In today's post, read about the definition of personal development, five points of development, and how to implement the five points in real-life. What are the five points of development? Good question. These are the five points in a nutshell. Social, spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental. The five points revolve around the whole being. And focuses on helping you develop every critical aspect of your life.
Ø What is personal development
In a lay's man perspective, personal
development is the continuous efforts you implement to improve yourself. The focus is in finding yourself and everything that make you. And the five points are the personal development that you need to practice to grow yourself. If you are looking to refine yourself and develop into a more open and objective self. Then the five points of development is what you need to grow holistically.
The five growth points help you to develop a holistic growth plan that covers
critical areas of your life. You just don't grow socially but also mentally. Your
development plan transitions into a broad-based scope. A scope that looks into
important aspects of your life. You must be okay mentally to be fine physically. Every element of the five points of development is intertwined into each other. Every point has a specific role that it plays in your life. This means that for you to be holistically fine, all the five points of development must be addressed equally with the same importance as the first one. To arrive at a point where you can confidently say, 'I am comfortable in my own skin.' When
all these areas are covered, you will discover a new you. And a lot of things will change around
you. You will not only become a better thinker but also a better performer. You will witness a certain level of growth in you. A type of growth that will support good health. And a total overhaul of your former lifestyle. You will become a brand new person if you effectively implement the five points of development.
Social Development
Developing
your social aspect of life is when you make deliberate choices to put yourself
out more. Finding like-minded places and people to interact with on purpose. Growing
your social skills is about investing in your communication skills. Such as, being an
effective communicator. It helps you to express your mind and
feelings freely. Effective communications skills such as, listening actively when other people talk. Listening to understand makes you an effective listener and communicator. It shows that you are not listening to just respond. Instead, you are listening to understand. You are deeply
interested in understanding the other person. And whatever the other person is saying is important. This is one of the simple step you can implement in your social skills. It is practical and focused on strengthening relationships among people. Being an active listener will enhance your communication and make you socially available to people.
Your relationships
with other people will improve significantly. People are able to understand you
through your clear communication. When you express yourself freely, your confidence
grows. You grow bolder, open, and intentional the more you interact with other people. The
connections that you grow outside your home become significant in your life. The
people you connect with shape you. You build friendships that become an
integral part of your growth. You find like-minded people that you can authentically
share a conversation about things that you both care about. If you are looking
to develop your social aspect of life. Invest in effective communication. Communicating
clearly will make your social interactions more meaningful and empowering. You will
be able to enjoy new people and new social scenes.
Growing
socially sometimes also requires you to change your opinions. You could be ignorant about other people or some things in life. However, the more you interact with new people, the more you learn. You can use these new interactions to unlearn things that do not foster growth or unity. Just let go of opinions, which portray other people negatively. Life is diverse. And we are all different people altogether. You need to understand that other people might not share what you share. And should learn to be okay with that. Change your attitudes about people and
situations. When your perception leans more about discovery than mere talks. Going
out gains a new meaning. You are not putting yourself out there to be seen. Instead,
you are putting yourself out to meaningful connect with other people. Other people
who think and see things differently than you. The differences among the people you meet can make a
wonderful discovery for you. Listening to people speak and voice their opinions
on different subjects becomes a learning point. This is where connections
develop. You connect to different things in the different people that you meet. And that helps you to grow.
Spiritual Development
The best
part to begin your spiritual growth is looking for inner connection. A place in
you that becomes your oasis of joy and peace. To arrive at this holistic
introspection. You must accept to spend quality time with yourself. Set apart
time to reflect. To evaluate your values and every day practices. You need to
examine how you live your life overall. In the process of reflection, you will learn
about the healthy and unhealthy choices you make every day. Do away with choices
that do not align with your values. Eliminate everything that interferes with
your happiness and peace. Seek to connect with your inner self. A deep place
that is able to hold you when everything else becomes slippery. Connecting with
your inner self is not the only way to grow spiritually. We are different people
and that means our interpretation of spiritual growth defers too.
Some people
grow spiritually by observing and practicing ideals of a certain religion. Therefore,
religion becomes their active way of developing spiritually. Depending on your
personal experiences, culture, and belief systems. Spiritual nourishment can
mean different things. For example, a lot of people meditate. And others practice
Buddhism. Whichever category you find yourself in, embrace it as long as, it helps you grow spiritually. Spiritual
growth is a personal path and the objective is to find more meaning and
relevance in life. It is the desire to hope in something much bigger than
yourself. Something that can give you purpose and meaning when you feel lost. When
pressures of life become unbearable. Your inner self can calm you down. Your religion
can give you peace. And meditation can relieve your stress.
Regardless
of how you define spirituality. Just know that seeking spiritual growth is a
worthwhile process. It brings a wholesome connection with something bigger than
you. When you find an oasis of peace and joy inside you. You fall less. The journey steadies you. And you learn to calm down and recollect your life to flow in one stream. You avoid
a lot of undisciplined pursuits. Things that take you away from your sweet spot. Your sweet
spot could be embracing new practices that reinvigorate you. Practices that
make you feel like a whole new person. When you learn about the value of these practices. You learn appreciation. You focus on protecting yourself and what works for you. That ability to push away things that work against you. For for the sake of your peace and tranquility shapes you into a focused human being. Your spiritual development path results into healing. And this is when you will start finding satisfaction in your own choices and the way you live your life. Spiritual
growth in essence, cleanses you out of bad practices and choices. You become
somehow new. And the new in you makes your life more interesting and enjoyable.
