Personal Development.
Published on December 24, 2016
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Personal development is the process of developing more of what you have as latent
potential within. Reaching your full potential as a human being consists of two
different processes. One is the process of acquiring new characteristics and
attributes such as patience, courage, determination, self-confidence, and
trustworthiness. The second process is correcting old habits, the wearing away of the
rough edges of your personality, like shyness, fearfulness, or unworthiness. This is
the process where we lose or release the behaviours that no longer work for us.
Stepping outside your comfort zone is an act of courage. It’s also where the
excitement is and where real personal growth begins.
An analogy that best illustrates this point is to look at our behaviour like driving a car.
We control the steering, transmission, brake, and the accelerator. The steering keeps
us moving in the direction we want to go. The transmission is our human potential
and current skills. The accelerator is our focus, excitement, and confidence that
power us forward. The brakes are our fears that stop us or hold us back. When used
appropriately, they provide for safe mobility. However, when we step outside our
comfort zone, we respond to our fears and or excitement by putting our foot on the
brake or on the accelerator and sometimes both. How we use these controls
determines how fast we grow and reach more of our potential.
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