Summer Stretching

So now that the semester is over, what's next for you?

Maybe some good summer reading, a couple of museum visits, or a quick catch-up on the rest of the world?  

How about learning more about that topic you found interesting in History or Bio or International Business this semester?  Or picking up that camera you've been meaning to look at or that guitar you used to play?

Just because it's summer and school is out, that's no excuse to stop reading, thinking, learning, and discovering.  In fact, summer may be the best time of all to get acquainted (or reacquainted) with something that will inform and inspire you. 

Why do this? 

Two reasons mainly.

1)     More than ever, the world belongs to those who know more than just what they've been "required" to learn.  The most successful people work at becoming (and staying) informed; they understand that knowledge, whatever form it takes, can pay dividends in their careers.

2)     Your life will be infinitely richer and more interesting--and more fun--if you can stay curious about the world.  Your desire to KNOW will make good days great and bad ones bearable. And you'll never be at a loss for something to think about.

So if you're wondering what to do with yourself this summer, try stretching: read a novel, visit someplace interesting, keep up on the news, see one of those films your Communications prof talked about.  Be more knowledgeable come September than you are right now. 

That doesn't mean you can't lie on the beach or watch TV or hang out with friends.  Just make sure the switch on your mind stays in the "On" position.