Human self-development- an integral part of our life, because. life is given to us for this, so that we reach a new, better standard of living. And self-development, self-improvement is the conscious management of the personality itself, the process of personal growth, which should be organically built into our daily affairs, it is one of the main components of our life.

Human development is the most important process, which includes self-knowledge, self-development, self-improvement. I think that I will not be mistaken if I say that self-development, self-improvement is the fastest approach to your goals - the opportunity to make your dreams come true. Therefore, the site provides systematized information for improving health, body, mind, financial component, spirituality. In the same article, we will try to figure out what these rather vague concepts are?

So, the most frequent statements and questions regarding our topic:

3. Why do you need to engage in the notorious self-development, self-improvement?

It is not worth knowing how important these issues are, they are very important, because understanding the need for personal growth has a direct impact on our financial condition, social status, spiritual comfort and many other areas of life. But not all at once, but in order.

Let's briefly try to answer the above questions:

1. Self-development, self-improvement is the path of the weak!

There is an opinion that self-development, self-improvement is the path of the weak, and a strong, self-confident person is good on his own, without any self-development there. But let's take for example Alexander the Great, who wanted to conquer the whole world, which he successfully did by conquering, subjugating more than half of the lands known at that time. Isn't it an example strong man? His teacher was the philosopher Aristotle - the greatest ancient thinker, he laid the foundation for the worldview of Macedonian basic life principles. The historian Plutarch wrote: “Alexander the Great bowed before Aristotle and loved the teacher, in his own words, no less than his own father. He repeated, "I owe my life to Philip my father, and to Aristotle that I live worthily, as a man should."

Without a doubt, in many respects the success of Macedonian depended on the foundations that were laid by Aristotle, here is the notorious self-development for you - the lot of the weak. As we can see, self-development is an opportunity to develop in all respects, to change yourself, your thoughts, attitude to everything and everyone, behavior, emotions, to become better, and as a result, to have better results compared to those that you would have had without self-development, and whatever you do, your results will be better with self-development than without it. Therefore, a very important competitive advantage of our modern world What we have is the opportunity to develop, become smarter, stronger, more versatile than other people who are trying to achieve success.

2. Why are many who have embarked on the path of self-development and self-improvement disappointed?

Most often, those who have embarked on the path of self-development, self-improvement are disappointed only because they have the wrong approach, and besides, a vague idea of ​​​​how a person should develop himself, improve himself.

On the this moment there are many methods, theories, practices of self-development, self-improvement, therefore an unprepared person asks the question: “What books to read for self-development?”, “Which of the self-improvement practices is the most effective?”, “How to save your time that can be spent on studying inappropriate methods to him? Such problems are faced by people who decide to start self-development, self-improvement of themselves as individuals. What, by the way, do not disdain to use the newly minted teachers of various stripes, ranks, hurrying to the rescue, of course, not for free to provide the information of interest and not always caring about its usefulness and adaptation to a particular person! EVERY PERSON IS UNIQUE!

So, the first question of a person who decided to engage in self-development: where to start? You can start by reading the relevant literature. How to choose books on self-development, self-improvement and not make a mistake with the choice? If the author of a book claims to have developed a “universal, unparalleled” method of human development that is suitable for everyone, then put such a book back and never take it again. Statements of this kind are a desire to impose their vision of solving the problem. But all people are different, so there is no panacea, a universal pill for everyone - drink and be healthy.

In a word, a person who decides to engage in self-development, self-improvement is lost in a sea of ​​information, an abundance of teachings, techniques, and practices! This site was just created as a guide, as a "beacon", having reached it, bypassing the sea of ​​unnecessary information, you can choose exactly the teaching, the method that suits you.

3. Why do you need to engage in the notorious self-development, self-improvement?

Point number 2 already contains the answer to this question.

On this, let me finish the theoretical delights and move on to the specifics.

Apparently you paid attention to the motto of this site “Self-development, Self-improvement of a person - KeyRich”, and sections of the site, sub-headings of the site are titled as follows: “Spirituality”, “Health”, “Positive”, “Inner circle”, “Favorite business”, “ Money".

That is, it turns out that self-development, self-improvement is the dominant of our life aspirations? - Yes exactly.

And, for example, money, health, favorite business (i.e. sections of the site) - is this a prerequisite, mandatory components of self-development?

- Yes, without it in any way. There is such a thing as "Maslow's pyramid of needs" - this is the generally accepted name for the hierarchical model of human needs. Maslow distributed the needs as they increase, explaining that a person cannot experience needs. high level while in need of more primitive things.

1. Physiological: hunger, thirst, sexual desire, etc.
2. Existential: security, comfort.
3. Social: connections, communication, caring for others, attention to oneself, joint activities.
4. Prestigious: self-respect, respect from others, promotion.
5. Spiritual: knowledge, self-expression, self-development.

There are many trends, directions, simple and complex, sometimes useful, and sometimes not very much, there are dozens of officially recognized components of the process of self-development, self-improvement.

