Why Personal Development Is ESSENTIAL To Your Business And Life

[jennifermay]

Now some of you may be new to the personal development world and some may not. I definitely know I was when I started my home business. I thought I knew it all, that I was a positive person with a positive attitude. Boy, did I have a lot to learn!!! For my first two months in business, yes I recruited over 61 people (And had a BLAST doing it!). Okay, that was amazing, awesome, FANTASTIC! The thing was though is I did not know who I was as a Leader or even as an Individual yet. I had not worked on building me so I can then help others to be successful and build themselves.

So I lost my way a bit…

I got a little discouraged and as you say was “Giving Myself A Pity Party”. See…  I hit a wall about three months into my business. My wall wasn’t my recruiting abilities but it was ME (my Inner Self, my Inner Being). I did not know the secret just yet to knowing who I was on the inside (really is not a huge secret once you know, because it was already there). Yes, I have always had a ‘positive attitude’… but what I didn’t realize at the time is that it goes MUCH DEEPER than that.

Your Inner Self is what brings you happiness, Your Inner Being is really WHO YOU ARE… Not what your Past Experiences, Thoughts and Relationships are. Your feelings control your attitude, not your mind. And your true feelings come from your INNER SELF… You already have it there! You just have to be OPEN to it!

Yes, your mind and thoughts are a large part of it of course but it is not the main source to a positive you. Now, what is great is I had an amazing Friend and Mentor who really helped me see the light and I was lucky enough to learn early on into my business how important personal development was. Since that day I worked hard to change my mindset, my feelings and my heart’s direction.

I feel so blessed now that I did that because it opened a WORLD of opportunities to me. And, I was able to pass that on to others and now change other’s lives! What a great feeling to help someone without getting something in return… trust me it is one of the best feelings you could ever have!

My reason for sharing this with you is that I can relate to many reading this post. I was there, I am human just like everyone else and I definitely had my walls and obstacles to overcome! I hope that you learn from my mistakes and start RIGHT NOW working on personal development.

What is Personal Growth and Development?

• Continuely building and growing as a person and Leader.

• Striving and focusing on who you are and how you can give back to those around you and others.

• Building a confidence and passion that will shine through and you will pass on to others.

• To build confidence and passion is through encouragement and inspiration on a daily basis. Work on who you are, utilize books, audios, live calls, programs, movies, etc. Anything you can get your hands on that will encourage and inspire you.

• Find those who are already there, those who Motivate, Inspire and Intrigue you. Learn from them and do what they do!

• This will keep you in the Mind Set of… “If they can do it, I can do it”… “If I can do it, my team can do it”

• This is important so you can Mentor and build those who will be following in your footsteps or just those you are simply helping along your path in life. So they can acheive their dreams and in return your dreams will come true.

WHY is Personal Development Important?

• Once you have confidence and passion with in yourself… You will shine through and become contagious.

• Others will want to learn from you and follow in your footsteps.

• In return your Life, Team and Business will grow and grow in a positive direction.

Think about this… Say you read a mystery novel every night before bed. You put in a chapter or two before falling asleep. Now… think about this… You took that mystery novel and replaced it with a personal development book or put on an audio through your headset. What do think your results will be over one month, two months, three months? You will see a huge difference in your mindset, how you feel and how much your life and business starts growing. It will become something you have to do each day! Something that you would RATHER do than watch your favorite TV show!

So… my task for you is to get yourself a few good Personal Development Books, Videos and/or Audios and implement reading or listening to them everyday. Set aside 30 minutes a day to WORK ON YOU (or more is great). Make it part of your ‘TO DO’ List. It will get done and you will eventually realize how much you cannot live without it. I encourage each and everyone of you not to just do this for yourself but do it for those around you and anyone that comes in your path each day.

In Conclusion…

Learn about you, grow yourself daily as a Leader and Individual. Doing this will allow you to work towards your  goals and dreams with the positive feeling and mindset to making them happen, which will allow them to seem much easier to achieve and grasp. Then over time it will become just a habit that you do day in and day out… and then ‘MAGIC’ starts happening and you will start ATTRACTING the same type of people in your business and life.

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© JennKMay.com /  Author: Jenn May

[Divine4me]

Its Important that we invest in ourselves. I am a strong advocate of Personal Growth and personal development.

Charity Limula

Divas Life Coaching Institute

http://www.mylifecompass.com/charity

[sgoodknight]

I too am a strong advocate of personal development.  I have grown a lot since my journey began and I'm a new person today because of it.  I'm a better person and a better parent as well.

One can never work on themselves too much nor too often. 

[CharminC]

Your mind is your greatest asset. Personal growth and development are key to achieving success in every area of your life. Jim Rohn said it best:

Quote:

"You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay? Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change." 

- Jim Rohn

If you realize that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with, what does this say about who you are? What does this say about the direction your life is taking?  

Additionally, whatever you think about, you bring about. It's important to take control of your thoughts and not let circumstance or reaction control you.

Quote:

As you begin changing your thinking, start immediately to change your behavior. Begin to act the part of the person you would like to become. Take action on your behavior. Too many people want to feel, then take action. This never works."

--John C. Maxwell

 

Quote:

"Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins."

- Jim Rohn

Stop by and say hi! I look forward to walking this journey with you and wish you much happiness and success!  

[sophiesmom07]

This was very helpful! Thank you!