One of the most important but most overlooked ingredients for lasting success is a teachable attitude. You can be talented, connected, well-dressed, or even wildly anointed, but if you are not teachable, you are stuck. Arrogance does not announce itself with fireworks. Sometimes it shows up in subtle pride, closed ears, and an unspoken belief that no one else can possibly teach you anything new.

We all say we want to grow. But growth cannot happen without the humility to admit you still have something to learn. As I always say, “You cannot grow if you do not know.”

Some of the most important lessons in life will come from people you least expect. That quiet cleaner sweeping the floor could have wisdom that no university professor can give you. That homeless man at the train station may carry stories that money could never buy. And that toddler who asks why the sky is blue might just remind you how to be curious again.

Life is a classroom. God is the headteacher. And He will use everything and everyone as the syllabus.

Remember Naaman in 2 Kings 5? He almost missed his miracle because he expected something grand, something more suited to his rank. Yet his healing came through the instruction of a prophet and the wise counsel of his servant. He had to dip himself seven times in the Jordan, not once, not twice, but seven. His pride nearly cost him his breakthrough. But humility led him into wholeness.

Being teachable does not mean you have no wisdom. It means you have enough wisdom to recognise that you don’t know everything yet. Even Jesus, though perfect, “grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man” (Luke 2:52). If Jesus grew, how much more should we?

Having a teachable spirit is not about being passive. It is about being positioned. You position yourself to receive, to absorb, to question, to be challenged and to be sharpened. You are not just looking for compliments. You are looking for correction. You are not just collecting information. You are seeking transformation.

Proverbs 9:9 reminds us, “Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. ” Even the wise have room to grow. So why do we act like we ’ ve graduated when heaven is still enrolling us in new lessons?

Do you want to go further, higher, deeper? Then stay teachable. Make learning a lifestyle. Keep your ears open, your heart soft, and your pride locked in a cage where it cannot ruin you. Success is not just about what you know. It is about how willing you are to keep learning.

And yes, even if the lesson comes wrapped in a child’s question, a stranger’s advice, or a painful failure, take notes. You’re still in class.

With Love and Blessings,

Amanda