PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: A PATHWAY TO GREATNESS


PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: A PATHWAY TO GREATNESS


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Most people regard me as “Mr. Serious Guy”, well I don’t apologize much for that because life is a serious business that you venture into only once- if you fail, you failed and there is no extra time or second half like that of a football game. So that’s why it is imperative to talk about personal development.

Robin Sharma said investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the life of those around you.

You are not too small to become great. Everything you can dream is possible if you can only believe it and work for it. And its starts by taking the first step and the next and continue till you get there.

Personal development is the process of improving yourself by conscious activities in other to become more and achieve more. 

If you have a dream in your heart, or a goal you want to accomplish or a desire to become great then you should embrace personal development as a lifelong strategy.


Hence, personal development begins first by doing a personal assessment to identify your skills, talents, weaknesses and strengths. Once this is known then the next is what is the exact goal you want to accomplish in life, your dreams and vision; and lastly asking how you can get there.

It involves the discovery of your potentials and aspirations, the development of your character with the mastery of your skills in other in actualize your life goal.

For instance, growing up I wanted to work in the oil and gas industry. so I figured I have to study a course that is related to oil and gas so I choose petrochemical engineering that means I have to go to the science class and study chemistry, physics and mathematics. Even though I didn’t like these subjects, because of my dream I had to discipline myself to know them so that I can pass excellently to study petrochemical engineering.

In personal development, you focus on mastering your strength and your weakness will shrink. Dr. Stephen Covey in his book 7 habit of highly effective people discussed about the circle of concern and the circle of influence. Once you focus on your circle of influence, the circle of concern becomes smaller. This is same with your strength and weakness.

Everything I have said can be summarized with these important questions; what do I have? What do I want to achieve? And how can I achieve it? Write the answers down to form your personal development plan. Work with it and journey on the path to greatness.

To achieve greatness, you need discipline, consistency and God to grace all that you do.

Lastly, Life will not give you what you ask for or pray for. Life will give you what you prepare for. See you at the top.

Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 20, 2019 at 12:42 PM

    This is awesome🙋

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  2. Miracle BanigoOctober 20, 2019 at 6:06 PM

    Oh Good to know.

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  3. Elijah Elvis KraftzmannOctober 22, 2019 at 11:44 AM

    Mann, I'm happy for you.
    Good work you've started.

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    1. Miracle BanigoOctober 22, 2019 at 11:59 AM

      God to know Bro... We are about making impact in the little way we can while waiting for the big way.

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  4. UnknownJune 13, 2020 at 9:48 PM

    Wow...great work sir.
    Your insights are superb!

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