6 Ways To Build Self Esteem-A Starter Guide To Self Improvement
So how do you stay calm, composed and maintain self esteem in a tough environment? Here are some tips you may to consider as a starter guide to self improvement.
Imagine yourself as a Dart Board. Everything and everyone else around you may become Dart Pins, at one point or another. These dart pins will destroy your self esteem and pull you down in ways you won’t even remember. Don’t let them destroy you, or get the best of you. So which dart pins should you avoid?
Dart Pin 1 : Negative Work Environment
Beware of “dog eat dog” theory where everyone else is fighting just to get ahead. This is where non-appreciative people usually thrive. No one will appreciate your contributions even if you miss lunch and dinner, and stay up late. Most of the time you get to work too much without getting help from people concerned. Stay out of this, it will ruin your self esteem. Competition is at stake anywhere. Be healthy enough to compete, but in a healthy competition that is.
Dart Pin 2: Other People’s Behavior
Bulldozers, brown nosers, gossipmongers, whiners, backstabbers, snipers, people walking wounded, controllers, naggers, complainers, exploders, patronizers, sluffers; all these kinds of people will pose bad vibes for your self esteem, as well as to your self improvement scheme.
Dart Pin 3: Changing Environment
You can’t be a green bug on a brown field. Changes challenge our paradigms. It tests our flexibility, adaptability and alters the way we think. Changes will make life difficult for awhile, it may cause stress but it will help us find ways to improve our selves. Change will be there forever, we must be susceptible to it.
Dart Pin 4: Past Experience
It’s okay to cry and say “ouch!” when we experience pain. But don’t let pain transform itself into fear. It might grab you by the tail and swing you around. Treat each failure and mistake as a lesson.
Dart Pin 5: Negative World View
Look at what you’re looking at. Don’t wrap yourself up with all the negativities of the world. In building self esteem, we must learn how to make the best out of worst situations.
Dart Pin 6: Determination Theory
The way you are and your behavioral traits is said to be a mixed end product of your inherited traits (genetics), your upbringing (psychic), and your environmental surroundings such as your spouse, the company, the economy or your circle of friends. You have your own identity. If your father is a failure, it doesn’t mean you have to be a failure too. Learn from other people’s experience, so you’ll never have to encounter the same mistakes.
Sometimes, you may want to wonder if some people are born leaders or positive thinkers. NO. Being positive, and staying positive is a choice. Building self esteem and drawing lines for self improvement is a choice, not a rule or a talent. God wouldn’t come down from heaven and tell you “George, you may now have the permission to build self esteem and improve your self.”
In life, its hard to stay tough specially when things and people around you keep pulling you down. When we get to the battle field, we should choose the right luggage to bring and armors to use, and pick those that are bullet proof. Life’s options give us arrays of more options. Along the battle, we will get hit and bruised. And wearing a bullet proof armor ideally means ’self change’. The kind of change which comes from within. Voluntarily. Armor or Self Change changes 3 things: our attitude, our behavior and our way of thinking.
Building self esteem will eventually lead to self improvement if we start to become responsible for who we are, what we have and what we do. It’s like a flame that should gradually spread like a brush fire from inside and out. When we develop self esteem, we take control of our mission, values and discipline. Self esteem brings about self improvement, true assessment, and determination. So how do you start putting up the building blocks of self esteem? Be positive.
Be contented and happy. Be appreciative. Never miss an opportunity to compliment. A positive way of living will help you build self esteem, your starter guide to self improvement.
Imagine yourself as a Dart Board. Everything and everyone else around you may become Dart Pins, at one point or another. These dart pins will destroy your self esteem and pull you down in ways you won’t even remember. Don’t let them destroy you, or get the best of you. So which dart pins should you avoid?
Dart Pin 1 : Negative Work Environment
Beware of “dog eat dog” theory where everyone else is fighting just to get ahead. This is where non-appreciative people usually thrive. No one will appreciate your contributions even if you miss lunch and dinner, and stay up late. Most of the time you get to work too much without getting help from people concerned. Stay out of this, it will ruin your self esteem. Competition is at stake anywhere. Be healthy enough to compete, but in a healthy competition that is.
Dart Pin 2: Other People’s Behavior
Bulldozers, brown nosers, gossipmongers, whiners, backstabbers, snipers, people walking wounded, controllers, naggers, complainers, exploders, patronizers, sluffers; all these kinds of people will pose bad vibes for your self esteem, as well as to your self improvement scheme.
Dart Pin 3: Changing Environment
You can’t be a green bug on a brown field. Changes challenge our paradigms. It tests our flexibility, adaptability and alters the way we think. Changes will make life difficult for awhile, it may cause stress but it will help us find ways to improve our selves. Change will be there forever, we must be susceptible to it.
Dart Pin 4: Past Experience
It’s okay to cry and say “ouch!” when we experience pain. But don’t let pain transform itself into fear. It might grab you by the tail and swing you around. Treat each failure and mistake as a lesson.
Dart Pin 5: Negative World View
Look at what you’re looking at. Don’t wrap yourself up with all the negativities of the world. In building self esteem, we must learn how to make the best out of worst situations.
Dart Pin 6: Determination Theory
The way you are and your behavioral traits is said to be a mixed end product of your inherited traits (genetics), your upbringing (psychic), and your environmental surroundings such as your spouse, the company, the economy or your circle of friends. You have your own identity. If your father is a failure, it doesn’t mean you have to be a failure too. Learn from other people’s experience, so you’ll never have to encounter the same mistakes.
