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Personal growth: Benefits of increased self-awareness May 22, 2014

Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Concept of personal development, Personal Development Potential.
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One of the significant results you can expect from your planned program of personal development and growth is increased self-awareness.

You already have the attribute of knowing yourself pretty well or you would not have seen the need for a regimen of self-improvement in various areas of your life.

Whatever concept or template you are developing for your program, increased self-awareness, or self-knowledge will be a likely by-product.

It’s a natural outcome of doing the serious internal work you are planning.

And, if you are looking to your personal growth work as a means to achieve or establish identity or to develop a sense of purpose in your life, acquiring self-knowledge and self-awareness is a foundational step.

You may have a variety of goals for your program such as:

* Developing competence in a skill
* Managing your emotions
* Building greater self-reliance
* Developing integrity
* Increasing your leadership potential
* Becoming better organized
* Acquiring time-management skills
*Furthering your formal education

With each step you take towards the accomplishment of your goals, you will add to your self-knowledge, or self-awareness, and ultimately your self-esteem.

Personal growth: What is the best book for you? May 21, 2014

Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Concept of personal development, Personal Growth Books.
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When people initially start a program of personal growth and development, one of the most common searches they do is for “best book on personal development,” or words to that effect.

The search could also be for best program, best template, best system – best anything that can be utilized in a self-improvement capacity.

Unfortunately, one size (the best) does not fit all.

The only best book or program is one that is suited to your own individual life situation and temperament.

You may find a book or program which you feel generally fits your personality and life circumstances, but it is not likely that it will fulfill all of your self-improvement needs.

Most books and programs about personal development fall into three broad categories:

(1) Books focused on the principles of ideal conduct
(2) Books providing techniques for learning a variety of practical skills or capabilities
(3) Books that are Inspirational and/or spiritual

The best book for you is one that you virtually create for yourself by reading a variety of books or programs from each of the three categories and then adopting the ideas and techniques that are most applicable to your particular circumstance.