Emotional Growth
Emotional
growth is about managing your emotions. It is all about recognizing bad
emotions and getting rid of them. The unhealthy emotions such as anger,
revenge, and resentment. Root out these bad emotions from your life. Growing
emotionally means walking away from these unhealthy habits. You learn that
there is no value in hating and resenting other people. Carrying these negative
emotions only adds extra burdens to you. You benefit nothing by revenging. You gain
no value by being angry. Instead, your health gets affected negatively. Negative
emotions make you more anxious and stressed. You don’t make real progress by
thinking and talking about other people all the time. You make progress when
you find peace in your own breath. You make progress when you harbor no hard
feelings towards other people including those who hurt you.
So, do yourself a favor and eliminate all negative emotions in you. Get
yourself out of these negative cycles. Even if it takes you a long time to release people that have messed up your life. Forgive and let go. That is the only way you will find your own freedom. By letting go of things that make you emotional and want to do something bad. Lean more on positive emotions such as,
growing your empathy. Be deliberate about understanding other people. Be more
understanding. And you will find out why some people acted the way they did to you. Every action that people take, whether positive or negative has a basis. And you will not get to the underlying cause if you choose to revenge. Sometimes people can be nasty. They can behave badly around you or even step on your toes on purpose. Don't be too quick to react with emotions. Instead, withdraw from such scenes. And take note of what happened. Take time and reflect on what happened. You will be surprised through reflection that you will learn something about those people. That you could not have learned if you responded with emotion. When you grow
your empathy. You will treat people with more grace. You will stop letting your emotions lead you. Instead, you will place yourself in charge. The you that practices common sense. Not the you that uses emotions to respond. Don’t
force your values on others. Let people learn from their
own experiences. It is really empowering and liberating to arrive at this point in your
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Physical Development
Physical
development is not how tall you have grown. It is your overall health. Your sleeping
pattern. Eating practices. The frequency you get out to exercise or greet other
people. It is how often you see your physician. That wholesome care of the body
is what amounts to physical development. The steps you take to prioritize
and take care of your health. It does
not just address your body health but also the kind of foods you eat every day.
The number of times you exercise and how you sleep. Physical growth is a whole
package. You need ample time. Time to look into all these areas. Get your diet
right and even sleep better. When you intentionally seek physical growth. You purposefully examine everything that
affects your physical health.
You
need to find time to invest in your physical development. Check the foods you
eat every day. The number of hours you sleep each day. And how often you
exercise. If anything falls short, find a way to fix it. Find solutions to not
having enough time to sleep. Understand why you don’t eat healthy. Overcome your own bias of certain healthy foods. Find out why you don’t like green vegetables in your
meals. Understand what your body needs overall to remain healthy. Work towards
mending fences. Take care of yourself. Take care of your health. Eat the right
foods. Walk often. Talk to your doctor often. Feed your body the right things. Follow the advice of your doctor. Increase your active hours.
Start an exercise regime that aligns with your schedule. Learn to enjoy nature. Learn the taste of healthy meals. Make the right choices. Choices that make you healthier
and flexible. Be physically fit and enjoy life.
Mental development
Mental
development caters to your mind. It nurtures ways that make you a good thinker.
It is about finding ways in your adult life to learn new things. Most people
associate learning with a classroom. And not everyone likes school. That is not
what mental growth is about. Mental growth is about finding your joyful ways of
keeping yourself up-to-date with important subjects. It is your personal
effort. There is no principal talking you into things you don’t like. It is your
decisions to grow your mind. Enjoy the process. Some of these things do not
even require your sweat. You can easily access them. Modern life becomes very useful in this area. You can change
your life in three minutes. And you have a lot of options to choose from.
You have
thousands of authors to choose from. Tens of streaming services. And on top of
that, you also have YouTube and podcasts. You got a world of resources in front
of you. You have a lot to enjoy and like from all these resources. Your
favorite authors, actresses, TikTokers, Vloggers, podcasters, and bloggers. All you need
right now is time. You need to find time and invest in what you love. Reading a
book is so effortless. Developing your mind should be fun. Because this is the
only time in your life where, you are totally in charge. There are no outside
sources or influences. And even if they are, their influences do not surpass your advantage. You
got way more tradeoffs. Go to YouTube and find something nice for yourself. Explore
all areas of your interest. Modern world can feed all your interests. You will
never run out of options. And that is the most important take away. There will
be something for you every time you need something.
How to Implement
I think
the implementation part is easy. You now know the five points of development. Your
only homework is to create time and learn everything. Actually, your biggest
challenge to growing at all is time. If you don’t find time. You will not
improve anything in your life. So prioritize time to learn. This is the most
important part of how to implement these five points of development. Create time
to find resources that impact your mind positively. Find time to feed yourself
healthy meals. Find time to take walks. Exercise every day. Live an active
life. Develop your communication skills. Identify negative emotions that you
suffer from and kick them out. Grow emotionally. You have growth opportunities
no matter how busy your life can get. It is only a matter of making decisions and right choices. After hearing all these and you eventually end up not improving any part of your life at all. We will call that a
choice. So make the right choice. A choice that will get you to work. A choice that will result in growth, joy, and empowerment.
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