Sometimes, you may want to wonder if some people are born leaders or positive thinkers. NO. Being positive, and staying positive is a choice. Building self esteem and drawing lines for self improvement is a choice, not a rule or a talent. God wouldn’t come down from heaven and tell you “George, you may now have the permission to build self esteem and improve your self.”
In life, its hard to stay tough specially when things and people around you keep pulling you down. When we get to the battle field, we should choose the right luggage to bring and armors to use, and pick those that are bullet proof. Life’s options give us arrays of more options. Along the battle, we will get hit and bruised. And wearing a bullet proof armor ideally means ’self change’. The kind of change which comes from within. Voluntarily. Armor or Self Change changes 3 things: our attitude, our behavior and our way of thinking.
Building self esteem will eventually lead to self improvement if we start to become responsible for who we are, what we have and what we do. It’s like a flame that should gradually spread like a brush fire from inside and out. When we develop self esteem, we take control of our mission, values and discipline. Self esteem brings about self improvement, true assessment, and determination. So how do you start putting up the building blocks of self esteem? Be positive.
Be contented and happy. Be appreciative. Never miss an opportunity to compliment. A positive way of living will help you build self esteem, your starter guide to self improvement.
Ways To Unlock Your Self Improvement Power
When we look at a certain object, a painting for example; we won’t be able to appreciate what’s in it, what is painted and what else goes with it if the painting is just an inch away from our face. But if we try to take it a little further, we’ll have a clearer vision of the whole art work.
We reach a point in our life when we are ready for change and a whole bunch of information that will help us unlock our self improvement power. Until then, something can be staring us right under our nose but we don’t see it. The only time we think of unlocking our self improvement power is when everything got worst. Take the frog principle for example;
Try placing Frog A in a pot of boiling water. What happens? He twerps! He jumps off! Why? Because he is not able to tolerate sudden change in his environment, the water temperature. Then try Frog B: place him in luke warm water, then turn the gas stove on. Wait til the water reaches a certain boiling point. Frog B then thinks “Ooh! it’s a bit warm in here”.
People are like Frog B in general. Today, Anna thinks Carl hates her. Tomorrow, Patrick walks up to her and told her he hates her. Anna stays the same and doesn’t mind what her friends say. The next day, she learned that Kim and John also abhor her. Anna doesn’t realize at once the importance and the need for self improvement until the entire community hates her.
We learn our lessons when we experience pain. We finally see the warning signs and signals when things get rough and tough. When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our jeans and shirts would fit us? When do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth has fallen out? When do we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs have gone bad? When do we pray and ask for help? When we realize that we’re gonna die tomorrow?
The only time most of us ever learn about unlocking our self improvement power is when the whole world is crashing and falling apart. We think and feel this way because it is not easy to change. But change becomes more painful when we ignore it.
Change will happen, like it or hate it. At one point or another, we are all going to experience different turning points in our life and we are all going to eventually unlock our self improvement power not because the world says so, not because our friends are nagging us, but because we realized its for our own good.
Happy people don’t just accept change, they embrace it. Now, you don’t have to feel a tremendous heat before realizing the need for self improvement. Unlocking your self improvement power means unlocking yourself up in the cage of thought that “its just the way I am”. It is such a poor excuse for people who fear and resist change. Most of us program our minds like computers.
Jen repeatedly tells everyone that she doesn’t have the guts to be around groups of people. She heard her mom, her dad, her sister, her teacher tells the same things about her to other people. Over the years, that is what Jen believes. She believes it’s her story. And what happens? Every time a great crowd would troop over their house, in school, and in the community she tends to step back, shy away and lock herself up in a room. Jen didn’t only believed in her story, she lived it.
Jen has to realize that she is not what she is in her story. Instead of having her story post around her face for everyone to remember, she has to have the spirit and show people “I am an important person and I should be treated accordingly!”
Self improvement may not be everybody’s favorite word, but if we look at things in a different point of view, we might have greater chances of enjoying the whole process instead of counting the days until we are fully improved. Three sessions in a week at the gym would result to a healthier life, reading books instead of looking at porn will shape up a more profound knowledge, going out with friends and peers will help you take a step back from work and unwind. And just when you are enjoying the whole process of unlocking your self improvement power, you’ll realize that you’re beginning to take things light and become happy.
We reach a point in our life when we are ready for change and a whole bunch of information that will help us unlock our self improvement power. Until then, something can be staring us right under our nose but we don’t see it. The only time we think of unlocking our self improvement power is when everything got worst. Take the frog principle for example;
Try placing Frog A in a pot of boiling water. What happens? He twerps! He jumps off! Why? Because he is not able to tolerate sudden change in his environment, the water temperature. Then try Frog B: place him in luke warm water, then turn the gas stove on. Wait til the water reaches a certain boiling point. Frog B then thinks “Ooh! it’s a bit warm in here”.
People are like Frog B in general. Today, Anna thinks Carl hates her. Tomorrow, Patrick walks up to her and told her he hates her. Anna stays the same and doesn’t mind what her friends say. The next day, she learned that Kim and John also abhor her. Anna doesn’t realize at once the importance and the need for self improvement until the entire community hates her.
We learn our lessons when we experience pain. We finally see the warning signs and signals when things get rough and tough. When do we realize that we need to change diets? When none of our jeans and shirts would fit us? When do we stop eating candies and chocolates? When all of our teeth has fallen out? When do we realize that we need to stop smoking? When our lungs have gone bad? When do we pray and ask for help? When we realize that we’re gonna die tomorrow?
