On more than one occasion in the last few months I have been engaged in conversation with an acquaintance who has in some form or another asked the same question: “How do I do that?”

Being someone who has learned through observation, trial, error, correction and then strive for perfection, hearing this dialogue confuses me. In an age when we have a wealth of information just a click away there should be no reason for people to ask such questions. I have learned that even if I am unable to find the actual information teaching how to do something, I will usually find out how to go about learning. The best part about researching online is that you never really know what that itsy bitsy google spider is gonna display in return for your search request. You may find a bigger and better idea.

It is never about what you actually achieve, but rather what you learned while fiercely climbing to the top. While we still have our liberties and freedom (sort of) use the internet to learn how to start a blog or figure out how to start an online business.

Surprise yourself by breaking out of your mold. Instead of spending the coming months watching TV, go online and do a search on how to create a photo album and burn a CD. Perhaps this will help you achieve your idea of creating a photo album to give out as a holiday gift this year.

There is nothing wrong with calling someone who you consider to be the authority on a topic to pick his/her brain for info, but far more beneficial would be to do your research first so that when they are explaining you will be able to comprehend the concepts better.