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Steps in Achieving Personal Development
Posted by pintpuller in Personal development on December 16, 2009
Personal development is a goal that almost every man on earth is aspiring to achieve. It seems that in order to attain wealth creation, happiness and success, individuals need to focus on themselves first. Based on the experience of many people, triumph amidst adversities is quite hard to achieve if a person is not willing to grow and develop. Whatever your life’s main objective is (whether it is getting rich or achieving utmost health and wellness), it seems that the discipline to go an extra mile and the desire to improve oneself is crucial in achieving your goals. If you have been feeling like you are in a rut lately, it might be a good time for you to look within yourself to see what else do you need to do in order to achieve personal improvement and development.
Many books have been written about personal development and you will see that there is only one thing that such books recommend to everyone who wants to change his or her life for the better. If there is one thing that you need to achieve first in your road to getting rich or achieving health and wellness, it is setting your goals and focusing on them every day. Once you have already come into terms with yourself on what you really want to change or what you want to achieve in your life, then the next step is to put all your efforts in achieving that want or that change. For example, if your goal is to lose weight and be healthier, then you have to set your eyes on ways to achieve your ideal weight while turning your back on things that will prevent you from attaining a healthier body. Only when you have mastered focus will you be able to truly gain development in your personal life.
Not everyone can succeed on his first try. You have to accept the fact that you are bound to fail at least once in your life. Even Superman, with his enormous strength and capabilities, also committed mistakes along the way. The key to personal development is how you respond to failures and obstacles in life. If you are the kind of person who gives up easily, then you surely won’t be able to reach your goals. However, if you are persistent and you learn from your mistakes and failures, then surely you will be able to achieve your goals easily. In relation to this, it is also helpful that you keep on trying until such time when winning and getting things done are already part of your system.
Another important aspect of personal development is learning from the past but not letting it prevent you from achieving your goals, whether it is getting rich, learning investment strategies, or achieving utmost health and wellness. Many people are straddled with the ghosts of their past that they no longer are able to enjoy their present or look forward to their future. Once you are focused on your past mistakes or unhappy experiences, you will not be able to grow.
Why is Personal Development important to you?
Posted by pintpuller in Personal development on November 30, 2009
Why is Personal Development important to you?
-Personal Development
Through default, we all are continually developing our persona. The never ending challenges that life throws at us, absolutely sees to that. So it makes sense that if we can have some control over what areas we choose to develop in, we can have some control over how our life ultimately unfolds for us.
-Jobs for life are Dead
In today’s high tech, modern society, there are more opportunities to do whatever you want with your life, than there ever has been before. There is also more competition. Now days it’s not unusual to see people change jobs and even change careers several times through their working life. Because of the fierce competition in the workplace, successful people know they need to continually update and increase their skills and knowledge in their chosen fields.
-Make a Commitment
At an early age, from a formal education, we all learn the skills we need to develop and evolve through our lives. Since we are already in the process of Personal Development, why not commit to controlling the areas of our life that benefit us the most? A commitment to Personal Development is the first step in taking control of how your future will turn out.
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Personal Development – Tips on Goal Setting
Posted by pintpuller in Personal development on September 10, 2009
Personal development cannot be achieved without having clear-cut goals first. How will you be able to ascertain that you have really improved physically, emotionally, mentally or even spiritually if you do not have a basis? Moreover, if you have no idea where you want to go, what things you want to change, or what victories you want to achieve, there is a big chance that you will not be able to make most out of your abilities. Constantly challenging yourself and setting higher goals for you to achieve as the years pass by will also help you become a better person inside and out. So, before you start mapping your way to personal improvement, you first need to master goal setting because your goals will be the foundation to your path to self-improvement and development.
The first step to setting your personal development goals is to look inside yourself and think of the things that you really want to achieve. Are you having problems with your waist and want to achieve better health and wellness? Are you interested in getting rich and learning stock market strategies? Is wealth creation your primary goal so that you could give your family a better life? Once you have learned what your deepest desires are, you can start turning your wishes into viable goals. However, it is important that you make your goals achievable. Take one step at a time. Many people get discouraged by failures because they reach for the sky too soon. It would be better if you do it slowly so that you also start to discover yourself in the process. So, if you are planning to trim down your body from 350 to 120 pounds, you should not expect that you would lose 220 pounds in just six months because it is simply not realizable and it can also be unhealthy for you.
The next step is for you to think of ways in which you can achieve your personal development goals. Many people fail or feel like failing because they get stuck to dreaming and setting goals. If getting rich is your ultimate desire, then watching television all day long will not bring you any closer to your wealth creation objectives. So, what you need to do is to find tangible plans on how you can reach your goals. If you want to become a home based entrepreneur, then you have to start planning where you will get money to invest in your business, what business you want to get yourself into, what your backup plans are just in case you fail. Remember that goals will remain goals and not realities if you do not start to step up and plan.
