6 Tips for personal growth

   6 Tips for Personal Growth

Personal growth is a long journey. People who intentionally set out to improve their lives through self-growth and development report that they are successful, happier, and have better relationships. In this article, I will explain why personal growth is important to your career and list some tips to help you get started on a path of personal development.

"Don't go through life, grow through life." - Eric Butterworth

 What could you do to improve yourself? Well, let’s step one step backward. The first question might be: Why should you even bother improving yourself? And I think that the answer to that is something like so you don’t suffer anymore stupidly than you have to. And maybe so others don’t have either. It’s something like that. You know, there is a real adjunction at the bottom of it. It’s not some casual self-help doctrine, it’s that if you don’t organize yourself properly: you will pay for it! And in a big way.

Every one of us is unique and fantastic in his/her way, but it happens that we forget this. It is easy to get stuck into a certain idea of what it means to be perfect and have a perfect life. Instead of finding worth in who we are, we compare ourselves to others and thereby only see what we are missing.

Have you ever felt like you are not good enough? Or that everyone else is better, prettier, smarter, cooler, and stronger than you? Do you sometimes struggle with finding out what you’re good at, what you’re passionate about, what your powers are?

Personal growth is a solution to these issues. This is not only about growing yourself, but just as much about growing your appreciation for yourself and growing your self-esteem. Putting time and effort into your personal growth is the best thing you can do for yourself.

How to Grow Yourself

 

Personal growth is a long journey it does not happen overnight it happens slowly and deliberately. Personal development is not easy but now it will be. Here are a few great activities you can engage in:

Exercise: The body and the mind are linked together, there is a saying that “A healthy body is a key to a healthy mind”. And we can keep our body healthy by doing exercises. Anything from a walk or 10 minutes of yoga to a running or a 100 km bike ride works. Just move, and do it regularly.

Experience new things and places: Find new places, Find new peoples from different backgrounds from different cultures, understand their cultures, experience new things, learn new skills.  Push your limits, the further you move beyond your comfort zone, the stronger and more relaxed you will feel with life. You will realize that you can handle a lot more than you thought

Journal: Write down your desires, prepare your wish list. Write down your thoughts your feelings every day. It will help you to notice that what are those things that are holding you back and help you reflect upon your experiences. Add a little gratitude to your writing, and you’ll feel happier and have clearer thoughts in no time.

Set Goals: Think about the goals you want to achieve (big or small) write them down and find ways to achieve them. When we achieve our goal that achievement boosts our confidence. The bigger the goal, the bigger the confidence boost.

Contribute: Helping others doing something for others will make you see how much you have to offer. When we help others, we are paid back in the “currency” of smiles, thank you, hugs, gratitude, and sense of purpose.

Love yourself: Circumstances change, friends come and go, and the future is unpredictable. Get yourself out. Continue the journey with yourself. Read books, take ice cream go to the art museum, spend time chasing the dreams not peoples, understand the love. Come crazy about yourself, believe yourself, you are the single someone who is never going to cheat on you. Strengthen what makes you unique, find what brings you joy, explore all your interests, and challenge all your fears. That will give you the most fulfilling life you can have.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken – Oscar Wilde

 

If you do these activities every day (or at least regularly, you are well on your way to reach greater confidence, courage, and happiness. But you need to stay committed. Growth doesn’t happen overnight. It requires time and effort.