Personal Development Definition

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 ... Define Personal Development

Goal Setting For Personal Development

Author: Stephen Campbell

The benefits of growing as a person and making constant upgrade of personality is an innate part of us as human persons. Everybody wants to grow more and more and one's definition of personal development along with a list of personal skills, goal planning for use in your personal development is of great significance. Reaching your potential personal and professional development becomes more and more essential as time goes by as everybody wants to get better in his or her life as much as possible.

Now when thinking of one's personal development, looking at wanting or having more with a list of personal skills does not necessarily make you better. To become a better person you need to improve inside and in reaching your potential personal and professional development quicker that you otherwise would have. You need to improve your self within you. Personal development helps one to become a productive person and the our definition of growth is one of the first things to get defined.

Taking on personal development is a serious task, to make the world a better place (reaching your potential personal and professional development) we have to begin with ourselves first. When your ideas, habits and attitudes move for the better, you could help others live their lives better. Though it sounds easy, it takes a lot of effort, goal setting and on your part. If it is so easy then why are not others trying to make better things for themselves and for society? The theory of Self-actualization discusses that in order for human beings to grow to a higher level, they have to get their basic needs fullfilled. The basic needs of a human being include: physiological, safety, acceptance or belonging, self-esteem and self-realization. Let us see why these domains are essential in helping us to become better individuals.

Man's physiological needs are food and water-- for survival. If you are starving and not having enough food and water to take care of your hunger and thirst, where would you get the energy from to think understand about becoming better person?

With personal development acceptance or a sense of belonging is another substantial need for human persons. We need understanding and love from our family and friends and tfrom the society we live in. This acceptance will make us think of doing good things for the people who understand and accept us and in that process we become a better person.

We have to ensure our personal safety above everyone else's security. If you do not feel safe in your personal life, how can you try to bring security to others? Y

The need for self-esteem along with a list of personal skills and capacity of making things for betterment. To maintain this self-esteem and confidence, you would do good deeds to better for life.

When is comes to personal development and our lives, the truth is that you can be whoever or whatever you choose to be, if only more of us would believe and act upon this then we would not have the level of apathy and the situation we see in our community.

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10 Responses to Personal Development Definition

  1. iwasborntowin says:

    What’s your definition of a balanced life?
    I am writing a book on personal development and would like to share your answers. Please give me all your opinions. Thank you!

    • Anonymous says:

      a well-balanced life is giving a fair attention to everything that needs to be given off. Here, includes: own career, family, friends, church or time to God, pets, house or garden maintenance… well, you should be having an equal time to both: in working and in your private life (to be specific). We need to have drive and focus in everything we do to get things done. Just don’t think too much that will pressure you, just stay cool & relax for a while and think & analyze step by step things needed your attention…
      make your own time schedule for your availability to everything, by having your own reminder planner/booklet & always bring it wherever you go. always jot down special events, happy memories, post some mini-pictures of special people in your life to motivately remind you to give or share some-part attention to them. just realize this, “sometimes life is just too short.” be sure to balance everything esp. special events in your private life before it’s too late. there will always be time for work, private life somewhat needed more attention…

  2. Yoko (from Team Galaxy) fan says:

    Can you explain this definition in layman’s terms?
    Personal Skills – this category includes the “self-concept development”, “positive lifestyle”, “spiritual development”, and “growing with change” sections of Saskatchewan’s Goals of Education. Students will develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values necessary for them to achieve a positive sense of self, a healthy way of life, spiritual understanding, and adaptability to change

    • Anonymous says:

      Just a stab, but:

      self-concept development – learning who you are as a person, what you like and dislike, what your skills are, etc.

      positive lifestyle – living a life that doesn’t include frequent interactions with police and/or trips to jail or detox

      spiritual development – finding out what you personally believe is the meaning of life, learning how to handle trauma and stress in a non-destructive way

      growing with change – learn to adapt to changes in one’s life (the only thing that’s constant in life is change)

  3. ME2010 says:

    Your Hero?
    Who is your hero, if you have one at all real or fiction it doesn’t matter? How has that hero influenced your life and/or your personal development? Why do you think it is important/not important to have a hero? What characteristics influence your definition of a hero and do you follow true to those values?

