Making changes: In situations, in ourselves, and our in our perceptions October 30, 2018
Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Concept of personal growth.Tags: achieving goals, changing our persceptions, changing ourselves, inspiration, life, philosophy, psychology, self-actualization, self-awareness, Stephen Covey, writing
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“If we want to change a situation, we first have to change ourselves; and to change ourselves effectively, we first have to change our perceptions.”
This quotation from Stephen Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People shows why we find dealing with change so difficult.
The words personal growth or development imply change; without change, growth and development cannot happen.
The reality of a situation and our ability to act on that situation, to change it, will involve the deep internal work of changing how we see things.
And changing how wee see things is one of the toughest jobs we will face in our journey towards self-actualization.
Dennis Mellersh
Personal development: Our need for motivation October 13, 2018
Posted by Dennis Mellersh in Concept of personal growth.Tags: achieving goals, inspiration, life, motivation, personal growth program, philosophy, psychology, self-actualization, writing, Zig Ziglar
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One of the signature attributes of effective personal development programs is that for them to work successfully requires consistent practicing of the program’s elements; and this in turn requires us to be constantly motivated; whether we call our particular program personal growth, self-improvement or self-actualization, motivation is central.
Ideally we should be motivated intuitively, it should be part of our character or personality.
But most of us have to work at “being motivated” to do the internal work needed on a consistent basis.
As with taking a test or exam in school, “cramming” does not yield lasting results; it’s the practice of steady, regular effort that achieves the most solid and permanent results.
And to achieve that regular consistent effort, most of us need ongoing motivation, encouragement, inspiration.
As Zig Ziglar has notes:
“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well neither does bathing; that’s why we recommend it daily.”
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