One of the main components is that any undertaking must be preceded by setting a goal. It should be clearly formulated - in a positive way, as ambitious as possible.

So, if your goal is self-development, self-improvement, then everyone will have to decide individually (every person is unique, unique), what does he mean by this. We fully expect such a list: to become a highly spiritual person, to gain ideal health, financial independence, respect, love of others.

It is up to you to choose what is the main goal, intermediate or stage, each person has his own, purely individual. Someone needs to start restoring health, and someone needs to create a financial basis for their plans, and the majority, unfortunately, will have to implement this in a comprehensive manner.

Having the main and intermediate goals, you should be imbued with absolute confidence in the reality of your plans, but a more productive way is to visualize these goals as you have already achieved. But not only to visualize, but also to take practical steps towards achieving what you want.

If, for example, your soul and mind have “chosen” growing organic vegetables as your favorite business, then start with this on your balcony if you are an ordinary manager. And if you already own some capital, buy a greenhouse.

What does "chosen soul and mind" mean?

And this means that a person can achieve success without losing himself, only doing what he loves, which is “a joy” for him. Many choose what is now fashionable, prestigious, or they are chosen by their parents.

There is such a parable. The newcomer to the "kingdom of the dead" was introduced to its inhabitants. The one who occupies the most honorable place was recommended as follows: “This is the Great Commander!”

- “So this is a shepherd from our village!”
- "Yes, but he was born to be a Great Commander!"

So, I wish you to become a Great Commander during your lifetime and find your goals. This is quite real - there is a method, read the articles on this site.

Now - to particulars. Knowing the goal, believing in the reality of its achievement, it is necessary to carry out some actions. And this requires strength, energy, but what if the strength is only enough for routine work in the office and going to entertainment establishments.

Do not despair - you simply do not know about the huge reserves of the body, methods of gaining health and increasing energy, which you will comprehend and be able to put into practice, while making a minimum of physical effort, but showing truly titanic willpower on the way to healthy lifestyle life.

- Nope! - Will not work! - Everything is too neglected - I'm talking about the fact that for 150 years we have been stuffed with the theory of caloric content, the theory of balanced nutrition. These theories became the basis for the emergence of culinary delights, entire branches of the meat and dairy, bakery industries and the like developed.

The products of enterprises in these industries, not without the help of the most powerful advertising, every second deprive us of the remnants of health. And there is also someone to deal with these miserable remnants - for this there is official medicine.

So, having polluted the body with unprocessed, undigested products of "bread-meat-milk" corporations, we go to doctors - some have kidneys, some have liver, heart, each with his own problem. It’s clear, after all, you just need to “eat less”, but what about another corporation - pharmacists, pharmacists, they also “want to eat”. So instead of maintaining health at the proper level through a healthy diet, we eat everything in a row, exhausting our body, after which we are forced to go to the doctors, take pills so that the meat-milk-doctor-pharmacy conveyor does not stop, bringing profit to our "benefactors" .

We continue to work, eat the usual food, relax, paying the bills to our “benefactors” for everything, but this is if the heredity is good, the body has large reserves of strength, and if not, then you will not be left without attention here either - there is also a funeral service bureau . Everything is thought out, everything is functional, even the slogan is applicable: “At the head of everything, he is a MAN!” But somehow it becomes very sad, since for more than 100 years there have been works by famous scientists about the perniciousness of such nutrition. Why aren't they advertised?

Look at the names of the ministries - 50% of them have plans for the cultivation, production, marketing of "food". But what about MAN? So he's being treated! And pigs, cows, buns are budget revenues.

Do you know what is the most popular, highly effective, unlike all existing diets - relatively safe? - This is the so-called "cave diet". That is, three-quarters of the food consists of plant foods, without complex seasonings, heat treatment (the food of cavemen, our ancestors). It is understandable - sausage and buns do not grow on trees, and in the rivers - the purest water, and not soup or borscht, for example. And most importantly - no ministries for you!

In fairness, let's say that when switching to this diet, it is necessary to observe some conditions that are mandatory with a sharp change in diet, otherwise health problems may arise. In the section "Health" everything is detailed.

So what is it like to live hungry? - No - half-starved, if our usual, current diet is considered basic. Moreover, it is necessary to cleanse the body of toxins, actively move, restore the energy flows of your body, so that the problems of strong-willed attitude, perseverance, perseverance "stand up to their full height."

That is, deny yourself everything, and even against the background of considerable physical costs, but in return, what? - Our body will finally be given the opportunity to take a break from processing, utilizing a huge amount of unnecessary, harmful products nutrition, which will allow the body to engage in self-healing, as a result, your health will begin to improve.

Do you know the feeling of perfect health? - It's a bit like flying in children's dreams, plus 70% of the delight from their own physical strength, spiritual uplift. So, choose - either the welfare of the agro-industrial oligarchs or flying on the wings of perfect health.

Articles that are in the "Health" section on the above designated topic will add confidence to you, reduce the severity of the problems of strong-willed efforts.

