SELF-DEVELOPMENT:
A Major Recipe for Success Men are anxious to improve their circumstances,
but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. The man
who does not shrink from self–crucifixion can never fail to accomplish the
object upon which his heart is set. - James Allen
What is Self-Development? Personal development is the conscious,
disciplined, and sustained series of investment in the self through the
acquisition of knowledge and skills, as well as the application of the acquired
knowledge and skills for an enhanced lifestyle. Areas of Personal Development
The development of the self is as composite an entity as the very nature of
man. It consists of various interdependent aspects of human, which all work
together to produce a better person when cultivated, or result in a debased
existence when ignored. The different aspects of man open to cultivation for
development are his: Spiritual state Mental state Emotional state Physical
state Social status, and his Professional/vocational performance If you want to
be wealthy and happy, learn this lesson well: learn to work harder on yourself
than you do on your job. - Jim Rohn Painting The Right Picture:
THE POWER OF VISION AND FOCUS
What is A Vision? Vision is the ability to see what is not yet, so you
can create what never was. -Doug Firebaugh A blind man’s world is bounded by
the limits of his touch; an ignorant man’s world by the limits of his
knowledge; a great man’s world by the limits of his vision. - E. Paul Hovey
Visions and dreams are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your
ultimate achievements. - Napoleon Hill The most pathetic person in the world is
someone who has sight but has no vision. – Helen Keller, 1880-1968, American
Blind/Deaf Author and Lecturer Aligning Goals to Your Personal Vision do an
Inventory of your skills, Abilities, Knowledge, Character
Attributes/Weaknesses, and Spiritual Gifts ¡ What are your God-given abilities?
¡ What skills have you acquired? ¡ What education do you have? ¡ What are your
Character strengths & weaknesses? ¡ What is your Spiritual Gifting? Draw A
Life Plan How does your Life Vision Statement translate into practical goals? ¡
Do you have a calendar of when you will do what? ¡ What tasks do you have to
undertake to accomplish these goals? ¡ How will you know when you have achieved
your goals? Goals must be SMART: Specific; Measurable; Achievable; Realistic;
Time Limited. A Career Plan: ¡ What are your career goals? ¡ Do you have a plan
to advance in your career? ¡ What experience do you need for advancement? ¡
What education do you need for advancement?
3. MAXIMISING THE MOMENT:
Making the Most of Every Opportunity What the Bible Says Ecclesiastes
9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all you might; for there is no
work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go. Ephesians
5:15-17 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be unwise, but
understand what the will of the Lord is. What the Sages Say Time is the
inexplicable raw material of everything. With it all is possible; without it,
nothing. The supply of time is truly a miracle, an affair genuinely astonishing
when one examines it. You wake up in the morning, and lo! Your purse is
magically filled with twenty-four hours of the unmanufactured tissue of the
universe of your life. It is yours. It is the most precious of possessions… no
one can take it from you. It is unstealeable. And no one receives either more
or less than you receive. In the realm of time, there is no aristocracy of
intellect. Genius is never rewarded by even an hour a day. And there is no
punishment. Waste your infinitely precious commodity as much as you will and
the supply will never be withheld from you. Moreover, you cannot draw on the
future. It is impossible to get into debt! You can only waste the passing
moment. You cannot waste tomorrow; it is kept for you. I have said the affair
is a miracle, is it not? You have these twenty-four hours of daily time to
leave. Out of it you want to spin health, pleasure, money, contentment,
respect, and the evolution of your immortal soul. Its right use, its most
effective use is a matter of the highest urgency and of the most thrilling
actuality. All depends on that. Your happiness – the elusive price that you are
all clutching for, my friend – depends on that. If one cannot arrange that an
income of twenty-four hours shall exactly cover all proper items of
expenditure, one does muddle one’s whole life indefinitely. - Jim Rohn We shall
never have any more time. We have, and we have always had, all the time there
is. - Arnold Bennet Time is the most precious commodity we have. Therefore, how
we manage it has the most profound effect on how our lives turn out. - Jim Rohn
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