Here’s a challenge, shall I write a page or a whole website?
Personal growth is a lifelong quest. At times it’s hard, truly, truly hard, and at other times it’s a euphoric experience beyond measure.
When coaching I always find it fascinating to observe the challenges that personal growth throws up for the individual.
Sometimes I even feel a little sorry for my clients as I know they are both going to experience some form of enlightenment at one level and a wholly new world of frustration at the other.
When you are ‘growing ‘ you suddenly wonder why others are not!
I put it to a client the other day that if he could now look back at himself 2, 3 or 10 years ago he would probably wonder “ Why isn’t he using his potential, why isn’t he open to change and growth?”
Once we are on the journey of true personal growth it seems such an obvious place to be and as if we always have been there.
As an adult once we begin the journey of personal growth we seldom stop.
In turn this raises in me the question of how it is, or when is it, that as children and young adults we decide to stop?
Does adolescence and university fool us into believing we have reached our pinnacle of personal learning and all that remains is the corporate ladder?
If so they both have a lot to answer for.
Or is it more simply that we hit life’s first real obstacles as a young adult, fail to deal with them, and get off the bus?
And finally is one of the clues to great leadership those who ‘help’ others back on the bus?
I will add to this on future posts, in the meantime I’d love to share with your thoughts.
I like what Wayne Norrie ( Co-Founder Revera ) had to say on personal growth or perhaps more accurately success….which is a close relative. I like what he said because I can relate it to myself.
Wayne suggested,” The difference between a successful entrepreneur and one who isn’t, is the successful entrepreneur got up just one more time.” My personal growth has recently centred around learning to have the courage to keep backing myself…no matter what.
Agree entirely. Wayne is inspirational and it is that thought of getting up one more time which keeps the best of us going. Thanks for contributing Jim.