With knowledge comes power. It's what you do with that power that defines you. When I suggest to someone that they should think about educating themselves about a topic, I usually get resistance. The reason is most people think they have to go to college or school to get an education. While to get a degree, you do need to go to college, degrees don't always provide you with income.
I went to school for marketing. I graduated and used my degree for one year. During the time, I realized I didn't really care so much for marketing. While I still know how to do it and have a knack for coming up with ideas, I don't like the industry per se. It's not my thing. Main reason being is most places think sales and marketing are the same. They are not!
During my year in marketing, I realized I enjoyed doing things online like building websites, dealing with e-commerce, helping bloggers, and playing with coding. When I started my e-commerce business back in college, I had no idea what I was doing. I didn't know how to code a single line of HTML, how to integrate two platforms, or a host of other things. Instead of giving up or just paying someone to do it, I slowly taught myself how to code. I hone my coding skills each and every day now and use them to help other site owners with their problems.
I didn't have to go back to college for this. I learned by doing. I made mistakes, but I soon learned how to fix them and that's where most of my knowledge has come from. I have taken time to teach myself knew skills in areas I want to be proficient in. I've taken courses online at places like Udemy . There is so much information on the web, that saying you can't afford to learn a new skill is no longer applicable. You don't need a degree to do something. You need the desire!
In today's world, knowledge can be obtained from a variety of places. You just have to know where to look. I've learned things just by reaching out to those who know what they're doing. You would be surprised to see how helpful some people are. There's no more room for excuses. There's only room for action!
If you want to make extra money. don't complain about the lack of time or knowledge. Instead, figure out where your time is being wasted and correct it. Use that time to increase your education in an area you want to pursue. Once you do that, you can then use your free time to hone your skills and earn extra money. I do this on a daily basis and many more do as well. Remember, there's a difference between dreamers and doers. Which one do you want to be?
What new skill do you most want to develop this year? What's holding you back from teaching yourself that skill? What do you do with your free time?
