I never really believed in Personal Development. I always thought it was hokey or just mumbo-jumbo! I thought that to be a strong person, we have to figure our life's path out on our own. How is someone else's success going to help me...right? I was always taught that you have to work from the ground up, pay my dues, sell, sell, sell, convince people to do what I needed them to do, and earn things all on my own. The funny thing is, I thought that Personal Development was just for the business minded. I never realized that it would benefit me as a person in my family life and friendships too. I had to really hit a place in my life where I didn't really like myself, to understand that I needed positive words to fill my life. The power of words is simply amazing!!! I was at a place where I feared everything. I was worried about where I was living, where I was headed in my business, if I was a good enough mom, was I saying the right thing to new people I was meeting, did people like me, etc. I was a mess.
Thankfully, Beachbody opened my world up to Personal Development. I started to hear how other coaches had gone through things I was growing through...or even worse. Depression is a funny thing and can pop out of nowhere. Our society is a very negative one. Our news is so immediate and vivid with what is happening in this world. Drama seems to make money. I realized that the negative input in my mind outweighed the positive. It was time for a change.
I realized that Faith and Love are so important. I chose to start reading the bible to have a closer relationship with God. I knew that we really don't have anything if we don't have hope and faith. Sometimes we get to a point in our lives that we lose that. I didn't want to read the bible, but the more I did, I started to learn a bit more each time. I sure do have a lot more to read with the bible and learn.
But I needed to read more! I realized that to gain happiness in life you have to set goals for yourself, read positive talk/listen to positive talk, you have to learn how to nurture relationships in business and personal to grow, personal development helps empower yourself, strive to better yourself.
Do you feel like you are an icky person right now? Do you fear everything? Do you feel like you are never successful? Why does bad stuff always happen to you? Do you feel like you don't have deep meaningful relationships? Is your marriage failing? Are you overwhelmed a lot?
Then it may be time for you to start making small changes in your life with what you read, what you are listening to, and what you watch.
If you are looking for some great Personal Development books to read, let me know. I can suggest a ton to you. I suggest you read 5-10 pages a day. Don't overwhelm yourself, but feed your brain positive and get rid of the negative.
The next book on my agenda for the month of December is "Everybody Communicates, Few Connect", by John C. Maxwell. Let me know if you want to join me on this one.
Have a great one!!!
