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In a recent article, I spoke of the five pillars of success and fulfillment that, if worked on every day will lead you along the path toward your desires and ultimately bring you to achieving success in your goals and more happiness in life. The five pillars are Daily Meditation with Visualization, Personal Development, Income Producing Activity, Masterminding with Leaders, and Expectation of Leadership. Here I’d like to share what I’ve been learning about Personal Development.

There are a lot of Self Help books out there. And there are a lot of programs that can help you improve the things you desire to improve about yourself. But as you’re standing in the book store looking at the rows of shelves filled with books that want to help you, how do you know which will benefit you the most? I’m pretty sure your time is precious and as much as you would like to read every book there that would be unlikely or even impossible. Like I said, there are a lot of resources out there and I’m not here to tell you which to use. But I will share what has benefited me.

First of all, tend to your spirit. Whether or not you are spiritual or religious your spirit is who you are deep down inside at the core. You are the only one who truly can feed your spirit, that core of who you are. Of course, others can do things that help to feed your spirit and that is important. But ultimately, you must love yourself and believe in yourself before you can truly and fully accept the love and belief of others. And imagine the freedom that comes when you are content enough with yourself that when criticism or unkindness comes your way you can say to yourself, “that is their opinion (or problem) and I like myself regardless”.

You must put away those things that someone told you that you were not good at, whether it was once or throughout your life. Once you believe in yourself you will find that you have power within you that no one and nothing can squelch.

But how does one believe in one’s self? This has to come from within, so what does a person who’s always suffered from a lack of self esteem or self worth do?

First of all, you must know that, among other things, you are special. You are amazing. You are good. And you are these things because you are YOU. You are a child of God and when no one else loves or understands you, HE does. If you don’t believe in God, you must understand and truly believe that you have worth! You have worth and you deserve happiness because you are YOU! You are special, amazing, and good. If you doubt any of these things, then make the change required to fully believe in your goodness.

Second, set small attainable goals that you can succeed at. As you acquire more belief in your capability, set larger attainable goals with a plan to attain them and follow your plan. As you experience small successes followed by larger successes and combine those with a belief that you have personal worth, your belief of your worth will be replaced by knowledge and, if you continually set new goals for yourself with a plan you follow to achieve those goals you will find that the beliefs that limit or hold you back will fall away and you will begin to see your own greatness. Become the person you want to be instead of hoping that something in your circumstances would change. Every day we must seek to better ourselves. It is not enough to desire to be a better person. We must act on that desire by identifying what we would like to change and come up with a plan (and follow it) to see the change. Start small and always continue in your quest for personal betterment. You will be astounded by the person you see yourself become.

Utilize the power of your subconscious mind. Did you know that the non-conscious mind controls 96-98% of our actions? Our beliefs become our reality. If you don’t believe this, try changing some of your beliefs and see if your reality changes along with it.

Try this one: Are you being told that the economy sucks? Sure we’re in a recession, just as all things fluctuate. But can you see it as an opportunity or are you manifesting that it must really be bad? First of all, see the great abundance around you; as you do you will see more and more. Be grateful that you have food to eat and a roof over your head. Be grateful to live in a country that economic downturns don’t mean starvation or living with a large family in a one room hut. Be grateful for a vehicle to drive and fuel to put in that vehicle. Consider that much of the world travels by foot or on an animal. The current economy is ideal for the entrepreneur. When your company is being downsized, see it as an opportunity. With the right tools and training, combined with motivation and determination, YOU could be the one offering countless others a career and financial security.

Take a look at your beliefs. Take a look at what you are looking for around you. Look for some good in the people you can’t stand and don’t be surprised when you find it. What about the beliefs that limit you and hold you back? Honestly examine these. You can change your beliefs to improve your reality. Look at the world as what you wish it was, not what you are afraid it might be. And your reality will become that the world is much more of what you are looking for in it.

In my view, what personal development really comes down to is a desire and willingness to change ourselves. I can’t change anyone but me. I can’t control what others do but I can take responsibility for myself instead of blaming my circumstances. I have witnessed the power that comes from seizing control of my own life instead of remaining a victim of my circumstances. Personal freedom and contentment comes when you truly learn to let go of the world around you and take control of yourself and your own life. Like I said, there are a lot of books and programs out there and I couldn’t possibly sum them up here. But be willing to acknowledge the changes you need in yourself. Be willing to identify and look at what you don’t like about yourself. You are capable of change. Everyone is. Is there such thing as constructive criticism? All criticism hurts. But instead of getting defensive, take a step back and ask yourself, “Is there some basis for this?” If there is, be willing to acknowledge it and then be willing to see if you can change it. We all make mistakes. The happiest people around are most likely those who learn from their mistakes instead of living in denial of them and repeating them over and over.

