Have I mentioned I have gone back to school? Well I have. Today was the first day of my second session. Met a new teacher. Now I was never one to get excited about accounting, but my teacher’s passion and desire for us to understand completely what he was putting in front of us, was pure joy.
Preconceptions are dangerous things. Probably more dangerous for us because they cut us off from finding out the truth or just something different than what is stuck in our heads. Take me as a example. I looked at my schedule this morning and saw two accounting classes per week starting this afternoon and thought, “OK. Well, we’ll just buckle down and do what we gotta do to get through it.” I was SURE that it would be very dry and a bunch of tedious head cramming. Since I prefer dry when we are talking about the weather, I didn’t have high hopes on the enjoyment level for my Monday afternoon. However the teacher came in and started talking. “We are going to do everything on paper. I want you to understand why you are doing what you are doing. Accounting is about reasoning and logic, not about math. That is a misconception.” I thought to myself, “I am very logical and I love understanding why we do anything. This might not be so bad.” In fact it was great. The teacher was quite dynamic and intent on challenging us and making us think. AND, this is the best part for a libra girl, he is funny too! Amazing how when we decide to keep an open mind, our perspective can change.
I learned something today because I learned to let go of my preconceptions regarding accounting and just be in my joy of learning. Imagine what I will learn tomorrow!
Namaste!
Bianca
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