Well, now - about Money, abundance, prosperity. So, financial abundance is far from well-being. Well-being will forever leave your life if you, having become fabulously rich, entered into deals with your conscience, violated worldly and Divine laws, defamatory, humiliating your neighbors.

Sacrificing spirituality in the name of material wealth, you violate the laws of the universe, so it can deprive you of the opportunity to enjoy life, which is due to the possession of material wealth.

But not everything is so clear-cut here. Because our concepts of good and bad rarely agree with the Laws of the Universe. It is quite possible that a highly spiritual person, having elevated his skill in any type of activity to an absolute, will be punished for this by negative changes in fate, and a dodgy businessman, having violated worldly laws, will feel the best. Those. creating excess potential, you always get an adequate response to neutralize it (most often troubles in the family, at work, but sometimes through illness or an uncountable event, and can even take life). Is there any safety equipment? - Yes - you can find the answer when studying the information that is on this site.

It is very important to understand that our life is surrounded by a mass of conventions, prohibitions, dogmas, rules, which turns it into a game, a performance, depriving our life of expediency. For an insignificant reason, we can fall into a rage, rage, or torment our neighbor for an addiction to some kind of clothing, hairstyle. Our whole life is a struggle: for a harvest, for a place under the sun, and most often just out of habit. Although it is more efficient and productive to live in peace and harmony with others.

Vegetable, animal world- expediency itself, everything is rational, pragmatic, there is nothing conditional, far-fetched. Aggression receives an adequate rebuff, a big one can always have breakfast with a small one, but without anger and hatred. It's ridiculous to hate pizza, hamburger or schnitzel.

And how do we achieve purposefulness? - Everything is very simple - stop taking on faith the flow of information that pours on your heads from high stands, TVs, and print media. There are programs that make you predictable, manageable, obedient, deprive you of True Knowledge.

Analyze any information, learn, improve your Knowledge. True knowledge is a direct path to expediency.

After reading all this, one person, let's call him an optimist, can say: “Some kind of maniac - what did the pigs prevent you from? Law and order, you see, is not to his liking!

And the other, a pessimist, will exclaim: “Uncle, take off your glasses - what pigs, what legality? Go to the canteen, where you will be fed with something that has never grunted, never grown under the sun - everything is produced by chemical laboratories. All this is not only harmful, but also deadly, but ... legal.

…? “So, if you honestly indicate on the packaging what chemistry it is made of, it seems to be not harmful. Or legal? In a word, right."

If the world acquired this Knowledge, then a person would receive true freedom, they would no longer be treated as an object of exploitation, because. in the end it will turn out to be counterproductive, after all, a person has seen the light!

Of course, you can say that the section on self-improvement involves thinking about the sublime, flying into the astral plane in order to gain Spirituality, and you are again plunged into everyday life: money, cleaning your “guts”, waste products, ... enemas, finally. - Fi, how uncompromising!

No, the truth is that by choosing your food CONSCIOUSLY, you are already on the path of self-improvement. And so on all counts: finances, favorite work, soul, body, etc. Fortunately, complex concepts can always be explained in simple words, Maslow also claims that this is the only way - from simple to complex.

Do you know that there are such books that no more than 10 people in the world can read and understand? These are books or articles about topical problems for humanity, but overloaded with formulas, scientific character. They are intended, understandable only to two or three colleagues in the shop. This is their efficiency - if you want a percentage - divide 10 by 7 billion (the population of the Earth), then multiply by 100%.

And if you write a book on a similar topic, but which would be understandable to half of humanity, i.e. 3.5 billion people? - Breathtaking, isn't it? So it sounds like this: “It is not what is true or right that is perceived, but what is understood” – i.e. these are not just beautiful words, you also have to comply with elementary expediency and write about complex things in simple words, as accessible as possible for understanding.

And yet, and yet ... This site - does not belong to the light fiction of the detective or love genre over a cup of tea with a bun. With such an approach, the result will be appropriate, here a different attitude, perception is needed.

You should not focus on remembering something unusual or interesting, but you need to “Turn on the thinker” in order to analyze the information provided on the site and choose what is right for you and help you grow as a person, making your dreams and desires come true.

I wish you my precious ones, the speedy finding of your path!

Each of us sooner or later thinks about self-development. During life, this process is quite natural - a person grows, learns, cognizes the world and searches for his place in it. However, with age, this inner strength, which pushes us to meet the unknown, is overgrown with many complexes, habits and everyday worries. And then the thought visits - life is over, it was replaced by a monotonous journey to old age. A person is faced with a choice: to come to terms with the gray routine of being, having lost the acquired sense of the joy of existence, or to try to escape from the cycle of gray everyday life. Many make a choice in favor of the first, and only a few decide to change something, discovering a new path for themselves, called self-improvement.

