Culture & Attitude
19.11.08
9 Keys To Personal Growth this Year
Chezz - 20 June 2008
Here are a few keys to personal development I’ve come across over the years that I think will help you. If you’re serious about developing your potential, then take time to record some action points after you read each key. Doing this at least once a year will enable you to evaluate where you’re at and what steps you must take to keep on the journey of personal development. Enjoy….
1/ Define your future.
Describe the life you’d like to live. The future you see defines the person you’ll need to be. Identify the traits and qualities you’d like to acquire. Think bigger than yourself. Stretch yourself. You are undoubtedly capable of more than you ever dreamed is possible for you.
2/ Give more than you must.
Nothing advances until somebody does more than they are paid to do. Always deliver more value than others expect. Don’t require others to acknowledge your generosity. Give with ‘class.’
3/ Make time for what you love.
If you don’t live fully, you deny the world your potential contributions. Your ‘play’ sometimes contributes as much as your ‘work.’ What you love reveals the value you bring to the world.
4/ Refine your Inner Circle.
We define ourselves through our key relationships. Explore the mix and depth of those with whom you spend most of your time. Release those who limit you and connect with those who can help you live more fully.
5/ Resolve your unfinished business.
Either deal with it or discard it. Say your apologies, face your fears, pay your debts, express your gratitude and get on with living. Don’t let yesterday drain value from today and tomorrow. Break out of the limited world of your past and start to grow.
6/ Rethink existing habits and routines.
Describe your typical day and then reconsider every aspect of it. Change or expand the places you go, people you see, things you do, and the time you devote to each. Try new things. Learn a new language, go someplace different, do some things you’d typically pass by. Find out what your possibilities really are.
7/ Lighten up.
Stop stressing over things that only matter to you emotionally. When life isn’t fair to you, get over it quickly. Take your misfortunes as ‘course corrections’ rather than ‘catastrophes.’ Let go so you can grow.
8/ Tighten up.
Sloppiness in life allows more variables to creep in and spoil your plans. Stay on target, increase your self-discipline, and master the art of self-motivation. Sometimes details matter a lot.
9/ Invest in yourself.
Set aside a portion of each year’s income to acquire new tools and teachers to increase your potential. Refine your systems, get expert coaching, and attend special conferences. You are your only true asset. Send part of today ahead to the person you’ll be in the future
Chezz is the Executive Pastor of Xcel Church. He and his wife, Louise, have four children Olivia, Max, Zak and Jackson.