The last step is to take action. Again, goal setting and planning will bring you nowhere if you do not act on them. However, you also need to understand that the road to personal development is not a straight and flat road. More often than not, before you can achieve your goals, you need to accept the fact that the road to self-improvement is a long and winding one.
Personal Development – 10 Tips on How to Get Started
Posted by pintpuller in Personal development on September 10, 2009
Are you totally happy with your life? It wouldn’t surprise me if your initial response was to ask the question “Is anyone totally happy with their life?” Fair comment. So let me rephrase the question. “Is there any area of your life right now that you are not happy with?” Is that a better question?
You may be one of the fortunate ones who can say they are happy in every area of their life. However, I bet you are like most people in our society, who are probably unhappy with one or more areas of their lives. If that is the case, let me talk to you about personal development.
Before I move on it may be useful to offer a definition of personal development. I decided to do some research on the internet and Google the term personal development. I was surprised to find that there were not really that many sites that offered a definition, although there were many adverts promoting personal development. I shouldn’t be surprised because Marketdata a research firm has estimated that the personal development industry is set to grow at a rate of 11.4 yearly through to 2010, to a value of $13.9 billion.
“Personal development is the deliberate growth or development of a particular individual to bring out their potential and capabilities making them more aware of their inner feelings, belief systems to become a more conscious, whole or healthy human being”.
I know that probably seems like a mouthful but it seemed to encompass my own thoughts about what personal development is. I decided to ask my partner to offer a definition:
“Strategies that enable me to enhance my life in all areas”
Now I do like this definition because it says what it is, simply and succinctly. The thing about personal development, is that it means different things to different people. When someone embarks on the journey of personal development, it maybe that they have chosen to improve their health, relationships, career prospects, finances etc. Sometime people talk about the mind, body and spirit, or physical, emotional and spiritual.
So how do you get started on the road to personal development? Well, first of all become aware of what you already have in your life and what you are grateful for and then think about what is missing, what do you want, I mean really want. Awareness has to come first, because without an awareness there can be no conscious decision to take action. Becoming aware also means asking yourself different questions and then seeking out the answers. So if your question is “There must be more to life than this?” your mind is already making an assumption that there is more to life and as if by magic you start to see things around you that maybe you did not notice before.
Below I have put together my top 10 strategies that I use regularly to keep myself motivated. As a bonus I contacted some of my friends within the personal development field and asked them to give me their top 3 personal development books and created a top 10 list. I hope this helps you to get started.
1. Take time everyday to do something for yourself. This is so fundamental. Many people go through their day giving of themselves to other people, their job etc. and don’t have time for themselves. Even if you give yourself 15 minutes, that is time with yourself to reflect and focus on the most important person in your life, YOU.
2. Read or listen to personal development material. You must find time to learn about personal development to read or listen to positive and inspirational messages. You could use the 15 minutes put by for yourself to read a chapter of a book. If you drive, put in a tape or CD, this is making use of net (no extra time) time.
3. Decide what you really want to do and do it. Often we think about what we want to do and make excuses as to why we can’t do it. The reality is that the time we have taken to think up excuses as to why we can’t do something, we could have done it. What have you been putting off doing? Take this opportunity to do it, clear out the clutter. Once you have done it there is space in your mind to think about other things.
4. Do not be afraid of making a mistake. You will only achieve success from doing. In history many brilliant ideas have come about because of a mistake. Don’t let fear of failure stop you from doing what you want.
5. Do not put off making a decision because you are afraid it may be the wrong one. Nothing is gained by sitting on the fence. So the sooner you make a decision, even if it is the wrong one, the sooner you can make the right one. Practise being decisive.
6. Keep a journal recording your thoughts, ideas, feelings and personal growth. Keeping a journal is a great way of measuring your progress. Looking back at your journey. It is also a great source of material for any projects you hope to do in the future. If one of your dreams is to write a book, why not start with jotting down ideas in a journal.
7. Be flexible and willing to change your approach if things are not working. Sometimes when you set your mind to do something, with a set plan, things don’t always go smoothly. Remember that as long as you are clear about your destination, you can always change your route, it may take you longer, but as long as you get there in the end.
8. Visualise your goals on a daily basis. Better still put up pictures of your goals so that you can see them on waking up and going to bed. Our minds respond better to pictures than words.
9. Get yourself and elastic band and put it around your wrist. Make sure it fits loosely. Every time you find yourself thinking a negative thought pull the elastic band and let go so that it snaps back onto your wrist. Yes, it will hurt. That is the whole idea. Keep this up for the next 30 days and notice what happens.
10. Celebrate your achievements. Award yourself for any progress that you make because you deserve it.
Sonia is a Personal Development and Success Consultant. She has been involved in the personal development industry for over 20 years primarily in the public sector. When you visit her website be sure to download the free Confidence Building ecourse and sign up for her success strategies and tools newsletter.
Sonia Harris © 2007Personal Development and Success Coach