There are many theories about personality development, so an unprepared person may have a number of similar and rather naive questions. For example, “what book to read for self-development?”, “which theory is the most correct?”, “how to make right choice without wasting time?". The listed problems, as a rule, stem from a stereotypical delusion, which is often used by many impure "gurus" of all stripes. The main difference between the self-development of an adult and the stages of personality formation in a child is that practicing conscious self-development , attention is focused on the freedom of the human mind from generally accepted patterns, while the child is given an orientation towards compliance with stereotypical standards of thinking.

There is no single correct path for personal development that will be suitable for absolutely everyone. After all, each individual must make a decision - what he specifically wants and how far he can go in his desire for self-improvement. The center of self-development is the very personality of a person, his self-consciousness, which, in the course of life, becomes limited by a number of conventions and is in dire need of purification and liberation. From this follows the conclusion that a true teacher helps to free the student's consciousness from excesses, while a false teacher occupies the student's head with many fictitious dogmas, eventually confusing him even more.

Self-development: where to start?

Where to start self-development - you ask. In the age of the Internet, it will not be difficult for anyone to download the best books on self-development, or attend special courses. The organizers of the latter promise to turn any person into a real titan of the spirit in a matter of time and a small amount, who will eventually be able to solve any problems that arise without difficulty. Of course, it cannot be argued that all courses were invented solely for pumping money, and books on self-development are nonsense. But the fact is that the more extraordinary the person and his problem, the less effective the standard "recipes" will bring.
For example, there are many colossal differences in the theories of Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity, however, the methods of these religions, developed in practice, are surprisingly similar and use similar methods of concentration of consciousness. In Buddhism, the practice of nembutsu ("thinking about the Buddha") is used - it consists in the repeated and almost continuous repetition of the name of the Buddha ("Namu Amida-butsu"). As for Christianity, the Jesus Prayer (“Lord have mercy”) is recommended to cleanse the heart and mind. In Hinduism, there are a number of mantras for the same purposes, such as, for example, the sacred sound “Om”. In all these religions, words are spoken not to flatter a faceless absolute or deity, but in order to curb the everyday mind, while acquiring steady concentration skills. The first task of any practice is that a person needs to learn how to cut off everyday fuss and look deep inside himself. Therefore, the beginning of personality development is not books and concepts, but self-knowledge.

Self-knowledge and self-development

When the child realizes the world, he, first of all, learns to realize himself and his desires, his capabilities and shortcomings. With an adult, it happens a little differently - they are initially convinced that the possession of a passport, certificate, work book makes them automatically independent and accomplished individuals, but this is not so. There is no self-development without self-knowledge. Unlike a child, an adult obeys the generally accepted public and unspoken rules of society, over time he stops noticing that control over life is lost, transferred to bosses, neighbors, friends and various idols. However, these "idols", like society as a whole, only inspire a person with goals, desires, and even ways of self-expression that are acceptable to him. Most people cannot even take a step without looking around at those around them and without thinking about what they will think and say about them. Knowing practically nothing about himself, a person spends his free time idly and in entertainment, simply avoiding this knowledge.

However, do not confuse self-knowledge with silence. After sitting for a few minutes alone, thoughtlessly, you will not know everything about yourself and will not be able to confidently move on. The illusion of calm will help for a while. Learning to meditate or pray is not difficult. These are the lower levels that are available to everyone. The essence of them is that you just need to curb the everyday mind. Only those who can concentrate on themselves in the very center of a noisy crowd can meditate, this can only be achieved with a certain level of self-development. Prayer is the one who, even in the worst life situation, can humbly and calmly turn to God. A huge number of people who practice prayers and meditations are not able to concentrate in a stressful situation, and in our age, restless, this, alas, is fraught with consequences. Here it is, in fact, the illusion of self-knowledge.

As a rule, people are afraid to look inside themselves, because they are afraid of what is hidden in the depths of their soul. But true self-knowledge originates not from a feeling of peace and tranquility, but from shame, and even disgust.

Each of us sometimes does things that we will never tell our relatives and friends about, but if you reach the right level of self-development, you will be able to cope with them. Over time, we justify ourselves or simply try to forget bad memories, but, alas, it is not so easy to get rid of this burden. He will weigh us down, providing Negative influence for everyday life. To get rid of such a burden, look into yourself. There are many different techniques that allow you to get rid of painful remnants of the past. However, the most effective are still considered to be a review of one's own life (Carlos Castaneda), meditation (Buddhism) and repentance through confession (Christianity). Below is a brief description of them.

Meditation, an important part of self-development, brings harmony to life, helps to focus more attention on the positive aspects of being. Thanks to it, you can get rid of the negative impact of the actions of past times. As for the recapitulation of one's own life, which Carlos Castaneda describes, here attention is focused on "re-experiencing and completely reviewing all life events in a holistic way." The past is a product of one's own will, and not a combination of circumstances, this technique allows you to get rid of self-pity and evokes a demand for a special attitude from others. Confession according to Christianity is still considered the most difficult practice of a modern person - it was created for those who closed themselves in their own little world of individualism. If all other methods are not effective, then an honest confession with sincere repentance will always help. Through this very repentance, a person is given the opportunity to free himself from the invisible power of the past.

