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Deborah Hinote is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met. She has more connections than many can hope to attain, and makes the world a better place for everyone she knows.
Continue reading From the Inside Out with Deborah Hinote: Season 1 Episode 7
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Solomon Hanes is a creative learner who has chosen not to take the traditional route of college for his education. In addition to an apprenticeship in Delaware, he hosts the Elder Tree Podcast. He runs a creative Facebook group called the Creative Condition.
Solomon is also building his brand as a photographer. His Instagram page documents his life artistically. Here’s a link to his website, where he features more of his photography and his writing: http://solomonhanes.com/
“If I had to choose never to use the word “education” again, I probably wouldn’t use it, because in today’s society it is so associated with the schooling system.”
However, learning is not limited to school. Solomon uses the example of our interview on the podcast as a way he is passively learning communication skills.
Once you realize the things you are learning passively, you can use this knowledge to analyze
One main facet of education, according to Solomon, is self-examination. Realizing how you learn helps you develop processes that help you learn more effectively.
“Learning about yourself and how you think is so valuable,” Solomon summarizes.
We cover Solomon’s story, from homeschool to high school to Praxis. He read finance and marketing books during class, and poured himself into the lawn care business he built at the same time.
He’s full of ideas for the future.
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This is the 6-month apprenticeship side of the program. Solomon gives a bird’s-eye view of what the work experience is like.
After the boot camp. Praxis places each participant with a business partner that best fits their needs and interests. The participants spend half a year in a paid apprenticeship position with their business partner. The coolest part? By the time you finish the apprenticeship, you pay off your Praxis tuition!
What words describe the apprenticeship experience?
“Get out there and learn. Or, learn in the classroom… as long as you’re learning things that you deem valuable… Whether you think school is boring or not, think, ‘What will help me in the future the most?’ “
It’s interesting to me how kids are humans in pure form. Untouched by the biases and mindsets that adults have formed, young children can teach us a multitude of things about how to approach the world.
This is one aspect of the Module 4 curriculum I cover in this week’s video.
Praxis’ Module 4 is packed with information. And it’s some of the most thought-provoking content I will ever cover.
Here’s my take on Week 1, covering Philosophy.
Everywhere you go, you sell yourself.
That’s something I have heard a lot in the last little while. It’s the truth. But it’s another thing to act on it.
Everything you do represents you to another human being. Do your actions accurately reflect your values? Are you the person you perceive yourself to be?
But you don’t only embody your personal values. You represent the things you talk about.
Excited about your job? Talk about it a lot? Immediately you become the thing people reference when they think about said job.
If you support a certain viewpoint or culture, you are a model for that idea. The more you talk about it, the more this holds true.
If you say you are a Christian, for example, you are immediately the impersonation of Christianity to all around you. They will form opinions of all Christians based on your behaviors.
You can’t make everybody see you perfectly all the time. There will always be those that disagree with how you live your life.
But you can be the best version of yourself in order to represent your core ideas and values accurately.
Be intentional about your actions and ideas. Know yourself and act wisely.
They told me writing every day would benefit me. I could understand the discipline that would come. I knew there would begin to be a flow of ideas once I stuck the writing out for awhile.
Those were the benefits I knew would come before I even started. But there were so many unseen blessings of sitting down, every day, and putting my thoughts on my blog. Continue reading Hidden Benefits of Daily Writing
