The contemporary approach to success strongly revolves around self-growth and development. An eminent figure of Bada Business, Professor Sakshi Mandwal, discusses in one of her videos the key factors behind developing one’s personality. When we delve into the more psychological realms of growth and improvement, we can more effectively identify how to unlock potential within oneself and achieve desired personal and professional outcomes.
Important Elements Pertaining to Personality Development
Personality development as stated by Ms. Mandwal comprises of these four essential components:
Let’s examine each of the components and how they shape one’s skills, goals, and overall persona.
Adapt: The Power of Change
The ability to adapt is summarized by Charles Darwin’s quote, “It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.” Adaptability is imperative for overcoming the odds in today’s world. We for sure will face problems as we advance in life and we have to ensure that we continue changing so that we can meet these obstacles head-on.
Adaptability is important for more than just survival. It pertains to learning how to improve and grow as the challenges in life demand it. It is simple; adaptable people know their personality traits and know when to make adjustments to suit the evolving situations.
How To Foster Adaptability:
Flexibility:
There are multiple forms of flexibility. These include cognitive (how one thinks), emotional (how one feels), and dispositional (the level of optimism and realism one keeps).
Learning New Skills:
Developement comes through the learning of new strategies or technologies. Without which, an individual may risk being outdated.
Having Backup Plans:
We must always have a backup plan. Identify and retain plan B (or C) for when things go awry.
Revising one’s environment, learning new skills, methods, and techniques, as well as continual improvement of one’s attitude are essential for sustained growth and success. Continual improvement and accepting new experiences is crucial to self evolution.
Apply: Putting Concepts into Action
Merely having information does not suffice. To grow, we must try learning as much as possible. One’s true self cannot be improved until actionable steps are taken.
Work Tips:
Learning New Skills:
Within the confine of work, self improvement should be actively pursued. The more one works, the more skills one will learn.
Seeing Opportunities:
Being an active participant will alter a person’s behavior. They will begin to notice new opportunities instead of ignoring them.
Expand your circle:
New relationships bring with them new possibilities and ideas.
Reinvent yourself:
Evaluate your skills continuously, and do not shy away from changes that serve to challenge you.
Effortful understanding of the acquired information gives birth to self-worth, and enables one to truly claim the accolades, thereby polishing one’s self personally and professionally.
Evolve: The Effortless Cycle of Constant Improvement
Evolution typically refers to the process of developing gradually. Unlike growth, which is an abrupt change, evolution is a continuous process which can be observed over a period of time and results in self-improvement. Evolution on a personal scale means utilizing lessons derived from video, book, or experience, and channeling them for self-improvement.
Ways you can evolve:
- Learn From Other People’s Success: Study how successful people do things and try to integrate their processes, mindsets, and actions into your life.
- Incremental Improvement: Rather than trying to fix everything, work on small, continuous improvements. Work on gradually changing yourself so that more self-confidence and sociability come easily to you.
- Forget about Negative Criticism: You shouldn’t let your fear of criticism stop you from improving yourself. It’s okay that some people might not like the changes you are making.
- Evolution is more than learning: It is knowing how to apply that knowledge over and over in a manner that encourages personal progress and growth.
Development: Aiming for Self Improvement and Career Progress
In this context, development is described in various aspects of one’s personal and skin therapy career. It requires progress on a self and professional level with clear dedication to continuous improvement. One should never hurry growth—this is an ongoing endeavor which allows for the motivational drive to reach new milestones in life.
How to Induce Growth:
Practice Kindness Towards Others: One should practice kindness and patience in their day-to-day dealings. This will not only help people around but also aid in personal development.
Make Reading A Daily Routine:
Reading increases your scope and widens your horizons, preparing you for more challenges in the future.
Build and Maintain A Work Life Balance:
Having a disorganized mind or an environment stifles growth. Growth can be achieved by decluttering your environment whether it’s tidying up your workstation or better structuring your daily routine.
Maintain Healthy Lifestyle Habits:
An individual is bound to a certain level of personal growth, if he is able to regularly exercise, eat well and rest enough to have sustained energy levels.
Challenge Yourself:
Moving beyond your so-called “personal borders” is where growth takes place. Embrace new challenge and adapt to the feeling of discomfort as it is part of the process.
Dissociate from Negative Influences:
Your peers should be positive and growth seeking. The people you associate with greatly affects your growth potential.
Development is both personal and professional self-improvement. Steadily over time, you can achieve your goals through kindness, discipline, organizing, and learning.
Conclusion
Self-improvement is a perpetual process. Change, reap new opportunities using your skills, modify your routines, and pursue growth to achieve your goals. There is more than just skills, self-improvement involves developed self-perception and thought process that is needed for both work and life.
Our growth is a continuous process. Hence, while you seek to improve yourself, remember that the evolution never ends. As you continue to meet more accomplished people, you will become willing to explore more and that’s how you will achieve your ideal self.
