Adventures in Lifelong Learning
At 102 years old, she says NO to an honorary doctorate ... 👇
Ingeborg Rapoport insists that she wants to earn the real deal! She invites faculty to her house to sit for the full oral examination of her thesis ... and she crushes it. 🎓
Not only does she cover the core content with expertise, but she also speaks about the “latest developments in medicine” according to the exam Dean. Even at her age, she stays current on her profession. What a baller! 🏀
If you can relate, you might be an intrapreneur! You love learning new things, and bringing that learning to your work.
Deep learning checklist:
✅ Are you willing to seek out discomfort in your daily work?
✅ Do you want to step forward into a new area before you are ready?
✅ Can you make a habit out of asking others for advice?
In order to step into deeper learning, you may also need to take a step back in your levels of professional mastery, as you seek out a second or third area of mastery. You may go back to the basics in order to go forward.
You may try new things and then never see the fruits of your most precious asset: your time. ⏰
You may open yourself up to criticism when you seek out input from others. Ouch!
BUT ... you just might also unlock a whole new area of satisfaction and curiosity that will give you new levels of energy for the long journey ahead. You’ll be driving the “energy bus” and others will love to ride with you.
A bonus fun fact about Ingeborg Rapoport: We both share a connection with Cincinnati Ohio. She practiced medicine at Cincinnati Children's before moving back to Germany later in life. Much more to the story if you’d like to learn more about her.