The only time most of us ever learn about unlocking our self improvement power is when the whole world is crashing and falling apart. We think and feel this way because it is not easy to change. But change becomes more painful when we ignore it.
Change will happen, like it or hate it. At one point or another, we are all going to experience different turning points in our life and we are all going to eventually unlock our self improvement power not because the world says so, not because our friends are nagging us, but because we realized its for our own good.
Happy people don’t just accept change, they embrace it. Now, you don’t have to feel a tremendous heat before realizing the need for self improvement. Unlocking your self improvement power means unlocking yourself up in the cage of thought that “its just the way I am”. It is such a poor excuse for people who fear and resist change. Most of us program our minds like computers.
Jen repeatedly tells everyone that she doesn’t have the guts to be around groups of people. She heard her mom, her dad, her sister, her teacher tells the same things about her to other people. Over the years, that is what Jen believes. She believes it’s her story. And what happens? Every time a great crowd would troop over their house, in school, and in the community she tends to step back, shy away and lock herself up in a room. Jen didn’t only believed in her story, she lived it.
Jen has to realize that she is not what she is in her story. Instead of having her story post around her face for everyone to remember, she has to have the spirit and show people “I am an important person and I should be treated accordingly!”
Self improvement may not be everybody’s favorite word, but if we look at things in a different point of view, we might have greater chances of enjoying the whole process instead of counting the days until we are fully improved. Three sessions in a week at the gym would result to a healthier life, reading books instead of looking at porn will shape up a more profound knowledge, going out with friends and peers will help you take a step back from work and unwind. And just when you are enjoying the whole process of unlocking your self improvement power, you’ll realize that you’re beginning to take things light and become happy.
How to Get Better Results From Your Self Improvement Efforts
Reading a book is also self improvement and personal development
Or to be more precise, reading the book alone is not really self improvement, but reading the book, and applying what you learn is…
To illustrate my point lets talk about something very generic, if you read a book on lets say programming a webpage, it will perhaps help you understand how the programmer makes the web-pages, but the actual page you want to make, will not exist before you start programming it…
And similarly the improvement of yourself will not occur just from reading a lot of books, but by applying what you learn in those books it will!
A large number of people read a lot of self improvement books, or maybe I should say a lot of beginnings of self improvement books, but not that many actually finish the books, and even fewer start applying the ideas or exercises they are presented with in the books. While they may like the book and the suggestions in it, most people have a short attention span, and before they get around to applying the new information, their eyes gets caught by another great book, or something entirely different, and they quickly move on without getting any really life altering benefits from it.
The secret behind good self improvement and personal development is that when you find something you think might benefit you, you look further into the subject, either by buying and reading a book about it, or finding information on the subject elsewhere, and finally applying the information in your own life and thereby creating the improvements you desire.
Remember it is always good to learn new things from reading a good book on the subject, but the information has to be put to good use if you really wish to benefit from it.
Even Faster Self Improvement Is Possible
If you have interest in speeding up your self improvement even further, perhaps you should consider looking into self hypnosis or meditation.
Meditation is good for the soul and helps creating an inner calm, while self hypnosis is a very useful tool for implementing changes in your behaviour.
In order to get any benefits from either of these methods you will have to be consistent in using and or applying them in your life. Regular use of meditation or self hypnosis will strengthen what ever have gone before it so to speak.
Actually it is like with every new thing, in the beginning it is not so easy, and it takes some effort both to apply it, and to stay with the programme, but after a while, it more or less becomes automatic or second nature to you, and that is when you will start to really notice the benefits.
If you are interested in learning meditation I would recommend you look for a personal teacher, as you will be playing around with the powers of your own psyche and as you immerse deeper into the techniques you might be stirring up old emotions that can be difficult to tackle on your own.
Or to be more precise, reading the book alone is not really self improvement, but reading the book, and applying what you learn is…
To illustrate my point lets talk about something very generic, if you read a book on lets say programming a webpage, it will perhaps help you understand how the programmer makes the web-pages, but the actual page you want to make, will not exist before you start programming it…
And similarly the improvement of yourself will not occur just from reading a lot of books, but by applying what you learn in those books it will!
A large number of people read a lot of self improvement books, or maybe I should say a lot of beginnings of self improvement books, but not that many actually finish the books, and even fewer start applying the ideas or exercises they are presented with in the books. While they may like the book and the suggestions in it, most people have a short attention span, and before they get around to applying the new information, their eyes gets caught by another great book, or something entirely different, and they quickly move on without getting any really life altering benefits from it.
The secret behind good self improvement and personal development is that when you find something you think might benefit you, you look further into the subject, either by buying and reading a book about it, or finding information on the subject elsewhere, and finally applying the information in your own life and thereby creating the improvements you desire.
Remember it is always good to learn new things from reading a good book on the subject, but the information has to be put to good use if you really wish to benefit from it.
Even Faster Self Improvement Is Possible
If you have interest in speeding up your self improvement even further, perhaps you should consider looking into self hypnosis or meditation.
Meditation is good for the soul and helps creating an inner calm, while self hypnosis is a very useful tool for implementing changes in your behaviour.
In order to get any benefits from either of these methods you will have to be consistent in using and or applying them in your life. Regular use of meditation or self hypnosis will strengthen what ever have gone before it so to speak.
Actually it is like with every new thing, in the beginning it is not so easy, and it takes some effort both to apply it, and to stay with the programme, but after a while, it more or less becomes automatic or second nature to you, and that is when you will start to really notice the benefits.
