Personal growth: Self-empowerment through restrictions March 29, 2017
Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Concept of personal development.Tags: achieving goals, inspiration, life, personal development, philosophy, restrictions, self-denial, self-improvement
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By Dennis Mellersh
We usually think of restrictions as being negative, a process of undesirable denial.
But restrictions, or more precisely, self-imposed restrictions, can be beneficial – they have an upside.
Restrictions can help us achieve our personal development potential.
I was doing some research on religious practices when I came across an article in which the writer was making the point that his adhering to the restrictions of eating kosher helped to teach him self-discipline.
Scaled-out:
* By restricting our caloric intake, we can have a more desirable weight
* By restricting/moderating alcohol we can lower our blood pressure – the same with smoking
* By restricting distractions we can be more productive and achieve more in our personal growth goals.
* By restricting how much we complain, we can develop a more positive outlook.
This all seems like pretty obvious stuff, but perhaps it might show that if we look hard enough, there may be some self-improvement benefits in a variety of factors and situations that we normally regard as being highly negative because of their restrictive nature.
Why you’re already moving along a path to success March 25, 2017
Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Concept of personal development.Tags: achieving goals, inspiration, life, personal development, personal growth, self-actualization, Success
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By Dennis Mellersh
As someone who is interested, and probably becoming actively engaged, in a program of personal development, you are already exhibiting some key success traits:
You are trying to establish specific goals
You are working on reducing doubts about yourself
You want to develop a bias for action
You want to move beyond your comfort zone
You’re working on not procrastinating
You are engaging in self-learning
So, even now, you’re ahead of many people whose negative habits are impeding their path to progress, perhaps without their realizing these limitations.
The stimulus for this post came from an article you might want to read in entrepreneur.com titled “18 destructive habits holding you back from success”
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