    • Anonymous says:

      A hero means someone you look up to, admire in all aspects and wish to emulate not only his ways but his guiding principles in life too……..a real model in one’s life…..My father is the hero in my life..he has given me the greatest influence in my life…whatever I have become now is all because of what eh has done to me….all in his loving ways manifested in his patience, strong determination, care, love and strong prayers for me …He serves as my guiding light, always ready to listen to my heart, his unconditional love molded me into a better person and who I am now is due to all him…To have a hero or someone whom you emulate is very inspiring and uplifting because for evey achievement you fulfill in life..you go back and say..” Dad, this is for you…If not for you, I won’t be enjoying all these accomplishments in life, I wont be able to find my true self and most importantly I won’t be able to know the real meaning of love in life…I owe all this from you Dad..” As a successful person in her chosen career, i would like to continue with these guiding principles he gave to me, he shared to me and I will do the same thing for my own children…..only to wish one thing.that is their happiness and success……” I am blessed for having a Dad like him…May God give more good health and overflowing love in his pure heart…….Dad I love you..you will always be my hero!!”

      Oh God………thank you for this opportunity of a lifetime to be asking such a nice Q and leading repliers here to express their deepest hidden emotions and dedicating it to their hero/es…………and before I forget..I will never discount My Mom, she is my Heroine too………and I love her as much as my Dad….Thank you!

  4. little_miss_fee_x says:

    What is a definition of emotional, personal and social development?
    Hey i’m studying for my childcare exam and i can’t seem to get definition of emotional, personal and social development.. can anyone help me?

    • Anonymous says:

      Emotional is -

      In children, emotional development refers to the attainment of emotional capabilities and their expansion as the child grows. These capabilities enable the children to have feelings about what they do and also about others. Emotional development provides children the capabilities and skills that they need to function and survive in the society as well as the world. There are many different stages in the development of a child’s emotions and at each stage; the child learns a new kind of emotion. – see link below

      personal is –

      develops skills related to positive interpersonal relationships within the family, peer groups, work place, and community. …

      social is -

      Social development is learning the skills that enable a person to interact and communicate with others in a meaningful way. Social skills are closely allied to Emotional Intelligence (EI)- a kind of intelligence or skill that involves the ability to perceive, assess and positively influence one’s own and other people’s emotions. In order to interact effectively with others, one has to be able to monitor and control one’s own emotional state.

  5. Jack Hillburg says:

    Could the new age movement be the Antichrist religion?
    They believe the following

    There really are many paths to “God” or enlightenment, and this is reflected by the diversity of the spiritual teachers, religions, beliefS & practices available.

    We are in an age of spiritual awakening and so it is natural for a busy spiritual marketplace to spring up at a time of enormous demand, and at a time when, for many, conventional religion is not providing the solution.

    Modern communication systems, especially TV and the internet, are making us aware of many more spiritual possibilities than were ever available to our parents.
    Teachers from different cultures are much freer and more able to take their teachings to other parts of the world. Even the tragic invasion of Tibet by China had a positive impact on the spread of Tibetan Buddhism.

    There is lots of money to be made by peddling spiritual beliefs and practices. Setting yourself up as a guru, starting a new sect or even just writing a few books can be extremely lucrative, and this attracts a diversity of characters presenting themselves as spiritual teachers.
    Those that are insecure or undeveloped in their spiritual wisdom have a fundamentalist outlook, which means that they hold up their beliefs as absolute truth, with all contradictory beliefs, by definition, as false. From this intolerant and insecure position they are driven to emphasis the differences between their faith and another, rather than celebrating the similarities.
    Many on the path have ended up in what is called “spiritual materialism”. This creates huge demand by seekers for ever newer and more unusual teachings and courses. Spirituality becomes confused with personal development, and this encourages those who teach personal development to start presenting themselves as spiritual teachers to meet this demand.

    The ego always wants to be special. Those who have not relaxed their ego during their spiritual development end up setting themselves up as special teachers. Or if they don’t become a teacher, they are attracted to teachers who possess strong ego or specialness.

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