We cannot
attempt a definition of the term Personal Development without first taking a
look at the key word “development”. So what is development? Adesanoye (1995:4)
citing Mabogunje, describes development as ‘a many sided process. At the level
of the individual, it implies increased skill and capacity, greater freedom,
creativity, self-discipline, responsibility and material well-being’.
Taking a cue
from this, we can then define personal development as a conscious, disciplined
and sustained series of investment in the self through the acquisition of
knowledge and skills, as well as applying the acquired knowledge and skills for
enhanced lifestyle.
Areas of Personal Development
The
development of the self is as composite an entity as the nature of man himself.
It consists of various interdependent forms of human, which all work together
to produce a better person when cultivated, or result in a debased existence
when ignored. These different aspects of man that need cultivation for
development are his:
§ Spiritual
state
§ Mental
state
§ Emotional
state
§ Physical
state
§ Social
status, and his
§ Profession
or vocation
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