As you seek to improve yourself and therefore your life by becoming a student of personal development be sure to tend to your spirit (the core of who you are), believe in yourself by recognizing your worth as well as setting attainable goals, utilize the power of your subconscious mind, focus on the positive, live in a state of gratitude, and be willing to acknowledge and change your own inadequacies. As you do these things you will find that you open yourself to a whole new world, a world of happiness, contentment, personal power, and achievement.

In addition to becoming a student of Personal Development, you will find an even greater sense of fulfillment and see phenomenal success in life as you combine your personal growth with Daily Meditation & Visualization, Income Producing Activity, Masterminding with Leaders, and Expectation of Leadership.

©2009 Vauna Byrd

About The Author

Vauna Byrd is a successful Life Coach, business mentor, student of personal development, entrepreneur, and stay at home mother with 7 children. To find out what program finally helped her reach her potential and achieve her vision, visit her website http://www.empower2attract.com. Be sure to subscribe to her daily motivational & inspirational email message and/or submit an inspirational or success story to her blog http://empower2attract.blogspot.com.

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Reputable personality development programs?

Can you recommend personality development programs with value for money?

Can you comment on the following programs? Which is the best in your opinion?
1. Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Communications and Human Relations
2. Stephen Covey Leadership Workshop
3. John Robert Powers Image Enhancement Workshop
4. Brian Tracy Seminars
5. John Maxwell Seminars
6. Toastmasters International
7. International Training in Communication

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A personal development plan serves as a guide for you to achieve more and great things in life. It basically reflects where you are at the moment and where you want to go tomorrow.

So how do you really create a plan? You can actually create your own and be creative about it as long as the three important elements are there: skills to achieve your goals; the available resources; and the outcome.

Below is a great example of personal development plan. This plan is composed mainly of questions that you need to answer. Take time answering each question. Sharing and visualizing them with other people is not enough. Write the answers down and read them every single day. You should also review and update them as necessary.

1. Think of where you are now.

• What are your strengths and weaknesses?

• What kind of criticisms do you usually get from other people?

• What are the factors that affect your performance? An example of performance indicator is time wherein you tend to get stressed and pressured when you are tasked to finish a workload within a short amount of time so you sacrifice the quality of your output.

2. Think of what you want to become in the future.

• What are the things that you want to achieve in life?

• What are the reasons for you wanting these achievements?

• List down your short-term goals.

• List down your long-term goals.

3. Ponder on things that you need to do and accomplish for you to reach your dreams.

• What are the things, skills, talents, and behaviors that you need to improve on to reach your dreams?

• What are the resources easily available for you to do the things that you need to do?

4. Create a timeline for your dreams, with the start and end date for both short-term and long-term goals.

• When do you want to achieve your dreams?

5. List other things that are important and needed for you to reach your dreams.

If you were able to answer all of these questions, then you just have created your own personal development plan. Creating a personal development plan really requires a lot of thinking and pondering on the part of the planner. It serves as a guide to your future so you might as well be detailed and cautious about it.

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What is Success?

Ask that to 10 people and you’ll probably get 10 different answers. Everyone’s opinion of success seems to differ.

We must define it because in order to reach success you must first have an understanding of what it is. You’ll never get somewhere you don’t first see in your mind.

It’s probably easier to explain success by first stating what it is not.

It is not a “destination”, nor is it a fancy car, jewelry, a giant house or any other type of status (although there is nothing wrong with those things). It’s not a certain level of money or a specific job or business.

Success has nothing to do with any of this!

Success is measured by the individual. Nobody can tell you that you are or are not successful because it’s different for each of us.

I came across the best definition of success I’ve ever heard by someone very qualified to give it. With a wall of college basketball records here is coach Wooden’s definition of success…

“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.” ~ John Wooden

Coach Wooden believed that it was impossible to give 100% effort all the time so he used “knowing you did your best”. What’s important with this is that it leaves room for ERROR.

Too many people get discouraged if they make mistakes and I’m here to tell you that you WILL make mistakes and you will fall, but what’s important is that you GET BACK UP. The only time you lose the fight is if you stay down.

I also believe part of success is finding your passion and “purpose” in life and pursuing it with heart.

>From all this I’ve come up with my own definition of success…

“Success is peace of mind directly resulting from the self-satisfaction of uncovering your purpose in life and knowing you did your best to become the best you’re capable of and then using it to bless others.” ~ Fired Up Phil’s revised definition of success

Success has everything to do with personal development. How much can you learn and grow and build character so you can be a better husband, wife, father, mother, friend, colleague or business person.

.So you can offer a better product or service and be more valuable to others, changing lives in the marketplace and all around you.

