SELF IMPROVEMENT AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
Personal development planning is the process of creating an action plan based on awareness, values, reflection, goal-setting and planning for personal development within the context of a career, education, relationship or for self-improvement.
Personal development is a wide read subject and often misunderstood, in my opinion personal development is overall personality buildup. How do we present ourselves to the world where we live in, this includes our social behaviors , our commitment levels , language, body language, decision making at different situations. Stacking up degrees will give nothing if there is no personal development. Millions of people keep struggling their entire life without any positive outcome. Though life offers endless opportunities, it depends on how we perceive them.
There are numerous blogs mentioning the terms such a ALPHA MALE concepts etc , but these are the new terms for the old age personal development. Personality is defined from what others precieve of ourselves and the confidence we have to execute the daily routine, it may be as simple as taking first lead over helping someone in difficult task or as complex as raising your hadn for the first note of understanding in the board room meeting.
The awareness and ambition for personal development play a big role in helping people grab opportunities and learn from their mistakes. Here are the few golden tips to improve personality development which can be inculcated in our daily lives to improve overall persona
#1 RECOGNITION AND ACTION PLAN
Every one of us is unique, we are individual identity and we shall accept this and this uniqueness takes us further as every one of us may have strengths and weaknesses, the idea is to retain the strengths and work on the weakness, copying someone may allow us to adapt certain things but it would always be copied and not true to you. Building self confidence is the key to succeed.
ACTION PLAN –is to do with the goals of improvement, once decided what to improve on we need to get into it, create a framework for your action plan. Focus on everything from training and education to experience and implementation. Do not get demotivated with failures. Treat them positively and keep checking your action plan repeatedly.
CONSISTENT LEARNING is to do with continuous improvement process, learning to adopt is a time taking process, we need to inculcate in our daily routines to adapt it as a trait. Consistency in learning is imperative even for the high-achievers. Since the world is becoming more and more competitive, there is a dire need to stay in touch with the experts in our field. Following them on social media, listening to their podcasts, reading blogs, and attending seminars are a few useful ways of continuous learning
#2 WORK HARD AND GAIN EXCELLENCE
Work Hard- remember hard work pays and to gain something you need to sacrifice on something Always work hard. Each time you will learn something new. This experience is essential for your success. Compromise on weekends and breaks. Hard work always pays off.Try to excel at anything you do. Give your best, and you will be happy even if you don’t achieve your goal in the first go.
# 3 IDENTIFY YOU
This is one of the most important and difficult task , one should try to identify your own self , what are the shortcomings and where to improve , a good appraisal at the work place is similar but that is to your professional life , what about personal. It is also advised to seek help from close friends. Whom you have spent considerable time together or life partner who knows you in and out. This has to be true and unbiased, as this is going to pave the way to your learning and adaptation. Your development plans are based on these assessments. You may seek professional agencies as well; they specialize in such kind of the studies and personality improvements.
#5 SET GOALS & KEEP PUSHING IN
Set goals for every aspect of your life, whether personal, social, educational, or health. When you set goals, you transform abstract plans into concrete goals; hence they become more achievable. Goals also help you stay on track. Goals are the driving force, it keeps you pushing in and you need to act on every such push. Don’t look at the time, to do a constructive job every time is a good time. Keeping the moral high towards the task. Now days with available gadgets and user friendly apps it’s easy to keep track on the daily achievements.
Everyone gets 24 hours in a day, then how do some people more do in these 24 hours while others don’t? The answer is simple; successful people focus on getting their tasks done in the available time by planning tasks according to urgency and importance. De clutter your calendar and get the important tasks done first, instead of wasting your energy on inconsequential tasks.
#6 DISCIPLINE AND FOCUS
Unlike procrastination, discipline is an essential trait of personality development. It means taking the right actions at the right time to achieve the desired success. Everyday life needs a lot of discipline in managing our routine tasks, this needs to be embedded in , in case you have an appointment to meet someone, reach on time also describes one personality, you need to respect the time of your own self and the others as well. Be resourceful and be optimum utiliser of the available resources, the resources
Develop the habit of focusing on one task at a time, too many things on the hand takes you nowhere, be precise in prioritizing the tasks and maintain the focus on the things on hand. You shall be able to deliver them better. We also build our personal goals of the things on the priority list, what we have achieved and what needs to be done further, keep it well organized do not allow routine interruptions take it over.
Success will become a big question without focus. However, breaks are mandatory to refresh your mind and sharpen focus during work hours.
# 7 LIFE BOOK KEEPING OR LIFE JOUNAL
Maintain a journal about your life. What have you achieved so far? What are your plans, and what are your current challenges? Jotting down these points will help you gain self-awareness. Once you have written them down, it will be easier to understand what needs to be done. Surround yourself with positivity. Meet positive and inspirational people, read motivational stories, attend mind-changing seminars, and listen to good podcasts.
Spend some time daily in thinking about how you want to be remembered? It will motivate you to achieve the things you want to accomplish. Become a master in your field. Although the process is lengthy and requires prolonged efforts too, it is worth doing. How do you master something? By continuing to learn and by persistence. Don’t let yourself be deterred by small failures; instead, use them to learn and grow. Moreover, continue to gain new knowledge and don’t become too attached to old information.
#8 MEDITATION IS WHOLESOME
This is something I tried on myself; true to share a small time to meditation improves the overall composure of our personality. Meditation gives us power to look within , we are able to compose the activities of the entire day and see where we went wrong or where we achieved, these are the short goals one can measure on the go daily, Meditation also improves the mental and physical health of the practitioner.
# 9 BE RESPONSIBLE
You don’t have to master everything – overlooking certain tasks and skills is not a bad idea. By overlooking, we mean that you should delegate them to someone else so you can keep all your focus on the primary skills and do not waste time working on the skills that are not essential for you.
Getting the desired outcomes for the first time is rare. Some people give up easily. Never let failure demotivate you. Always be persistent in your efforts. Remember the mission and work hard to achieve it. Many of us do not want to embrace a positive change. It is because a sudden change is always painful. For instance, learning French may be frustrating when it is not your mother language, and quitting it may ease you. However, never quit something just because it is not in your comfort zone.
Treat personal development as your responsibility. Note down your performance and reward yourself for achieving goals. Take responsibility and ownership of your actions to you can feel proud of your achievements and learn from your mistakes.
#10 SUMMARY
Treat yourself as a beginner and get ready to absorb maximum knowledge. Over-confidence is the bane of success. Always learn things from experienced professionals.Observe your unique strengths and try to work on it. Making yourself unique is a perfect strategy for success. For instance, if you know a rare skill, polish it to perfection, and success is guaranteed.
You should know the vision of your life. It means that you know what you want to do. Having a clear vision means you will be able to develop plans to achieve your goals.You should have a great desire to do something meaningful in your life. So, focus on the things which you desire the most. Always remember the result, and you will feel motivated to work for it.
Enthusiasm is mandatory for achieving your life goals. There is no point in working for a goal that you are not excited about. Always focus on things for which you have great zeal.
