Open your mind

“The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow- witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him.” ― Leo Tolstoy

There is nothing more powerful than an open mind. You can learn, accomplish, and adapt to anything when you utilize what God gave you when you were born. Don't close your mind to new things just because they're different or make you uncomfortable. If you're not busy learning you're busy dying.

Go do something new, learn something, meet someone you would never talk to otherwise. We're all people and we all come from basically the same level. What I mean by this is that people are basically good. If you come from a level where you believe everyone (or even some people) wake up every morning just looking to hurt others, you yourself become cold and paranoid. So give others the benefit of the doubt, and move on when you (rarely) get burned.

Now that doesn't mean you can judge others based upon your perceptions of them or your experiences, because you can't. You don't really know anyone. You weren't there when their dog died, or when they got in that car accident.

So just remember that keeping an open mind is very important. It's often the beginners that come up with the most innovative (and successful) solutions. Knowledge can end up binding you, unless you tame it. Meaning nothing is 100% absolute. If you believe all (or even most) things are absolute, when they change you will be trampled. So live, adapt, change, and grow if you wish to be successful. If not, just do the same thing you did yesterday, everyday for the rest of your life.