If you are interested in learning meditation I would recommend you look for a personal teacher, as you will be playing around with the powers of your own psyche and as you immerse deeper into the techniques you might be stirring up old emotions that can be difficult to tackle on your own.
The Heart Of Personal Development
What is the heart of personal development? Have you started hearing about personal development, and it sounds interesting? Has it aroused your curiosity? Is personal development showing you more possibilities?
The heart of personal development is growth. There is a fundamental law in the universe that says either something is growing or if it is not, then it is dying. For many education ends when school finishes, either on the day at school or when they say you have either passed or failed. Then we go forward feeling really good, ok or like a big failure!
Where for so many people, and for so long, this used to be the norm, personal development is changing that. Education does not need to end when formal schooling ends. You don’t have to be doomed either with the corporate ladder or a laboring job.
Personal development is not about knowledge, though some people in personal development keep it as such. Personal development is about giving you the skills you need to meet a specific objective.
The first step on the journey through personal development begins with goal setting. Setting goals is so crucial as it helps you get clear on what you exactly want in life. This is important, as without knowing what you want, no personal development course can help you. You must know what you want, and utilize deeper understanding and more advanced courses of personal development to achieve what you want.
The journey of personal development is a long one with no end. As all people are different, yet the same - no personal development course can make a one size fits all type of course. Your journey is your journey, and though you may need to goal set at this time, another may need to tackle limiting beliefs. Likewise if you need to break limiting beliefs first, another may need to start on goal setting.
This makes goal setting an ever more important reason to learn how to set goals first. Without knowing how to set goals, then you can’t know what you need to get there. Without a goal setting strategy, and personal development, you may not be able to find that limiting belief, and ultimately pluck it out. Personal development courses, books, and seminars can help with all of this.
More wealth, more health, more success and happiness are some of the benefits of taking the personal development path. You can grow to become a better human being or at least the person you always wanted to be.
For some the courses, the books and seminars are not enough to meet there needs. Life coaches are people who help on a more personal level to find the answers you seek. Whereas a course or personal development book may not answer all your questions, the life coach in most cases can.
Whatever your needs, a life coach, a product, a personal development book or seminar exists that can truly change your life. When you can know what you want, and how to find that information, and carefully, and persistently apply it, you will achieve.
There exists a better world. A world that has the better version of you. The bridge to get there is personal development through personal growth. Personal development is getting bigger, and it benefits you with more products and coaches that may just help you cut the time to get there.
The heart of personal development is growth. There is a fundamental law in the universe that says either something is growing or if it is not, then it is dying. For many education ends when school finishes, either on the day at school or when they say you have either passed or failed. Then we go forward feeling really good, ok or like a big failure!
Where for so many people, and for so long, this used to be the norm, personal development is changing that. Education does not need to end when formal schooling ends. You don’t have to be doomed either with the corporate ladder or a laboring job.
Personal development is not about knowledge, though some people in personal development keep it as such. Personal development is about giving you the skills you need to meet a specific objective.
The first step on the journey through personal development begins with goal setting. Setting goals is so crucial as it helps you get clear on what you exactly want in life. This is important, as without knowing what you want, no personal development course can help you. You must know what you want, and utilize deeper understanding and more advanced courses of personal development to achieve what you want.
The journey of personal development is a long one with no end. As all people are different, yet the same - no personal development course can make a one size fits all type of course. Your journey is your journey, and though you may need to goal set at this time, another may need to tackle limiting beliefs. Likewise if you need to break limiting beliefs first, another may need to start on goal setting.
This makes goal setting an ever more important reason to learn how to set goals first. Without knowing how to set goals, then you can’t know what you need to get there. Without a goal setting strategy, and personal development, you may not be able to find that limiting belief, and ultimately pluck it out. Personal development courses, books, and seminars can help with all of this.
More wealth, more health, more success and happiness are some of the benefits of taking the personal development path. You can grow to become a better human being or at least the person you always wanted to be.
For some the courses, the books and seminars are not enough to meet there needs. Life coaches are people who help on a more personal level to find the answers you seek. Whereas a course or personal development book may not answer all your questions, the life coach in most cases can.
Whatever your needs, a life coach, a product, a personal development book or seminar exists that can truly change your life. When you can know what you want, and how to find that information, and carefully, and persistently apply it, you will achieve.
There exists a better world. A world that has the better version of you. The bridge to get there is personal development through personal growth. Personal development is getting bigger, and it benefits you with more products and coaches that may just help you cut the time to get there.
Self Improvement
Self improvement is a life-long journey with many rewarding places to visit along the way. Self improvement isn’t simply getting a higher paid job, being healthier, becoming wealthy, having lots of friends etc. Self Improvement is about truthfulness, compassion and integrity to yourself. Self improvement is a continuous struggle to better ourselves. Self improvement is quickly moving from the proverbs found in Benjamin Franklin’s Almanacs which were the earliest American self improvement to the space age of brain machines, computer software and virtual reality.
Self improvement empowers you to start living an exceedingly abundant life today. Self improvement is a life-long journey with many rewarding places to visit along the way. Self Improvement or Self Help in many ways is the action that we intentional cope with ourselves and situations that arise in our lives. This may involve changing others or the environment around us to improve our own circumstances, but self improvement is primarily focused on changing our own behavior, skill sets, thoughts or cognition, unconscious processes, or feelings. So then, why does it seem that most people tend to struggle with self improvement.
Believe it now, it is possible to improve the way you feel about yourself and the way others see you, and you can do it. When you come to a decision to improve yourself, you may find it empowering to have a personal development plan. With the right negotiating skills you will be able to better provide yourself with the feeling that you are in control and that you are willing to do something with pride and performance.
