Personal Development

Personal Development Road Map…

You want to improve your self.

Normally that would include the same old same old goal setting, self-esteem, and public motivational seminars.

I think it should involve a consistent step by step road-map that takes you through a tailored approach to personal and career development that you stear.

Wouldn't it be great if it was an easy thing to get your hands on?

The Personal Development Road-Map Workshops combine simplicity with thoroughness. Just what the Organize Doctor orderred.

But first we need to explore…

What is the difference between self-help, self-improvement, and self-development?

Words have effects based on the meaning we give to them, our thought is what gives words meaning.

The meaning in words are used to make decisions on our actions, and to create an emotional experience of our life.

My distinction between self help and self improvement probably won't be accepted at large by the self development industry. But that's ok, they need something new.

Try this on for size yourself. The difference between 'help' and 'improvement'.

Help suggests being deficient and needing something.

Improvement does not represent the same neediness as help. Improvement is about positive progress, looking forwards to bigger better.

Improvement is more positive then help. More in control, 'intenral locus of control', more responsibility. (scary for some so they continue floundering for help their hole lives).

Ask yourself: Do I need to improve (more by my own design) or do I need help (do I need more input from someone else – e.g. coaching/training)?

Personal Development

Development can be seen both in terms of accenturating (strengthening) the positive and eliminating (weakening) the negative.

So what I have done is use ther term Personal Development as an umbrella term that incorporates the 2 aspects of Self-Help and Self-Improvement.

Self-Improvement being a higher level of progress. Self-Help being necessary only when there's particular problems.

Self-Help

>>> Visit the Self-Help section.

Self-Esteem and Confidence

self-esteem and confidence often involves emotional healing and dealing with introversion.

Introverts may not lack personal self-esteem or confidence, may in fact merely dislike the typical loud-mouth party scenes, yet should still be of a relaxed emotional state when in those settings. Personal self-confidence and social self-confidence are different things. Self-esteem (self-worth) relates to competence.

To overcome lack of self-esteem or confidence in social settings one does not need self-help per se, one needs self-improvement, to improve social skills, to find a purpose on social settings, and to practice exercising that purpose.

>>> Self-Esteem and Confidence

Life Coaching vs Self-Help Books

Life coaching is a form of self-help where what you're lacking is clarity, or motivation.

Self-Help books is a slow way to personal development, because the nature of help is that it's external. To seek inside for guidance when what you think you need is help, is a difficult quandry.

So if in fact you feel pretty much self-sufficient, then I suggest you lean more towards Self-Improvement than self-help, as I have defined them above.

Self-Improvement

>>> Visit the Self-Improvement section.

Improvement of Skill (competence)

Personal development, beyond emotional self-esteem needs, becomes one of improving personal power and effectiveness. This comes from mixing attitude with improving skills.

>>> Skill Improvement

>>> Personal Power through Attitude

Communication in Leadership and other Relationships

There is also a section on dealing with others through communication in leadership and other relationships.

>>> Communication in Leadership and other Relationships