Using the values sieve for personal growth and development March 30, 2015
Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Concept of personal development.Tags: achieving goals, focussing, goal setting, goal visualization, personal development, personal development planning, personal growth, personal growth program, self-improvement
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By Dennis Mellersh
One of the problems many people face when first tackling a largely self-directed program of personal growth is that of being overwhelmed by the sheer scope of what they think may need to be done.
It can all seem to be “too much” to take on if we assume that our entire personality, behavioural characteristics, and general life habits need to be thrown out the window and replaced with the many elements, and/or key principles of one or more programs of self-improvement.
The difficulty results from having an “all or nothing” approach; from thinking that everything we are doing, or not doing, needs to be changed, modified, or improved.
Maybe it does, but not likely.
A better approach is to realize that you can make choices and that you are probably in better mental and emotional shape than you may realize; otherwise you would not perceive the need for making any changes at all in your life.
You already have the self-knowledge and personal values to take a selective approach to decide what you need to do now, what can wait, and what does not need to be done.
It’s like using a sieve, which can be mechanically defined as a utensil for sorting out a mixture of larger particles from finer or smaller particles. Or in archeology, where a large sieve is often used to separate the valuable artifacts from the debris, gravel, and earth on an archeological site.
Similarly, in the case of personal growth prioritizing, you can use an intellectual sieve, based on your self-knowledge, and emotional and intellectual intelligence to separate immediate, short-term, and long terms goals for your personal improvement efforts.
And, to separate what you need to work on from what you don’t need to work on.
Misconceptions about the Law of Attraction August 24, 2014
Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Concept of personal growth, Law of Attraction.Tags: achieving goals, goal setting, intention and manifestation, philosophy, positive thinking, self-improvement
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One of the more prominent recent concepts within the discipline of personal growth and development is the concept of the Law of Attraction.
One of the basic “principles” behind the Law of Attraction is that whatever we focus on strongly (such as thinking about something a lot) the Universe will take notice of and will help enable.
This applies to negative focusing as well as positive.
If we spend most of our thinking time focusing on the existing negatives and the potential negatives (our current and future problems; lack now, and future lack; what’s wrong now and what will be wrong with our lives) chances are that not much if any positive good will result.
Conversely, if we spend most of our thinking time on the positives of our lives and the potential positives, the likelihood is that favorable outcomes will occur.
At least that’s the theory. But there are two components missing.
Unless we believe in an interventionist Universe and interventionist God, then how does the Law of Attraction actually operate?
It works by coupling: (1) the concept of Intention (2) with Action.
If we look at any particular Intention as a goal, it is clear that to achieve it, we will need to have an action plan.
Stating, or writing out our Intentions and reviewing them constantly is a sound practice. It reinforces what we want out of life now and in the future.
But without related goal-oriented actions however, our Intentions will be little more than positive reinforcement, or at worst, wishful thinking.
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