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Some Lessons You Have to Earn
Money can buy you a lot of knowledge.
Books, university tuition, online courses, coaching and consulting can all help you level up your expertise, add to your knowledge of almost any topic you can imagine and, almost always, cost money.
There’s a lot to be said for the type of knowledge that can be bought. It’s often tactical, useful and laid out in such a way that makes it easy to understand and process.
You might choose to learn about effective communication techniques, marketing strategy, team culture building, or a step by step guide of how to use podcasting to elevate your authority in your space. This type of education is essential to leveling up and improving yourself, your work, and your business.
But this type of education can only get so far before you top out.
There’s another type of education, one that can’t be bought, and can only be earned, painfully, but is required if you want to achieve your potential and create work at the level you’re truly capable of.
This is emotional education.
Emotional education comes from facing down The Hard Stuff along the journey and coming up short. From putting your heart and soul and everything you…
