Carl Jung’s personal self-development experiences May 5, 2014
Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Concept of personal development, Concept of personal growth.Tags: analytic psychology, Carl Jung, personal development, personal development potential, personal growth, philosophy, psychology, self-actualization, self-improvement
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The psychiatrist Carl Jung’s exploration of the psychology of the self-actualization or individuation process was a journey of self-discovery as much as it was a scholarly contribution to a better understanding of human behaviour.
As part of his study of the psychology involved in the human condition, Jung analyzed his own dreams and carefully evaluated his personal emotions and attitudes. His view was that understanding his own psychological make-up could better help him understand human behaviour on a more universal level.
This personal aspect of Carl Jung’s approach to his work in analytic psychology is explored in two books that I reviewed in an earlier article on this website; namely, the autobiographical Memories, Dreams, Reflections and Gerhard Wehr’s An Illustrated Biography of C.G. Jung.
Both of these books reveal the personal side of Jung and explore the ways in which his personal experiences influenced the development of his psychological theories.
I have recently added some detailed updates to the original article that emphasize more specifically the influence of Jung’s personal experiences on his work.
Following is the URL link for the article:
Taking ownership of your personal growth program May 3, 2014
Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Concept of personal development, Concept of personal growth.Tags: achieving goals, personal development, personal growth, philosophy, seeking approval, self-awareness, self-improvement, self-knowledge, setting goals, spirituality
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In our self-improvement work it’s important for us to set standards for measuring our progress.
And, as we learn more about ourselves through our self-directed program, our increased self-awareness and self-knowledge will help us to set realistic measurement posts for gauging our success.
But, even more important, it’s vital to establish these standards as our own individual and personal “measurement-markers” or guidelines for evaluating our achievements.
We should not allow our satisfaction with our progress to depend on the standards and/or approval mechanisms of others.
To allow the validation of our internal work to be dependent on external approval sources significantly reduces our ownership of what should be a highly personal undertaking.
And, worse, caring too much about external approval or seeking validation through external sources can become a dependency – a dependency which can erode our self-esteem.
We all want to be noticed; we all want to be respected; we all want to be appreciated; but in the case of approval or validation, the most important thing is that we approve of ourselves.
Genuine self-esteem is, above all, an internally-grounded attribute.
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