Maybe you would define personal development the way that Wikipedia does “a process of individual self-development and the development of others. At the level of individual this includes goals, plans or actions oriented towards one or more of the following aims:
– improve self awareness
– improving self-knowledge
– building or renewing identity
– developing strengths or talents
– identifying your potential
– building employ ability
– enhancing lifestyle or the quality of life
– fulfill aspirations
– execute personal development plans
– improving social skills
Or might you define it like Aristotle “as a category of phronesis or practical wisdom, where the practice of virtues (arête) leads to eudaimonia,[6] commonly translated as “happiness” but more accurately understood as “human flourishing” or “living well”
But honestly I bet it is neither of these. The real answer is really up to you as a person and what you are looking for out of life. One person might have a goal of getting back into the gym. While another person has a personal development goal of losing their fear of flying. And neither person is wrong because it is up to you.
What you need to do is to sit down and get yourself a personal development plan and then more importantly stick with it. That has been one of my personal goals for myself. I tend to jump from one thing to the next without really mastering one thing.
Make sure that everything you do has a realistic time table attached to it. Make sure you do not try and push yourself to far to fast because most people that do this tend to lose confidence and then they totally stop. I’m sure we have all heard of the story of the tortoise and the hare and the term “slow and steady wins the race.”
Regardless of how you define personal development once you get started it gets easier as you go, but change, especially real significant change, takes time and inner strength so stay focused. . The definition is not important what is important is what you do with it.
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