to learn those things that I’m passionate about and that challenges me to be the best person I can be.

  Once you know what your education purpose is, there are countless resources available to find the learning gateway to help you reach your needs.

  
  
  

  What is Your Education Purpose?

  
  
  What are the Benefits of Learning New Things as You Get Older?
  • Personal development and enrichment

  • To be invigorated by new ideas

  • Challenging yourself to be the best you can be

  • Job enhancement

  • Keeping up with current business trends and competition

  • Maintaining an active and sharp mind

  • Preparing for a midlife career change

  • Enhancing your memory

  • Improving your self-confidence

  • Can help you save money as you learn to “do it yourself”

  • Helps you meet people with similar interests

  • Gives you a new interest that you can share with others

  • Engages us with others who are also on a path of growth and knowledge
  
  
  There’s always room to learn more about EVERYTHING, after all, we don’t know what we don’t know.

  According to the National Center for Education Statistics, more than 1/3 of Americans over age 45 are taking part in some kind of adult education and “women with college degrees realize an earnings advantage over high school graduates”.

  The best news is that there are so many educational delivery systems available to us today. Take advantage of them.

  
  
  

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