In the wake of an ongoing pandemic, there is no better time than now to redefine your purpose and your future for personal growth. You have a pivotal role in elevating personal development. Take a look at your pivot points to see what needs recalibrating or a fresh boost. Find ways to future-proof your talents and ambitions to sustain personal success, fulfillment, and happiness. My new book Life Skills for the Journey is coming out this month and is an excellent choice to kick-off the 2022 New Year! In the meantime, here is a sneak peek with an excerpt from the section Step Up Your Journey.

Navigating Personal Development

Living offers a wealth of opportunities that affords us the possibilities to progress in life and find the roads that branch out to discover our passion, purpose, and potential.

Personal development has many distinct sectors that take place in your life during the advancement process as you venture for possibilities. It consists of activities that will develop a person’s capabilities, potential, and build human capital. Personal development can be any skill that you want for self-improvement – the key is taking the right steps that will help to ensure achievement that reaches your goal. Personal development is a process that never ends, and you are the deciding factor that controls the destiny.

Successful people always invest time to work on themselves. Some people dedicate up to thirty minutes of their time every day toward personal development. There are others who dedicate a significant amount of time to continuing to learn. A good place to start is to begin every day with something that gives enlightenment, encouragement, and brings positivity to your life. Identify areas that can help you improve or maximize your potential. Feed your brain with positive things and new information on a regular basis.

“Ultra-successful people never stop reaching for new heights, learning new skills, and finding fulfillment.”

The method and means of personal development are frameworks for people who are committed to their own personal growth. It involves assessing yourself to measure your improvement and address practical ways to increase your ability and handle challenges as you move to higher levels of development. When you take the time to assess yourself you think about how you want to grow and ways to strengthen your abilities. Personal development should be a lifelong mission that is never complete.

Think about it this way, if you want to have more or be more in life, then strive to become more. There is of course one condition – you will need to have ambition! I know from experience that if you want to learn new things you will find a way, but it requires having an open-mind and a strong desire to achieve. The next big step is having readiness. Preparing yourself for achievement and being willing to apply assertiveness plays a big part on the road to accomplishment.

The personal success that you want to achieve in life will determine your personal development journey. How you plan to navigate through the particular zones will be important to your overall success. The process of identifying and knowing where you are is crucial to mapping out and taking the right steps. The path to self-improvement is a process that requires moving in a direction that is manageable and supports the goals that you want to reach.

Every personal development journey will have a set of rules to follow in order to accomplish the desired achievement for personal growth and success. It is a lifelong process and comes with many benefits at every stage of development by working effectively smart.

In addition to patience and working smart, another necessary must-have in my opinion is resilience to manage any difficulties or challenges during the process. As you accept fresh responsibilities and enter into a new role working towards your goals staying focused on key priorities is critical to your accomplishment. The change in your mindset should serve as a constant reminder of the things you have to do, and the effort needed to keep the planning cycle in motion. Learning to trust and believe in your abilities is a major asset to personal growth.

Life is about creating skills that recognize our values as we balance life, family, friendships, and all that connects the travel on our journey. The elements of personal development will face spiritual qualities of humility, positive thinking, mental stability, physical, and social abilities. Research and studies show that our development is vital to our living in every respect. I may have said it before but here it is again, to have fulfillment is a continuous process depending on where you are in life. What you need to fulfill your present situation is to be reckoned and trusted with yourself.

Below are some suggestions to help organize a personal development plan:

1. 1. Be vigilant and attentive to what you want to achieve.
   2. Stay focused on the center of your interests for accomplishment.
   3. Keep the passion of your dreams alive to see self-actualization.
   4. Deliver your best self for growth and development.
   5. Believe that you are deserving of personal fulfillment.

The progress and success of your personal development will be navigated by you. Others will be involved as you establish the direction of your plan. This engagement is determined according to your desired outcomes. The direction and purpose of your goals will bring about awareness to support the outline of your plan.

Managing your personal development skills will contribute to your success and satisfaction. Devote the time needed to engage in activities that support short and long-term goals. The ultimate results can enhance and benefit the quality of life and increase your happiness. Explore ways to incorporate opportunities that will promote well-being for healthy personal growth.

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GLORIA SLOAN, LIFE SKILLS FOR THE JOURNEY, JANUARY 1, 2022