The general methods used by a person who seeks to improve any or all aspects of their life through self-taught strategies, publicly available information, or techniques taught by experts. Books create a great medium through which to obtain information on self improvement by experts and enthusiasts. Seminars and Workshops in self improvement allow people to learn the skills and techniques necessary to succeed, while networking with self improvement enthusiasts and experts. CDs, DVDs, and other audio and video formats create a great multimedia medium through which to obtain information on self improvement by experts and enthusiasts. E-books create a great resource through which to obtain information on self improvement by experts and enthusiasts. Life coach experts work with executives on the idea of self improvement with goal oriented methods, which enable the client to move upward in the company or even learn to have a balance in their life if they’ve been working too hard.
Positive thinking is maintaining a positive attitude as a mental toughness technique to propel us to our goals. Positive thinking is a way of living. Positive affirmations are a very powerful means of reprogramming self defeating thoughts and the subconscious mind. Positive Thinking is a common motivational method used to boost one’s attitude and promote self growth. Positive means of escape which allow relaxation and self growth. Positive Psychology is the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and positive institutions. Positive thinking is a complete life change.
Success in our life depends upon various factors such as our attitude, our confidence, the way we present ourselves, our gestures etc. Success accomplishment and achievement are synonymous with hope and belief. Success in life is something we usually think about as an accomplishment somewhere in our future, but why wait. Success skills are the tools and training that allow an individual or a group of individuals to achieve goals and live happy, fulfilled lives. Success Principles are the methods and attitudes people utilize to achieve great levels of success and change their lives.
Self improvement is not always easy and not everyone is ready for it, so make sure you really want a change because you won’t get one if you’re not ready. Self improvement is of many types and differs from person to person. Self improvement is not everyone’s cup of tea as people are not able to believe that they need self improvement and are not able to accept their faults. Self Improvement is undoubtedly important, and anyone really can have anything they want from life, and be anything they want to be, if they’re prepared to make the plans, take the actions, and pay the price
Self improvement empowers you to start living an exceedingly abundant life today. Self improvement is a life-long journey with many rewarding places to visit along the way. Self Improvement or Self Help in many ways is the action that we intentional cope with ourselves and situations that arise in our lives. This may involve changing others or the environment around us to improve our own circumstances, but self improvement is primarily focused on changing our own behavior, skill sets, thoughts or cognition, unconscious processes, or feelings. So then, why does it seem that most people tend to struggle with self improvement.
Believe it now, it is possible to improve the way you feel about yourself and the way others see you, and you can do it. When you come to a decision to improve yourself, you may find it empowering to have a personal development plan. With the right negotiating skills you will be able to better provide yourself with the feeling that you are in control and that you are willing to do something with pride and performance.
The general methods used by a person who seeks to improve any or all aspects of their life through self-taught strategies, publicly available information, or techniques taught by experts. Books create a great medium through which to obtain information on self improvement by experts and enthusiasts. Seminars and Workshops in self improvement allow people to learn the skills and techniques necessary to succeed, while networking with self improvement enthusiasts and experts. CDs, DVDs, and other audio and video formats create a great multimedia medium through which to obtain information on self improvement by experts and enthusiasts. E-books create a great resource through which to obtain information on self improvement by experts and enthusiasts. Life coach experts work with executives on the idea of self improvement with goal oriented methods, which enable the client to move upward in the company or even learn to have a balance in their life if they’ve been working too hard.
Positive thinking is maintaining a positive attitude as a mental toughness technique to propel us to our goals. Positive thinking is a way of living. Positive affirmations are a very powerful means of reprogramming self defeating thoughts and the subconscious mind. Positive Thinking is a common motivational method used to boost one’s attitude and promote self growth. Positive means of escape which allow relaxation and self growth. Positive Psychology is the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and positive institutions. Positive thinking is a complete life change.
Success in our life depends upon various factors such as our attitude, our confidence, the way we present ourselves, our gestures etc. Success accomplishment and achievement are synonymous with hope and belief. Success in life is something we usually think about as an accomplishment somewhere in our future, but why wait. Success skills are the tools and training that allow an individual or a group of individuals to achieve goals and live happy, fulfilled lives. Success Principles are the methods and attitudes people utilize to achieve great levels of success and change their lives.
Self improvement is not always easy and not everyone is ready for it, so make sure you really want a change because you won’t get one if you’re not ready. Self improvement is of many types and differs from person to person. Self improvement is not everyone’s cup of tea as people are not able to believe that they need self improvement and are not able to accept their faults. Self Improvement is undoubtedly important, and anyone really can have anything they want from life, and be anything they want to be, if they’re prepared to make the plans, take the actions, and pay the price
Personal Development Review: Personal Development for Smart People?
Are you lacking confidence in your self to deal with day to day situations or problems presented by life?
Is your life just drifting along with no goal or aim whatsoever? Are you frustrated that life is not turning out as you have planned?
If so, you are not alone, there are countless people, including you and me who feel this way at some time or another in our lives. What you are lacking is the personal power that is needed to live life on your terms and not on the terms on your boss or neighbor or some one else for that matter.
There are heaps and heaps of books, articles and programs written on the subject Personal Development for Smart People, but how many of them are effective is actually a question.
If you are to develop any sort of Personal Power, the first thing and most effective thing you must do is to Accept Yourself as you are, with all your faults, problems and whatever. You must start to love yourself unconditionally. No matter what mistakes you made in the past, you should be able to forgive yourself and anyone involved in these mistakes or problems. You should first heal your past emotional hurts, for whatever Personal Development technique to be effective.
