Thoughts on Personal Growth and Personal Development

By Suzie Doscher

​Imagine that after you turned 18, you stayed exactly as you were at that age. Nothing changed -- not your behaviour, beliefs, wisdom or knowledge. This sounds absurd, but some people look at life as if it stays the same and they no longer change or grow once they have reached 'maturity.' Seems more like a nightmare to me...

The other way of looking at life is that we never stop growing, developing and learning, which of course means changing. In my opinion, this is the healthier option. I would hate to be approaching life and its lessons in the same way as the 18-year-old Suzie did. With each step we take on the path of personal growth, things change causing us to experience life differently. Life and all it encompasses changes all the time, sometimes almost daily. It is exciting and rewarding to grow, develop and change.
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Here are some steps to consider on the road of personal development:

• Know yourself. If you do not already know who you are - find out.
• Change what you do not like and accept what you cannot change.
• If you do not know what makes you feel fulfilled, figure it out.
• Filter through the people in your life, lose the "Energy Vampires," keep the people that allow you to be yourself and the ones that energize you.
• Be true to yourself, your integrity and your personal code of ethics.
• Remember that all life lessons teach you something. Sometimes it is to find out what you do not want or no longer want.
• Never be afraid to ask for support. Support makes you stronger.
• It is never too late to grow and develop as a person.
• Above all, know and understand that life can be improved, if only with the smallest of steps. But one step at a time, you will get to where you want to be.

"Your vision will become clear, only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens."
Carl Jung

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