Masters Keep Learning and Evolving
It was great to be back in Taiwan. I got to catch up with some high-scoring students who had finished our online program, and I even made it to our team’s annual spring banquet after a few years away!
This year marks my 13th year with the team and my 10th year running my GMAT YouTube channel. I’ve helped over a thousand students hit their target scores and launch successful careers abroad, and my channel now has more than 100 detailed instructional videos.
Looking back, though, I haven’t always felt this excited about it.
Once Lost: When a “Teacher” Became an “Education Merchant”
There was a period when I strayed from my path, turning into an “education merchant” solely focused on making money from what I knew. I was always calculating how to profit from my expertise, and my mood swung wildly based on student numbers or market reactions. If I had lots of students, I felt arrogant; if I had few, I felt deflated. I was constantly chasing external validation, and frankly, I wasn’t happy.
This year, I asked myself: How much further can I really go? How much more can I innovate? I realized I had lost the ability to look ahead.
Then, quite by chance, I stumbled upon this passage.
A Moment of Clarity: A Passage That Helped Me Refind My Direction
“I once knew a senior professional who was incredibly generous with sharing his knowledge. I asked him, ‘Aren’t you afraid your skills will be learned by others, and they’ll eventually surpass you?’
He replied, ‘When I was younger, I used to hold back, thinking that was how I’d maintain my unique expertise. But I later realized that every time I was willing to share, others would give back to me, helping me learn even more.
More importantly, I was constantly improving. If they only learned my past techniques, they could never surpass me as I continued to evolve.‘
I began to believe that true masters don’t rely on hoarding knowledge; they achieve mastery through continuous growth.”
Returning to My Roots: Rediscovering Joy and Motivation Through “Daily Sharing”
This passage was a real wake-up call. I started remembering my original intention for creating the channel: it wasn’t for recruitment or promotion, but purely for sharing. Back then, my videos were unedited, lacked thumbnails, and were pretty raw. Still, the content itself was as solid as a formal class, and many students achieved high scores through self-study just by watching my videos.
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I also found genuine joy in sharing. The more I shared, the more I realized I wasn’t losing anything; instead, new ideas kept flowing in.
So, why not return to that mindset now? It was really just a matter of deciding to do so.
Therefore, along with my New Year’s resolution to exercise daily (prompted by some alarming blood sugar and lipid readings!), I’ve also started a new habit: sharing GMAT-related knowledge, concepts, and experiences daily on my community forum and Instagram.
The result? After consistently exercising for a while, my blood sugar and lipid levels are back to normal! And the daily sharing has brought back that pure joy I felt years ago, reigniting my motivation to keep researching new topics.
I hope these daily posts have been helpful to you. Even if the audience isn’t always huge (haha), I hope that for those who have seen them, even a little bit of help makes it worthwhile.
My Next Step: Making All My Research Findings “Open-Source”
Moving forward, I plan to take things a step further by progressively making all my teaching materials and research plans “open-source”:
- The AI review and learning assistance prompts I’ve developed
- The AI training kits I’ve designed
- The V/DI problem-solving methods and concepts taught in my courses
- The GMAT adaptive test simulation model I created
I will also translate these into English, making these resources accessible to GMAT test-takers and educators worldwide. Additionally, I’ll begin learning the basics of LLM technology applications, hoping to develop universal exam learning tools applicable across different languages.
For Me, It’s “Sharing.” What About You?
Thanks for reading this far. I’m feeling really good right now, and as long as I keep sharing daily, I know I can maintain this energy.
I hope you all have a great weekend too. Whether you’re grinding for the GMAT, taking a breather, working on applications, pursuing further studies, or job hunting after graduation, take a moment to ask yourself:
What activity brings you the purest joy and endless motivation?
For me, it’s “sharing without holding back.” What about you?