Theory of self-development

There are many theories on personal self-development, which quite often puts a person in a stupor. After all, which of the proposed ones will suit you especially, which path of self-development is true? Wanting in advance to get a guaranteed result, we do not think about the fact that it mainly depends only on us. Obviously, nothing will come of the lazy and idler until he engages in self-discipline. A man of intelligence and insight will be able to find benefit for himself even in erroneous theories. The center of self-development is not gurus, and not concepts, but the concrete personality itself. The true path of self-development makes a person wiser and, most importantly, freer. The false one recognizes all kinds of teachings that ultimately reduce a person to the level of a primitive animal.

However, we do not advise you to trust any fashionable occult and esoteric movements. Most of them are mainly built around self-proclaimed gurus who try to suppress their followers and are based on erroneous translations of Eastern religious texts. Of all the existing teachers of the twentieth century, it is worth highlighting only a few - Carlos Castaneda, Rajneesh and George Gurdjieff, whose self-development books really convey to the reader useful information while broadening your horizons. The works of these teachers bring new approaches to solving pressing problems and are included in the list of the best books on self-development. Avoid organizations that operate under their names around the world, because nothing good will come from the depths of such.
If we consider in detail the new practices of self-development, it is not difficult to notice that there is nothing fundamentally new in them. As an advanced technique, pseudo-methods for self-improvement of the individual are often presented. A resident of modern times, unfortunately, is rather skeptical about religions, he is little interested in history. However, when it comes to the effectiveness of shamanic practices and magic, this skepticism suddenly disappears somewhere. That is, a person is also ready to believe in any nonsense, if it flatters his pride and gives the illusion of his own greatness. Only those who recognize it have a chance to free themselves from a slave position. The one who thinks that he is already free, alas, will never gain real freedom.

The process of self-development cannot be easy. After all, modern man is not psychologically ready for purposeful and systematic practices of self-concentration. Despite the fact that we are taught from childhood to absorb external information, the main source of information is initially in ourselves. This wisdom is present in a person from birth, but educators and parents try to suppress it so that the child listens to them, and in no case to himself. The source of information that is inside us, in fact, never stops, but a person does not listen to him, because he is always busy with something else, something that is more important for him than the inner voice, the voice of the soul. A true mentor does not transfer knowledge to his student, as many believe, he helps him in his search for his own source of wisdom.

In the endless pursuit of new knowledge, a person, as a rule, does not receive anything, except for exhaustion and devastation. It seems to everyone that he is almost constantly busy with important things, but if you think about it, then, by and large, over the past month, week, and even year, it will not be easy to count even a dozen really important things. And so the whole life flies by. Some people believe that one fine day, one fine moment, everything will change for the better and life will become like a fairy tale, full of joyful events and breathtaking adventures. But the year goes by. In everyday worries, but in the bustle. And that expected miraculous moment still does not come. And as if in the next moment we find ourselves on the verge of death, exhausted by the routine of everyday troubles that have followed us like a shadow all our lives.

Creative self-development of a person

Creative self-development is a prerequisite for full-fledged self-development and growth of a person's personality. Unfortunately, most of us do not even believe in our own potential, and therefore do not seek to develop our creativity. Every person is born with the ability to create. After all, talents and unique abilities lie in the depths of any of us. Many works of prominent philosophers and psychologists speak about this. If a person can hold a brush, then he has been given the ability to draw. Anyone who can move can learn to dance. If you are endowed with the ability to make sounds, it is in your ability to master vocal skills. However, don't be fooled into thinking that only painting, poetry, and acting are creative activities. The possibility of creative self-development contains any kind of activity. If you want to achieve really great success - strive to achieve the development of your potential in creativity. Surprisingly, of course, but in order to realize the obvious things, we sometimes need a lot of time. If you want to fill your life with new meaning, let your creativity unfold. Those who are not engaged in creative self-development, sooner or later, can turn into an eternally ill, aching and bored layman.

Often people are simply afraid of the opportunity to show themselves. But outside of our phobias may lie the most amazing creative possibilities. To come to the formation of high self-esteem, which will allow you to discover new horizons of vision, engage in self-development - both as a person and spiritual potential, by compiling a personal growth program.

The most difficult thing in self-development is to take the first steps. It's not easy to decide where to start. We recommend to your attention an example of a phased self-development plan:

Awareness of the need

Before you start self-development, you need to figure out why you need it and whether you really need it. At this stage, the main thing is your desire to make drastic adjustments in your life. If you are not afraid of change and ready to leave your comfort zone, then you can consider the following point.

The study of human needs

Next, you should decide for yourself what exactly you want to change for the better. All your other actions will depend on this choice. Try to be clear about what specific goals you want to achieve. However, you don’t need to try to change everything right away - you run the risk of returning back to your old life soon. We advise you to engage in self-development gradually, even step by step. Set certain goals for yourself and achieve them, overcoming one by one, incrementally.