There are several energy healing techniques that would help you to clear the past hurts or limiting beliefs. You can chose that you feel will be most suitable to you. I recommend Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT to this end.
We are talking about Personal Development for Smart People, hence it is my duty to introduce a much more effective and easy method that would help smart people to develop without any hard work on their part.
Personal Development is much effective and effortless when your mind is quiet and calm. When your mind is calm and quiet, you live in the Present Moment and your mind is not limited by past limiting beliefs or hurts. In this state you can access your true potential effortlessly and is guided by your intuition or inner guidance. This is the state of mind that you should achieve in order to effectively develop your true potential.
Brainev is the latest Personal Development program, sweeping the earth today. What differs from similar products here is the Latest Patent Pending Technology known as 3P-DEAP, which makes Brainev the Most Powerful Personal Development Product for Smart People on earth today, as claimed by the developers.
Is your life just drifting along with no goal or aim whatsoever? Are you frustrated that life is not turning out as you have planned?
If so, you are not alone, there are countless people, including you and me who feel this way at some time or another in our lives. What you are lacking is the personal power that is needed to live life on your terms and not on the terms on your boss or neighbor or some one else for that matter.
There are heaps and heaps of books, articles and programs written on the subject Personal Development for Smart People, but how many of them are effective is actually a question.
If you are to develop any sort of Personal Power, the first thing and most effective thing you must do is to Accept Yourself as you are, with all your faults, problems and whatever. You must start to love yourself unconditionally. No matter what mistakes you made in the past, you should be able to forgive yourself and anyone involved in these mistakes or problems. You should first heal your past emotional hurts, for whatever Personal Development technique to be effective.
There are several energy healing techniques that would help you to clear the past hurts or limiting beliefs. You can chose that you feel will be most suitable to you. I recommend Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT to this end.
We are talking about Personal Development for Smart People, hence it is my duty to introduce a much more effective and easy method that would help smart people to develop without any hard work on their part.
Personal Development is much effective and effortless when your mind is quiet and calm. When your mind is calm and quiet, you live in the Present Moment and your mind is not limited by past limiting beliefs or hurts. In this state you can access your true potential effortlessly and is guided by your intuition or inner guidance. This is the state of mind that you should achieve in order to effectively develop your true potential.
Brainev is the latest Personal Development program, sweeping the earth today. What differs from similar products here is the Latest Patent Pending Technology known as 3P-DEAP, which makes Brainev the Most Powerful Personal Development Product for Smart People on earth today, as claimed by the developers.
The 1-2-3 Step Process of Self Improvement
The self improvement process involves steps that will not likely be acheived without the accomplishment of their preceding steps. As humans, we find it very difficult to adjust to changes all at once, because we have already been programmed to do and see things a particular way. It does not mean that it is impossible. It simply entails that completing the final stage of the process requires discipline, patience and persistence.
Rome was not built in a day, as the popular proverb goes. Thus, if we want to reap the benefits and enjoy what our self-improvement changes can bring, we must learn to be patient. The process of self improvement does not and will not happen overnight.
Remember that personal and professional changes take some time to get used to and some degree of adjustment on our part; so we should never seek to push ourselves to adapt immediately, or these efforts will just end up in vain.
Self improvement does not happen with simply thinking that we want to improve. We have to act on this ‘want’ and transform it into a ‘need’. Saying that we want to improve is just the beginning of this challenging process.
The basic self improvement process consists of three simple steps:
1) Deciding that you really want to improve,
2) Acting on it, and
3) Maintaining the goal in mind.
To truly get ahead in life, we have to accept that sacrifices will have to be made. For example, if we choose to join a Stop Drinking support group, we have to exercise maximum discipline to stay away from the ‘enemy’. We should make every effort to avoid situations that put us in a position where choice becomes very difficult and just stay focus by repeating the benefits of the endeavour to ourselves.
We must have a good follow through for the self improvement process to really work. If we only act on it and then change our minds, or fail to stick with it, it would be like we never started to achieve anything, at all. Keeping both our eyes on the goal at all times is key. Self improvement does not stop when something is accomplished, because it is a continuous process.
Who ever said getting ahead in life was easy? Your journey will surely be difficulty, not just based on external factors, but also from yourself. If you truly want to better your life, you must realize that your worst enemy will be yourself, which is, ironically, the most difficult part to conquer. However, if you set your heart and soul into your goal and convince yourself that though the path is rocky there is a great reward waiting for you at the finish line, you will be able to survive and excel.
Life is a challenge. Conquering your inner fears and apprehensions will make your journey much more challenging. However, it will not be so if you know that you can do it. The process of self improvement is challenging, but very rewarding once you surpass the obstacles. You just have to keep a positive and open mind all the time.
Rome was not built in a day, as the popular proverb goes. Thus, if we want to reap the benefits and enjoy what our self-improvement changes can bring, we must learn to be patient. The process of self improvement does not and will not happen overnight.
Remember that personal and professional changes take some time to get used to and some degree of adjustment on our part; so we should never seek to push ourselves to adapt immediately, or these efforts will just end up in vain.
Self improvement does not happen with simply thinking that we want to improve. We have to act on this ‘want’ and transform it into a ‘need’. Saying that we want to improve is just the beginning of this challenging process.
The basic self improvement process consists of three simple steps:
1) Deciding that you really want to improve,
2) Acting on it, and
3) Maintaining the goal in mind.