The more that you grow the more you will posses inside to offer others and the better relationships you’ll have. This will lead to more happiness and fulfillment since we were created to fellowship with others.

The minute you understand that success is a continual process that never ends and you commit yourself to it, you become successful at that moment.

As far as the car, house, money and all the other things, well those are material goals and everyone has different goals. Not everyone wants to own three Mercedes and a 10,000 sq ft house. Again, not that there’s anything wrong with that.

I believe wealth and prosperity are spiritual attributes that everyone should shoot for, but you can be successful without money.

Mother Teresa for example did not drive a Mercedes and yet she was a smashing success in her own right and lifetime.

Goals and desires are different for all people and have nothing to do with success.

You can decide right now that you ARE successful. No other person has any right or validity in telling you otherwise. You are a miracle from birth and have been designed for greatness. As the saying goes “God doesn’t make junk”.

Don’t allow your mind (low self esteem) to tell you otherwise. Don’t judge yourself harshly and be your own worst enemy. And especially don’t compare what you have to others allowing that to determine yourself worth and value.

YOU determine yourself worth, not others! You are a success…a smashing success at that, the moment you DECIDE you are.

“Success is more about who you are, than what you accomplish”

If you insist on having a benchmark, use this…

“Success is giving your best in growing to reach your God given potential and using it to benefit and contribute to others.”

If you’re doing that, you ARE successful and it’s just a matter of getting focused on what you would like to accomplish in your life and steering in that direction. Find your passion and pursue it.

If you know that you would rather be doing something different in life and you’re not pursuing it that is what I call “selling out” on your heart.

I’m not saying you have to jeopardize your family and up and quit your current job or business, but I am saying you should be working on your dreams and passions at least on a part time basis so that you can eventually grab a hold of it and take it to the highest level you can, since that is what you truly dream of.

Wouldn’t it be awesome to earn lots of income doing something you’re passionate about and truly enjoy instead of from a job you don’t really care for? Some people HATE what they do.

To them and maybe to you, making money doing what you love almost sounds too good to be true? Yet, that’s the way it’s supposed to be. This is called “turning your avocation into your vocation”.

When you do this life becomes easy and enjoyable because you begin to utilize your God given talents and abilities instead of just doing what you’re used to. This is also when more money usually starts to flow into your life as well.

One of the best ways to “grow” is to choose to earn a LOT of money because of the character it builds in the process. To accomplish this will force you to uncover and develop your gifts.

Income rarely exceeds personal development ~ Jim Rohn

As this happens you will be a good steward with the money because of the character you’ve built and you will change other people’s lives because of who you are.

The world needs more good hearted people who are good stewards and have BIG hearts AND BIG bank accounts to be used for good.

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Phil Barnao

There are many strategies to becoming successful, making more money and achieving your dreams but nothing makes more sense than doing so through your own business. Business is the quickest, easiest and most effective way to get ahead and live the lifestyle you desire and deserve. Nothing provides more leverage and freedom. Discover how to find your purpose, develop a business around it, earn more money, make a difference and be fired up about life. Sign up right now for my newsletter to find out how to do exactly that – Go here: http://www.SuccessScoop.com

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Changing your life for the better is not impossible. Run from anyone who tells you that you should just accept your lot in life. No one has to live a life that is less than what they want. A success principle can be applied to your career and personal life.

You may think that life is working against you and keeping you in a spot that is not what you want or dreamed of but it is possible to change all of that. It may require the use of personal development coaching, yet you can attain your goals and change; it is within your grasp.

Personal development coaching occurs in steps. Step one is to analyze your current living situation. No, this is not referring to where you live or with whom you cohabitate. It is about taking a good, long look at your life.

Are you happy with your workplace? Are you happy with your personal relationships? This is about taking an inventory or stock of your life and recognizing in what areas helpful, leadership mentoring could make a difference.

The second step involves telling your coach consultant what your goals are. He or she cannot tell you what you should aim for, that is your job to let them know what it is you want out of life.

Just remember to set reasonable goals. You may want to conquer a fear of heights or learn how to make the most out of relationships. It is okay to set a series of small goals rather than one large goal.

The third step is implementing a plan that involves life building exercises. Your coach can help you by pointing out areas where you could improve communication skills, management skills and even where your strong areas are versus dwelling on the negative aspects of your life. It is time to take full responsibility and start working towards your aspirations.

Step four is the final part of the plan. It is now time to start implementing the changes that you will need to make in order to succeed and make your end objectives a reality. Personal development coaching comes full circle and you can finally see how you really want things to be. Your coach will prove to be a valuable asset in this learning process and can provide you with the appropriate motivation in order to see things through to completion. Good luck on your journey!

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