Personal Development

Working it all out!

What do I want to do for the next ten years? For the next ten years I want to be calmer. I want to enjoy my space more. But most importantly, I want to give more. I want to build schools and health centers back in the village. If the god of time allows; i want to learn how to fish. Because fishing teaches you patience. And patience sends you calmness. Calmness is a path road to stability. It’s like when the guys of the bottle eat meat before hitting the pub. That brings me to personal development. Well, Ralph Waldo Emerson says; to be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Personal development is different things for different people. But the outcome; the ultimate result is the same. A better you! A better everyone!

Personal development takes Growth. Growth Requires Facing Pain And Discomfort. According to Freud, embracing suffering is necessary for personal development, as humans naturally seek comfort and complacency without external pressure. However, exposing oneself to painful or challenging situations builds character and new skills. Similarly, he argued we could not appreciate joyfully without experiencing sadness to contrast it.

It takes intention, willingness and calculated moves. For example, suppose you want to improve your writing skills as a part of your personal development. A system to achieve this goal could be read daily, write for 30 minutes daily, get feedback from a writing mentor or friend every week. This system will help you build your writing skills consistently and efficiently over time. You focus on your systems and your progress as the results take care of themselves over time. Personal development is a journey. It's never a destination. It's a process that calls for initiative.

Personal development is work. While at it, we get dented. It’s prudent to remember that we need therapy the same way we take a car to service. Here’s the analogy; supposing you were cooking beans. And they burned. Would you eat them? So why wouldn’t you seek help for something so big that it controls what you feel, how you hear or even function?

Why personal Development?

As I said earlier, personal development is different things for different people. It takes varied forms and formations for different people. But yet again the intended result is similar cutting across. For that reason mostly people have individual reasons, motives and drive for prioritizing personal development.

In most cases chaps out here just want to own themselves. To hold up and take no shit seated. People want to be in control of time and occurrences. It’s never a destination. It’s a journey to betterment. And as you navigate along, goals keep shifting. A better you wants better things. So the cycle keeps repeating itself. Go out check Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs.

What are The 8 areas of personal development?

1. Mental (intellectual)

Takes care of your mental wellness. Ever heard people yearn for soberness?

2. Physical (Health)

It's now like an old adage "Health is Wealth" Caters for your general well-being of the body.

3.Family (Relationships)

We're always part and parcel of a family in one way or the other. Relationships are the glue that ties us together.

?. Social (Social capital _Investment)

They say human beings are social animals. And ultimately we ought to keep building our social capital and belonging.

?. Recreational (rest & Restoration)

All work with no play makes jack a dull boy. I will authoritatively tell you that all work without play makes Jackie a dull girl as well.

Taking a break from things to rest, rejuvenate and rebuild is a healthy practice.

?.Career (Business/Work)

Most recently I realised that we spend more than half our adult life at work. And when you meet guys in these streets and ask them to introduce themselves, they don’t introduce themselves, they tell you about their work instead.

?. Financial (Wealth)

Good people, face it or not; this guy is like the real elephant in the room. Finances are like that rugby playing chap at high school that bullied everyone! You don't get it right here everything else stalls.

?. Spiritual (spirituality)

We’re a highly religious society. We identify as Muslim or Christian. When we venture out Chew of the forbidden fruit and learn the ways of the world; a couple of you start to identify as atheists and all those other things. Anyway that’s a nice story for another day. Spirituality rather is your connectedness with your supreme being. Well since the inception of time, God has reigned supreme. But lately some peeps are gulping too much Beer and wanting to raise debate about that. They even manipulated that wise saying to "beauty lies in the hands of the beer_holder". Most recently they even started asking what came first between the Hen and the Egg. But that’s just me steering off topic.

In conclusion, personal development is a personal journey that's not a destination in itself. It takes different forms for everyone but tends to gravitate towards a similar objective often. And there are 8 key areas of personal development to explore;

a. Mental (intellectual) b. Physical (Health) c. Family (Relationships) d. Social (Social capital _Investment) e. Recreational (rest & Restoration) f. Career (Business/Work) g. Financial (Wealth) h. Spiritual (spirituality)

Well. I'll admit this is like the toughest part of all this. I hate starting to begin to sound all sell_y and stead act like I got enough family inheritance to afford coffee, burger and bagels for breakfast for the rest of my adult life. But since that's not true. Plus considering I already told you Finances are the real elephant in the room; I developed a small personal development course ?The MBP?_ The Master Your Brand Program. That's going for a discount you can find out on a quick DM!

Here is the outline

1. Building Your Personal Profile

The Person The Link What We Become

Emotional Intelligence In Practice

2. Finding Your Voice (True North).

Purpose Over Just Work

3. Amplify Your Voice Through the Power of Social Media Networking and Aggregation

4. The Balance Between Skill, Skillset, Hobby and Talent.

The Value of Monetization

5. Have a Profile and A CV

Learn to Pitch

Private and Public Speaking and Presentation

6. Personal SWOT Analysis

Know Your Worth

Personal Value Preposition

7. Becoming The Brand You are

Personality Packaging

8. Work-Life Balance

Leading Yourself

Transitions and Change Management

9. Mental Health -Health is Wealth

10. Your Network is Your Networth

Network Like a pro!

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