Personal Development: Instant Results

Personal Development Means Different Things To Different People

For example, for some people the idea of personal development might mean that they become more friendly, easier to approach, less aggressive.  On the other hand someone else might believe that developing themselves personally could mean that they become more assertive, less amenable, not spend their lives cleaning up other peoples messes.

The Opportunities For Personal Development Are Endless.

When one person thinks of personal development they may think about doing a new course that will help them to improve on their practical skills.  Someone else might believe that it means having a detox or cleansing ritual in which they rid themselves of clutter or the past.  Yet still more people might think that selling up and travelling the world is necessary for them to work on their personal development.  What’s certain about personal development is that many people want to do it and those who do, do it, feel good about themselves for having done it.

What do you get from Personal Development?

For the most part people get into the mood to develop themselves because they consider there is something missing from them or their lives.  For many people the idea of personal development is centred around a concept of self discovery, a concept that is as old as mankind himself but which was brought back in to the consciousness of main stream society by proponents of psychoanalysis namely Freud and Jung.

We each of us in our way believe that it is things outside of us that make us happy; for example many of us strive for a better job or a better house or street to live in.  We acquire cars that are newer and better; we aspire to have or be more than we are at this moment in time. In order to move from where we are towards where we want to be we have to change things, improve things, learn new things.  This movement or change inevitably requires us to make demands upon ourselves, to do things which previously we did not think we were able to do. To develop our confidence and self belief we have to gain mastery over some new skill or situation, or put an end to an old situation.  This is the concept of personal or self development.

Why do people feel better for personal development?

Because usually learning something new or trying a different approach involves a certain amount of risk taking.  There is always the thought of failure that stops some people from trying something new.  I can’t help remembering Einstein’s thoughts on this subject. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result”.  Put into today’s vernacular “if you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always got”. So what’s a good reason for taking a risk?  Simple!  Because the feeling of exhilaration we get from having taken a risk and survived is breathtaking. I’m not talking about betting all your money on a horse race or packing your bags and travelling around the world on the off chance that people will take you in and treat you charitably.  I’m talking about the risk to take a maths test or try to lose some weight or do some public speaking, none of which are life threatening things. Believe me, that feeling of discovering that you were not stupid after all or that you could make people laugh or that you were not addicted to something you thought you were, these are wonderful feelings. Feelings which if you want to you can begin to experience right now.

Beat Procrastination

The challenge is not just in achieving the skill or the knowledge of a new learning programme but in some cases making the decision on which programme to begin with.  If that is the case with yourself then I will tell you that there is no such thing as a wrong decision.  It may seem trite but the truth is “there is no failure, there is only feedback”.  In cases like these any change is going to affect things.  Don’t personal development guru’s having a saying. “If you want to see a change, make a change”. There is the honest truth. If you don’t know what to do, do anything. Anything that changes your routine even if it is simple as getting you to walk down a different street will make a change because of the phenomena of cause and effect.  Everything you do affects every thing that you do. Once these things begin to change you can then begin to consider some goals to set. There is a phenomena in goal setting known as the reticular activating system which alerts your brain to things that help you to develop the goal. You can learn much more about the phenomena if you purchase my course Goal Setting.

Are you ready for a challenge?

The question is not which skill will you develop in order to bring the good times your way but WHEN will you start to enter into a period of personal development to move yourself closer to you goals.  Whether or not you chose to do any of the courses that are available here or whether you attend a college course you have already acknowledged that some changes need to be made or you probably wouldn’t be reading this.  What will it be?  Will you develop your time management skills or your interpersonal skills?  Will you undertake to learn a particular applications within the Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, Word, Power Point?  Will you conquer your phobia of blood or public speaking? The point is,  there is no time like the present. Procrastinating and putting things off only serves to make you feel tired and fed up.  “If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.” ~Olin Miller – So why not start now.  The ways in which you could develop yourself is large.  There is a list of courses you can choose from here on this site.  We even recommend some personal development books for you to read.  You can even access our online coaching sessions to help you set some goals and make decisions that will help you move on with your life.  Whether or not you choose one of our personal development courses or do a college course, Begin it now and act as if you cannot fail – Dorothea Brand ……and if none of these suite you why not bookmark us or use your RSS Feed to keep yourself informed of new course.  I feel I am in the mood to write some level three courses in Personal Development starting right now.

Jayne Williams – Biography

Cert Ed – Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Hypnotherapist, Coach, Teacher.

Jayne Williams runs several businesses all interlinked with health and wellness.  Her busy therapy practice in leafy Shropshire keeps her alert alongside her teaching and writing work.  She delivers courses in personal development and confidence building while helping clients with a wide range of issues from phobic responses to job enhancement.