Self-knowledge for self-improvement

The next step is to introspect. Decide for yourself what will help you achieve your goals and what will not. What in your character, in your opinion, is a positive trait, and what is the opposite. The main thing - do not engage in self-deception, look at your life honestly. For convenience, write the results of the “research” on paper, making a list of all your shortcomings and advantages.

Drawing up a self-development strategy

If you have already passed all the previous stages, then proceed to develop a strategy for further action. Here the advice of outsiders is not appropriate - you yourself must decide on everything. It is only worth noting that it is important here not to overestimate your strengths and draw up a more or less realistic plan. Again, it is recommended to fix your plans on paper and fix them in the most visible place for you.

Actions

And finally - the main stage - start acting right now! Excuses in the spirit of "from the new week" or "in a few days" drive away. All the previously described points are just preparation, which will cost nothing without real action. Having discarded all your doubts and fears, take the first step towards self-development. As you move forward, be sure to record your progress on paper against your original action plan. Purposefully and non-stop continue to move in the same direction and you should succeed!

Psychology of self-development

To facilitate the understanding of self-development, we propose to consider it as if from the outside. And so - what is the psychology of self-development? Each of us is arranged in such a way that he perceives any difficulty and event in a similar way, reacting to it in a stereotyped way. Moreover, in whatever area of ​​our life it does not happen. Everyone has a standard set for such cases - someone completely goes into illness, someone simply avoids solving pressing issues for self-development, someone is looking for the guilty among everyone, and someone simply falls into the world of their own illusions, abstracting from the harsh the reality of what is happening. However, this does not cease to have a different effect on the life of the individual. There is a certain stimulus - there is a corresponding reaction. In other words, in the most diverse problems we have the same actions, patterned. And all this happens instinctively. But people are rational beings. Therefore, a kind of layer appears between the stimulus and the reaction, which distorts the reaction - our learning.

The essence of self-development lies in the presence between the stimulus and the reaction of another moment that is given to us for awareness. That is, the ability to adjust the reaction. To do this, you need to understand how you acted before. Only with the realization of this process of personal growth and self-development will it become active. What is described tells about how it looks from the inside, but outwardly it is like a willingness to leave the framework of the usual, doing what you used to fear. That is, self-development is the choice of a different reaction of behavior, a kind of overcoming oneself, which is based on the strength of your will. In fact, the psychology of self-development is available to everyone. To do this, you need to realize yourself as a person.

An important role in the process of self-development is played by knowledge about the formation and implementation of intentions - about the law of attraction.

It is no secret to anyone that the main reason for the fulfillment of desires and goals is the person himself, directly. According to statistics, 80% of 100% of our thoughts during the day are negative. But thoughts are material. Therefore, in your thoughts you need to let in what you dream about. Every thought has its own energy. Realization is achieved only by the one in which there is more energy. After all, each of us had a moment in life when an event happened that was not desirable for us, but was constantly present in our thoughts. Thoughts gain more energy with each of our reminders, and as a result have a greater chance of being realized. This situation is aggravated by fear, which is a strong negative emotion and has a rather capacious energy. By scrolling through our heads the images associated with our fears, we ourselves program ourselves to attract what we are afraid of. By forming an object of thought, a person creates an emotion that programs the subconscious of a person, and then, as a result, contributes to the implementation of the programmed. The result obtained depends entirely on the object of reflection. Without the ability to consciously choose objects for reflection, self-development is impossible. Each of us is accustomed to accepting our failures without investing positive in what we have achieved. But when a person does not get what he wanted, he begins to think hard about it, which, in fact, makes it possible for negative moments to repeat again and again.

One of the basic recommendations on the path to self-development is a sense of gratitude. It gives a big charge of positive, but only if from the heart. Try to cultivate this feeling in yourself, to strengthen it. If something undesirable comes, make a quick analysis of what happened and, having drawn conclusions, try to forget about the current situation as soon as possible. Your mind must be kept clean from the negative that comes regularly from the world around. The information you receive must be carefully filtered. The formed and most burning desires will never come true if you set yourself up for them in the wrong way. For example, by asking the thought "I want to have ...", you automatically assert that you do not have this, that you feel bad without it. The structure of the formation of intentions should be built in a special way. Formulating for yourself a positive object for reflection, do not forget that it also contains negative feelings that have arisen due to the lack of what you want. That is, it is necessary, of course, to form desires, but at the same time very carefully.

To achieve your goals - use intention. It involves forming the feeling that you already have what you want. To begin with, you must understand what exactly you want. When formulating your goal, be sure that most of the way to achieving this goal is already behind you. Analyze the feelings and qualities that you should have after the final achievement of the goal. Try to act as if you have already achieved it. As for failures, they must be taken as a proper part of this path. After all, success does not happen without difficulties. Don't dwell on failures. More often try to resort to such methods of self-hypnosis as visualization and affirmation. They will ultimately help you stimulate positive changes in your life and help improve your psycho-emotional background. To achieve the same goal, in the end, try to be at ease. Reached the goal - great, no - not bad either. Only constant action can lead you to the realization of your plan. Also, an important fact is the confidence in success. She will be able to support you and will not allow you to give up and retreat.

