Welcome back to Lavendaire.

Today I want to talk about something

that I am very passionate about.

It's how to be a student for life

and why you should be a student for life.

I am a strong believer that

everyone should be a lifelong learner.

Learning doesn't only end when school ends.

You can learn forever into life.

And it's so important to do that because, first of all,

there's so knowledge and information out there that it would be such a waste

if you stopped learning right when school ended because there's so much more to life.

When you learn something new, it enriches your view of the world.

It adds to your character.

It adds to who you are.

And it could really help you in your career,

in your relationships, in all areas of your life.

More importantly: I want you all to have that skill of being a student for life.

I want you all to be able to learn on your own and teach yourself things on your own.

That skill is also a mindset and it's so empowering.

It's so helpful.

For example:

If you're going about life and you come across an obstacle or a challenge

where you're stuck because you don't know how to do something, having that mindset

that you're a student for life, you’re like, "You know what?

It's fine,

because I can always learn how to do it.

I can always figure it out."

By the way, I'm doing a giveaway at the end of this video so make sure you stick around

to the end to find out all about that.

First, let's talk about ways to continue learning

outside of school.

You can learn by reading books on your own.

You can learn by podcasts,

audiobooks, online classes, YouTube tutorials.

Find local community classes, or just talk to people.

Talk to your friends, family, or strangers to learn about things you really had no idea

about.

Honestly, we're so blessed in this digital age that whatever it is you're curious about,

whatever you want to learn, there's probably an online class

or some resource on the internet just waiting for you to discover.

I owe my entire career to learning on my own through the internet,

because everything I do, everything that I know right now, I learned online.

I went to school for business, so yes, I did learn marketing and basic business skills

in school,

but I paid a lot of money for college.

But most of the stuff that I use for my career now,

I learned for free online.

So that's the internet for you!

Things that I learned online: I learned how to use a camera, how to edit videos,

how to use Photoshop, how to do coding (like HTML and CSS for my blog).

I took music production classes and songwriting classes for free so I could learn

how to write songs and make music, make my own album.

I've learned so much from YouTube tutorials, like how to watercolor, how to sew,

how to mix music.

I've even taken classes on starting a business

and using Pinterest for blogging.

Literally so many things that I've learned, thanks to the internet.

One of my favorite resources to learn is called Skillshare and I love Skillshare

because they have such a wide variety of classes.

You can learn whatever you want

on that website.

Personally, I like the creative classes and the ones geared toward

how to be a better content creator or how to do marketing for business online,

things like that that will help me in my career but also fuel my creativity.

It's funny because I actually discovered Skillshare way back in 2012-ish,

and there was a free class.

One of the first classes I took on Skillshare

was called "Visual Storytelling", and this is before I started my YouTube channel.

I took that class to learn how to be a better visual storyteller through making videos.

So I had to make a video project for that class.

Something that only my Instagram followers would know through my stories is that,

lately, I've been getting really into flowers: learning how to garden and do flower arranging.

There was a night where I was like, "Ugh, I really want to take a flower arranging class,"

and I was looking online for local classes I could take, but none of the shops around

here

were offering classes around this time.

And the only thing I found

was an actual florist college where people go there to learn how to be a florist,

and their tuition was over $1000 and I was like, "Ugh."

And then it popped into my mind: "I should check Skillshare!" so I went on Skillshare

and looked up flower arranging and there were a good handful of classes,

so I took the first one that was called "Modern Flowers: Arranging a Stunning Centerpiece",

and oh my god, guys.

I loved that class so much.

It was a 45-minute class.

It's broken down into a bunch of mini-videos, but it's gorgeous.

That class taught me so much.

I spaced out that class in two days.

You guys saw me post all over Instagram,

because I was obsessed.

It was so beautiful.

And the next day I was inspired

to go in my garden, clip out some flowers, and just put them on my desk,

which is something that I never, ever did before.

If you're anything like me, you like learning new things or exploring new passions,

then definitely check out Skillshare.

I'll have a link right here

for two free months of Skillshare premium, which is amazing because you can literally

learn

so much in two months.

And the link will also be in the description below.

Also: I have a blog post in the description below where you can check out my blog.

I'll list a bunch of free online resources I've used and that I recommend.

I'll also share paid courses that I've taken that I do recommend as well.

So be a student for life.

Keep learning, keep exploring.

I hope you never lose

your zest for life because, honestly, there's so much out there in the world,

there's just so much beauty, so much to be learned and discovered.

Honestly, the more you learn, the more interesting the world's going to be to you,

and the more interesting you're going to be as a person.

So it's always worth it to continue learning.

Alright, let's talk about the giveaway!

I'm partnering up with Skillshare to give out

a free year of Skillshare Premium to two lucky winners.

So if you want in on that,

you have to 1) follow Skill share's Instagram, then 2) follow my Instagram,

then 3) go to my recent photo on Instagram and comment below

on what you'd like to learn on Skillshare.

So you have to comment on the photo on Instagram.

And then I'll be picking the two winners off Instagram.

Winners will be chosen on July 28.

I'll personally send you a DM if you've won, so wait for that.

But in the meantime, if you want to get a head start on two free months of Skillshare

Premium,

then you can go right here.

Click the link in the description below.

Alright, love you all.

Thanks so much for watching.

I hope you continue to be students for life

and just keep learning, because why not?

Alright, bye!