Lessons In Personal Development: An Open and Honest Post
Think about the experiences you’ve had while working to improve yourself. What is the greatest lesson you’ve learned in relation to personal growth? Why was it so important to you?
These are the questions I’ve been pondering this week, which has resulted in this open and honest post about my lessons in personal development.
I know it sounds a bit silly, but for the longest part of my life, and before my discovery of self-help books, I didn’t even realise that there was such a thing as intentional personal development.
Please don’t misunderstand. I had been indulging in personal development pretty much my whole life until that point, but I had achieved it unintentionally, blindly almost.
Moving through academia from my youngest years until my teens and beyond, I just had a love of learning and was naturally curious. Consequently, I would easily sign up for the next learning experience. But, all of these experiences were driven by interest in the particular subject matter, rather than an intense desire to steer my life in a particular direction. Consequently my life lacked a clear path. [Read more…] about Lessons In Personal Development: An Open and Honest Post