Professional self-development

Not everyone has all the qualities that are needed for purposeful work on oneself. Professional self-development is not a change in the level of skill in one way or another, but its significant increase. For example, self-development of a manager is a conscious process of purposeful development of leadership qualities. This includes the improvement of knowledge and skills, and competence in general, and, of course, personal qualities, which ultimately provide more effective professional activity.

For professional self-development, it is necessary, first of all, to internally motivate yourself for the opportunity to achieve the necessary results in a particular field of activity. For example, the effective self-development of a manager is directly related to the corporate culture of the enterprise, as well as to the readiness to work with modern information systems. These factors mainly provide further conditions for professional development. Simply put, a manager must be able to initially motivate himself internally to his professional activities and have the ability to self-develop in this area. Of course, the level of his literacy and competence is also important, as well as the desire and desire to perform his duties efficiently and effectively. That is, the first diagnostic sign of a self-developing manager is the attitude to work.

The main thing on the way to self-development, in this case, is the ability to sensibly comprehend shortcomings and, as a result, the results of work, analyzing everything that leads to failures and successes.

One of the areas that form skills and qualities is the organization of efforts in the right direction. It is also important to develop and strengthen the skills already acquired in the process of working on oneself. At the same time, it is necessary to try to eliminate all possible shortcomings that negatively affect the efficiency of activities and hinder professional growth. Of course, working on yourself in these areas is a rather difficult psychological task. However, this path can become as effective as possible only in the case of self-development in the chosen area simultaneously in all respects.

In general, if you have set yourself the goal of self-improvement and self-development, decide what exactly you mean by this. The expected list may also be the desire to gain good health, to be financially independent, to be respected by others, to develop highly spiritually. Someone needs to start with the restoration of health, someone - with the creation of a financial basis for the implementation of their plans, but for the vast majority, nevertheless - with a comprehensive implementation of all of the above. The main thing is to believe in the reality of what was conceived, visualizing these goals and confidently move towards achieving what you want.

This process is a conscious management of personal growth, learning new knowledge and skills, modeling behavior, which should be traced in all areas of life. This is an essential attribute of every day lived in an effort to become better.

Ways of personal development

THE TERM OF SELF-IMPROVEMENT IS CONTINUOUS WORK ON YOURSELF.

This process includes knowledge of the world, improvement of acquired qualities and skills that correspond to life goals. Psychologists say that the basis for self-development is the function of adaptability nervous activity human under the conditions in which each individual develops. Since the motives and abilities for self-esteem are different for all of us, the goals of self-development can also be different: spiritual interests and beliefs, material wealth, professional development, etc.

Almost all books of self-development and self-improvement systematize the following conditions for starting work on oneself:

• conducting self-analysis and self-observation in order to compare yourself with others and identify "weak" places;
• goal setting for self-development;
• developing a program to improve one's personality;
• manifestation of will and strength of character.

Ways of self-improvement

Considering the specific directions of self-development of the individual, it is possible to identify several main ways of this process:

1. Improving morality

This process is somewhat similar to the methods taught by teachers - laying down the norms of tact, politeness, the concepts of good and bad. Undoubtedly, all this knowledge remains relevant throughout life. However, the older a person becomes, the more serious situations he has to get into. Moral values ​​and guidelines are no longer divided into "black" and "white", so you often have to engage in psychoanalysis and be as objective as possible, find the right solution.

2. The development of the mind is another direction for the self-improvement of the individual

Learning new skills and knowledge not only makes us erudite specialists, but also very interesting interlocutors anywhere, at any time. In addition, this is a great help in old age, because a trained mind does not lose its sharpness and concentration.

3. Aesthetic self-improvement

This process involves the study of the highest values ​​of society and art. Visits to art galleries, museums, exhibitions, theaters form personal opinion and taste. You should not think that if you were not born into a family of landscape painters and are not a connoisseur of art, then you will never be able to appreciate musical masterpieces or artistic canvases.

4. Development of physical form

This way of self-development and self-improvement of the personality involves keeping the body in good shape and in harmony with emotions. In addition to the medical benefits for the body, physical training allows you to feel more confident and love yourself.

5. Professional self-development

In the face of rapid growth technical capabilities adaptation of society to new ideas and values, it is necessary to remain competitive in the labor market. A competent, creative and self-confident specialist is worth its weight in gold. Therefore, the purpose of such self-improvement is to develop qualities and skills that are useful for professional activities.

Thus, we have considered the main ways of personal self-development that will help you find your purpose in life and become better every day you live.

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The process of personal development - how to start self-development

How to start self-development in order to achieve the desired result? How to set a goal and plan to achieve it in order to succeed? What are the primary personal qualities and useful skills that need to be developed so as not to quit after two days? These and many other questions we ask ourselves every day. How to plan personal self-development? We answer these questions in this article.

