How has modeling helped you?

This question is about how modeling has help you.In that it has proved me with patients in my life,also how to improve things in a much smarter and faster way of geting things done.This has improve my eye to details and a much more enjoyment of life.Modeling has taught me to over come obstacles that has block my paths with a greater way of thinking.
So lets hear from you all in this subject.Digger