Self-Improvement – Nothing to prove, everything to improve :- "Poonam Gupta"

Self-improvement is the improvement of one’s knowledge, status, or character by one’s own efforts. It’s the quest to make ourselves better in any and every facet of life.

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”

Self-improvement almost always starts with self-awareness and the ability to transform your habits.

?If you’re serious about getting better at something, then one of the first steps is to know—in black-and-white terms—where you stand. You need self-awareness before you can achieve self-improvement.

A Call for Self-Awareness ?

If you aren’t aware of what you’re actually doing, then it is very hard to change your life with any degree of consistency. Trying to build better habits without self-awareness is like firing arrows into the night. You can’t expect to hit the bullseye if you’re not sure where the target is located.

In other words, measurement brought their levels of self-awareness in line with reality. You can wing it after you measure it. Once you’re aware of what’s actually going on, you can make accurate decisions based on “gut-feel” because your gut is based on something accurate.

To know ourselves, to be able to acknowledge our own strengths and weaknesses, to recognize where we need help and where we have room to improve is critical in achieving self-mastery. An appreciation of where we’re starting from becomes the launching pad for our future self-development.

I am constantly striving to improve and to work on myself, both to address my weaknesses and to build upon my strengths. Self-improvement becomes a compelling and enjoyable process for lifelong growth, provided you are committed to it for the right reasons and for the long-term.

I recommend that you consider the ways in which you can bring about a growth-mind-set in yourself. The process of self-improvement can be hard, and at times painful and challenging, but the results are worthwhile when you see them in your life.

“If you don’t risk anything, you risk everything”

One of the boldest steps that anyone can take in their life is to acknowledge their weaknesses, confront their challenges and to admit that they need help or guidance, and to then seek that out. To want to become a better person, a more rounded human being and to understand how we think and what makes us tick, are all noble intentions. They are also essential to equipping ourselves to be the best and most successful entrepreneurs that we can be. Personal development is an intrinsic part of the process.

“If I really want to improve my situation, I can work on the one thing over which I have control – myself.”?

Let’s discuss about the Self-discovery “Finding your best version”

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

Is everyone really a genius? I think it is true if we have the special skills to know our true selves.

To truly know ourselves is the most important skill one can ever possess. Once you know, who you are, you know, what you need to do and how you should do it. It enables you to avoid a lot of frustration by exerting your efforts, time, and energy on something, which you should not do.

Our life is full of trials and errors but knowing yourself helps you do the best experiments, you become more confident and you find your purpose, and can leave a high impact on the world.

God has created every human being with a?purpose. Everyone is genetically programmed with special characteristics and skills to serve humanity. It is in our DNA, our chromosomes. All you have to do is to find that purpose and discover your true self and God-gifted talent.

Don’t work to earn money.?Work for your purpose and achieve excellence. Money is the result of professional and coordinated efforts. It should not be the purpose of your life.

In general, most of us have chosen our career or profession because:

1.????This is what our parents wanted us to do.

2.????Our friends had opted for it.

3.????It was very popular during our college time and people were earning good with it.

4.????It was our family trade, our grandfather, father, uncle, or brother was doing it.

5.????A family friend was doing it.

6.????It was the ONLY choice due to our major in college/university.

7.????Got an offer ONLY for this job from any firm/organization.

8.????This was the ONLY easiest work, you could do.

As seniors, elders, parents, and teachers we must encourage our youngsters and help them discover their personality, natural talent, passion, and purpose and then direct them towards achieving that dream, goal, purpose, trade, or profession.

So, the real question would be, how to discover yourself??How to find your purpose??What is your natural talent? The answer is simple… you have to make your?self-assessment?and learn to know what you do.

When you wake up in the morning with a smiling face and are eager to go to work and do what you love the whole day without someone or something that motivates you, you are in the right profession.

But on the other hand, the feelings of a person when wake up half-hearted, thinking frustratingly, ah again doing the same job, the same workplace as a child unwillingly goes to school, you are either in the wrong profession or working in a toxic work environment.

1st step:?Just think, what is that single thing, which you can do for hours and hours without getting tired, feeling hungry, getting bored, without noticing the time and you feel passionate about it and love to do it again and again. That’s what you are born to do, that’s your purpose, that’s what God has genetically programmed you for. That’s what is in your DNA, in your chromosomes and that is your true talent. Choose it as your profession.

2nd Step:?Once you know your true natural talent and decide to make it your career and profession, the second step is to find around you those people, who have achieved excellence in the same profession. Make them your role models, your idols, your inspiration.

Find out, what exactly they had done to inspire the world. How did they leave their footprints on the earth? How did they achieve it? What did they study, where, how, and why did they do what they did?

3rd Step:?Please remember that during the self-discovery journey, you may realize that you are on the wrong track. You might have to switch and opt for the right career path.

Once you know your best talent and you have your role models, then start adopting their habits, the way they had achieved excellence. Put all the wisdom and knowledge in your brain, blood, and sweat. Be consistent. Give your best shot. Study about your profession and master it.?Don’t be mediocre. Continue your study for every single day of your life and translate it into practical efforts, which will gradually bring results.?Perseverance is the key.

There is no free lunch. There is no shortcut. There is no overnight magic. You have to write your success story with blood and sweat.

If it is difficult to switch your career at this point in time. Try to find your talent and apply it to whatever you are doing in your profession and you will see the magic. For example, if you are a finance manager but your self-discovery is a teaching profession. You can start training your team. You can be a coach, a mentor a trainer. Do what is best defined as your self-discovered natural talent.

In conclusion, self-improvement is a valuable and rewarding process that can lead to personal and professional success. By committing to continuous growth and development, individuals can achieve their full potential and live a more fulfilling life.

Always remember, “Do what you love & Love what you do”. The choice is yours.