Goal setting and planning

Every person strives to become better. Many think to quit smoking on New Year's Eve or start going to the gym on their birthday, but they never do it. The reason is simple - you need to start with something else. Personal development begins with goal setting. A well-set goal motivates daily progress.

The goal is formulated in the affirmative, it must be “environmentally friendly” (do not harm other people) and achievable. All aspirations come down to the main areas: recognition by others, financial well-being and health. "I don't smoke" is bad wording because it contains a negative, but "I care about my health" is good.

When the goal is formulated, it must be written down and presented as if it had already been achieved. Set clear deadlines and create a plan of action. A big goal is easier to achieve if it is divided into small parts, as the saying goes, "Eat the elephant piece by piece." The points should be such that it is possible to do something every day that brings the achievement of the goal closer.

To conscientiously carry out your own plan, you need to develop willpower.

The workout consists of three exercises:

1. "I won't" - get rid of bad habit. Do not bite your nails, do not accumulate cups near the computer, do not put off important things.
2. "I will" - to acquire a useful habit. Put things in place, follow the rules of a healthy diet, do exercises.
3. Self control. Keep track of what usually escapes attention: keep your posture, count the time spent watching TV and money for daily needs.

A habit is developed in 21 days. Take for training no more than one bad and one good habit for this period. The process of personal development should take place consistently, without haste and interruptions.

If you justify postponing things “for later” with a lack of time, you need to familiarize yourself with the basics of time management. This will not only accelerate the achievement of your main goal, but also increase efficiency in all areas of life. Read a book about it:

• Brian Tracy "How to manage your time";
• Neil Fiore " easy way stop putting things off until later";
• Yana Frank "The Muse and the Beast"

The main rule of time management is planning. It is necessary to make a schedule for the next day, based on the urgency and importance of the upcoming tasks. Some things can be delegated, others can be postponed until later, and others can not be done at all. Every evening you need to plan the main things for the next day, and on Sunday - for the coming week. Various life hacks will help save your time.

Drawing up a menu for a week or two and a one-time purchase of all right products will save time on daily trips to the store, will not allow you to take too much and will contribute to healthy eating. Don't spend time on the road only on moving - listen to lessons on the way foreign languages, fiction or self-development audiobooks. Combine things - for example, you can cook dinner and watch a new series in Spanish at the same time.

On the path of personal self-development, training of intelligence, memory, attention, physical fitness, communication skills, professional knowledge will help you, schedule time for these exercises in your diary.

Concentrating all your attention on one thing can bring imbalance and a feeling of lack of something important.

To experience a sense of happiness, a person needs harmony in all areas of life.

For example, for success in work, you need to monitor your health and get enough rest, and for family well-being you need money.

Draw a circle, divide into 8 parts:

• Work;
• a family ;
• health ;
• hobby;
• relaxation;
• studies;
• communication ;
• money.

Rate satisfaction with each area of ​​your life from 0 to 10 and color in the corresponding part. Sectors with the lowest scores should be worked out first.

Features of personality development are not only individual, but also age-related. The development of memory and thought processes is more active in youth, therefore, in order for your mind to remain mobile until old age, you need to constantly train it.

Follow the plan. Start with to-do lists of 3-4 items and gradually increase their number.

Live in the present. Plans for the future should not interfere with enjoying the current moment.

Do not compare yourself with others, only with yourself, as you were yesterday or a year ago.

Get ready for the fact that the environment may interfere with your endeavors. Think about how to explain new habits to your family in a way that does not offend and enlist their support.

Setting yourself up for a long process and gradual work will help you not to quit after a couple of days.

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Hello friends!

Personal development is an activity that promotes self-knowledge, the development of talents and potentials, the increase in human capital and employment, the improvement of life and the realization of human goals and dreams.

There are many ways to achieve personal self-development. You can attend various psychological trainings, resort to the help of neurolinguistic programming, as well as with the help of psychotherapy, you can do yoga, meditation and self-hypnosis. All these ways are your way of personal self-development.
In order to fill your life with new sensations, look at the world around you in a new way and make your life filled with meaning, you will have to improve yourself.
On this not easy path, you will have to turn to specialists (coach) who will teach you all the tricks, tactics and strategies. All this will contribute to your personal self-development. As well as help and specialized literature.

Personal self-development consists of three stages.
Step 1 is getting to know yourself. You can discover your talents and abilities.

Stage 2 - change yourself. You will be able to control your behavior. You will discover the secret of success and the possibility of achieving it.

Stage 3 - You will understand not only yourself, but also the people around you. And the world around you will be perceived as a source of inspiration.
It is important not to stop in personal self-development, but to learn and grow all the time. Since self-knowledge is not the end result, but a continuous process.
And self-development can be perceived not only as an end in itself, but as a necessary task to achieve many goals.
Personal self-development is one of the criteria for the maturity of a person. The consistency of the individual is expressed in the ability to control and be responsible for their own thoughts and actions. The essence of the psychology of personal self-development is that development is really personal and individual, and you set the direction of your development yourself, in accordance with the characteristics of your own personality.