To truly get ahead in life, we have to accept that sacrifices will have to be made. For example, if we choose to join a Stop Drinking support group, we have to exercise maximum discipline to stay away from the ‘enemy’. We should make every effort to avoid situations that put us in a position where choice becomes very difficult and just stay focus by repeating the benefits of the endeavour to ourselves.
We must have a good follow through for the self improvement process to really work. If we only act on it and then change our minds, or fail to stick with it, it would be like we never started to achieve anything, at all. Keeping both our eyes on the goal at all times is key. Self improvement does not stop when something is accomplished, because it is a continuous process.
Who ever said getting ahead in life was easy? Your journey will surely be difficulty, not just based on external factors, but also from yourself. If you truly want to better your life, you must realize that your worst enemy will be yourself, which is, ironically, the most difficult part to conquer. However, if you set your heart and soul into your goal and convince yourself that though the path is rocky there is a great reward waiting for you at the finish line, you will be able to survive and excel.
Life is a challenge. Conquering your inner fears and apprehensions will make your journey much more challenging. However, it will not be so if you know that you can do it. The process of self improvement is challenging, but very rewarding once you surpass the obstacles. You just have to keep a positive and open mind all the time.
Personal Development - 10 Tips on How to Get Started
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 © 2007
Personal Development and Success Coach
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 © 2007
Personal Development and Success Coach
The Things That you Have to Do to Self Improve yourself
Self Improvement:When your looking to improve yourself in the best possible way ever.
You ever have to deal with something or someone that would force you to improve yourself? Well, it is so real because in life, things happen for a reason. You just have to find out what that reason is and sometimes we’re forced to deal with certain obstacles in life that would force us to self improve ourselves. Most people have low self-esteem to a point where they want to kill themselves or just plain let themselves go altogether without a care in the world whatsoever. I once had a friend who told me that she was sad all the time and Wanted to kill herself. I felt very sad for her and kindly told her that everything was going to be just fine. She didn’t quite understand when I told her this and I kindly told her that the point that I’m getting to is that in life, you’ll have to face certain obstacles some good and some bad. But when the road gets rocky and you feel beaten down and you feel like the world is coming to an end. You’ll need to look over that particular obstacle and still go on because life goes on and you sure can’t turn back time, but what you can do is change any situation around for the better, and self improve yourself.
Ways to self-improve yourself:
-Read spirituality books such as: Self Improvement
-Exercise your body, mind, and soul
-Find a hobby
-Eat right and get enough rest
-Build up self-esteem
-If you’re not happy with the way you look, you should get a make-over
-Do things to keep you occupied
-Weigh out the positive and the negatives
(meaning the pros and the cons)
-Look beyond the past and focus on the future:
-Surround yourself with positive people that can lift your spirits and rid yourself from all the negative energy that’s keeping you from moving on and living your life.
And last but not least:
-Always believe in god because prayer works.
Know this:
Time can’t ever be replaced, but you can replace things that will help you self-improve your life.
In order to self-improve yourself, you should have faith in your life into bettering yourself. When you self-improve you are actually overcoming things that happened in your lifetime that really beat you down in the worst way, and caused you to bounce back and help you get yourself together. This is usually called self-recovery!
One can’t remain sane unless he/she has positive friends to lift your spirits and make you feel good about yourself. But most importantly, you should believe in yourself and build up self-esteem.
Remember: If you don’t think highly of yourself, then nobody else will. Never worry about anyone but yourself except family and close friends.
Because in life, when we fall down we must pick ourselves back up.
VIP:
Self Improvement can come a long way especially if you’re willing to improve yourself in the best possible way ever.
ex: education and employment
-You can always self-improve when it comes to education because remember some education is better than none because a lot of doors can open for you allowing you to go far and definitely with employment because some money is better than no money and you can get a lot of things done with cash in your pocket. you can never be too happy if you’re broke all the time.
You ever see a woman who has a lot of confidence in herself and all she does is walk around with her head up high and smiling? Well, you might be wondering why she is so happy? Well, most likely, this particular person probably had a rough life or had to face obstacles that she was forced to deal with which led her in the right path to self improvement.
Remember: what doesn’t kill you will make you stronger
Self improvement: Can one really self-improve for themselves or for others!
You ever have to deal with something or someone that would force you to improve yourself? Well, it is so real because in life, things happen for a reason. You just have to find out what that reason is and sometimes we’re forced to deal with certain obstacles in life that would force us to self improve ourselves. Most people have low self-esteem to a point where they want to kill themselves or just plain let themselves go altogether without a care in the world whatsoever. I once had a friend who told me that she was sad all the time and Wanted to kill herself. I felt very sad for her and kindly told her that everything was going to be just fine. She didn’t quite understand when I told her this and I kindly told her that the point that I’m getting to is that in life, you’ll have to face certain obstacles some good and some bad. But when the road gets rocky and you feel beaten down and you feel like the world is coming to an end. You’ll need to look over that particular obstacle and still go on because life goes on and you sure can’t turn back time, but what you can do is change any situation around for the better, and self improve yourself.
Ways to self-improve yourself:
-Read spirituality books such as: Self Improvement
-Exercise your body, mind, and soul
-Find a hobby
-Eat right and get enough rest
-Build up self-esteem
-If you’re not happy with the way you look, you should get a make-over
-Do things to keep you occupied
-Weigh out the positive and the negatives
(meaning the pros and the cons)
-Look beyond the past and focus on the future:
-Surround yourself with positive people that can lift your spirits and rid yourself from all the negative energy that’s keeping you from moving on and living your life.
And last but not least:
-Always believe in god because prayer works.
