The
value of personal development
Carlos
Fontana
There is no better investment than making an investing in yourself; the more you learn the more you can earn. Becoming
the best version of YOU is not just important; it is becoming essential and
necessary to live the life you always wanted.
There are many advantages to
releasing better versions of yourself until your last day on this earth. What version of YOU are you currently
working on, 2.0 or 9.5?
The advantages of personal development are so many
and the disadvantages are so few. There is great value in getting better every
day in every possible way. The key is to
get the right information from the right sources. The internet is full of
misinformation. Follow those that have achieved the success in the areas of
life that you are looking for and learn from them. Then, and only then, follow
their advice and do what they did.
Success is the freedom to be who you were
created to be. Are you accepting full responsibility to get better or are you settling
for the mundane? Where have you found value in your personal growth? Here is a
list (not all inclusive) of the main specific advantages:
1.
Taking full
responsibility for your personal development
2.
Being a better
friend, spouse, parent, neighbor and professional
3.
Learning to learn,
learn to unlearn and relearn
4.
Learning how to
think long term
5.
Learning how to
delay gratification
6.
Learning and
leveraging the power of compounding applied knowledge
7.
Acquiring new and
better success habits, skills and abilities
8.
Leaning and
leveraging the power of reading, listening, and association
9.
Having more
fulfilling relationships
10. Detecting your life’s purpose and mission
11. Developing your God-given potential
12. Better working opportunities at higher pay
13. Performing more enjoyable work
14. Better self-expression and communicability
15. Faster, bigger, deeper, and better quality of thinking
16. Higher ability of linking ideas
17. Higher levels of creativity and innovation
18. Better problem solving and conflict resolution skill
19. Increasing self-awareness and self-confidence
20. Higher sense of self-direction
21. Higher focus, energy, and effectiveness
22. Higher motivation and ability to inspire others
23. Greater resilience and tenacity
24. Sharpening the mind and the senses
25. Better brain health and delaying or stalling the onset
of dementia and Alzheimer’s
26. Better education and self-discovery ability
27. Better decision making ability
28. Increasing influence by helping others
29. Learning how to be a great coach and a mentor to
others
30. Higher happiness, joy, quality of life, and leaving a
legacy.
And the list could continue…
So why aren’t more people investing in their personal development? This shorter
list sounds more like excuses than reasons.
1.
I don’t need it!
Or I can get by without it!
2.
I don’t have
time! I am already really busy!
3.
I am too old! I don’t
want to change!
4.
I am not a good
reader! Or I would rather watch sports
5.
It takes too much
time, money, and effort!
We can make many excuses or we can have many reasons
but we cannot have both and be successful; what is your choice?
Thank
you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets.
Be blessed and be a
blessing to others
Carlos Fontana
Author of the book Priceless, Co-author of the
book Follow to Lead
"The future
belongs to those who can see and pursue opportunities before they are
obvious."
"Those that take
swift action will always leave those that don't breathing the dust."