Know this:
Time can’t ever be replaced, but you can replace things that will help you self-improve your life.
In order to self-improve yourself, you should have faith in your life into bettering yourself. When you self-improve you are actually overcoming things that happened in your lifetime that really beat you down in the worst way, and caused you to bounce back and help you get yourself together. This is usually called self-recovery!
One can’t remain sane unless he/she has positive friends to lift your spirits and make you feel good about yourself. But most importantly, you should believe in yourself and build up self-esteem.
Remember: If you don’t think highly of yourself, then nobody else will. Never worry about anyone but yourself except family and close friends.
Because in life, when we fall down we must pick ourselves back up.
VIP:
Self Improvement can come a long way especially if you’re willing to improve yourself in the best possible way ever.
ex: education and employment
-You can always self-improve when it comes to education because remember some education is better than none because a lot of doors can open for you allowing you to go far and definitely with employment because some money is better than no money and you can get a lot of things done with cash in your pocket. you can never be too happy if you’re broke all the time.
You ever see a woman who has a lot of confidence in herself and all she does is walk around with her head up high and smiling? Well, you might be wondering why she is so happy? Well, most likely, this particular person probably had a rough life or had to face obstacles that she was forced to deal with which led her in the right path to self improvement.
Remember: what doesn’t kill you will make you stronger
Self improvement: Can one really self-improve for themselves or for others!
Personal Development Success Through 3 Simple Habits
Achieving personal development success has been a 20 year challenge for me. I was introduced to the concept of personal development when a company I worked for sent me to a seminar. A gentleman by the name of Mort Utley spoke, and it was something else! I was totally inspired to become a go-getting, top selling, life of the rich and famous success story. Of course, that enthusiasm ended abruptly at the first door I had to knock on for that company. Motivation gone.
Since that time I have had times of unstructured personal development, like when I got one of the first copies of Steven R. Covey’s 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People. What a great book! Things I learned in that changed me forever. But then I went through another long stretch of sporadic self growth.
The turning point came when I heard Chris Hughes speak about Jim Rohn, and everything came together for me. Chris is a big Jim Rohn fan, and talked about the “habits” of personal development, which are:
1. Read 10 pages of a good book every day.
2. Listen to 20 minutes of a good audio every day.
3. Attend a self improvement seminar every 90 days.
Wow! When I heard that I realized that was the missing link for me. I liked personal development, it helped me be more positive and optimistic, more organized, a better husband and father, and over come negative thinking; but I had never made a habit of it. The really powerful part of this simple plan was the realization that I could do it. It sounded easy. I realized that I could easily fit that simple program into my life.
Once I understood how easy it is to do personal development every day, I got on that track and haven’t gotten off. Since then I have read many books, and listened to a lot of great programs and pod-casts. I now have a fantastic library of personal development books, including:
You Were Born Rich- Bob Proctor
Think And Grow Rich- Napoleon Hill
As A Man Thinketh- James Allen
The Attractor Factor- Joe Vitale
The Dream Giver- Bruce Wilkinson
Seeing Is Believing- Wayne Dyer
I also love biographies, and have a growing collection. I have read the life stories of Andrew Carnegie, Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Einstein, Steve Jobs, Lance Armstrong, Buddha, Benjamin Franklin, Henry David Thoreau, and others. Each of these has inspired and helped me in every area, spiritually, mentally, socially, and in my health and wealth.
So hopefully these three simple concepts inspire you the same way they did me, and you can make a simple habit of personal development that will endure and make a daily difference for you. Some people complain that “motivation” wears off, and that’s true. Kind of like taking a shower, it’s not something you can do monthly! It has to be done daily to really work.
Since that time I have had times of unstructured personal development, like when I got one of the first copies of Steven R. Covey’s 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People. What a great book! Things I learned in that changed me forever. But then I went through another long stretch of sporadic self growth.
The turning point came when I heard Chris Hughes speak about Jim Rohn, and everything came together for me. Chris is a big Jim Rohn fan, and talked about the “habits” of personal development, which are:
1. Read 10 pages of a good book every day.
2. Listen to 20 minutes of a good audio every day.
3. Attend a self improvement seminar every 90 days.
Wow! When I heard that I realized that was the missing link for me. I liked personal development, it helped me be more positive and optimistic, more organized, a better husband and father, and over come negative thinking; but I had never made a habit of it. The really powerful part of this simple plan was the realization that I could do it. It sounded easy. I realized that I could easily fit that simple program into my life.
Once I understood how easy it is to do personal development every day, I got on that track and haven’t gotten off. Since then I have read many books, and listened to a lot of great programs and pod-casts. I now have a fantastic library of personal development books, including:
You Were Born Rich- Bob Proctor
Think And Grow Rich- Napoleon Hill
As A Man Thinketh- James Allen
The Attractor Factor- Joe Vitale
The Dream Giver- Bruce Wilkinson
Seeing Is Believing- Wayne Dyer
I also love biographies, and have a growing collection. I have read the life stories of Andrew Carnegie, Mother Teresa, Gandhi, Einstein, Steve Jobs, Lance Armstrong, Buddha, Benjamin Franklin, Henry David Thoreau, and others. Each of these has inspired and helped me in every area, spiritually, mentally, socially, and in my health and wealth.
So hopefully these three simple concepts inspire you the same way they did me, and you can make a simple habit of personal development that will endure and make a daily difference for you. Some people complain that “motivation” wears off, and that’s true. Kind of like taking a shower, it’s not something you can do monthly! It has to be done daily to really work.