Comments on: Take 2 - Personal Development: Seven Shortcomings

By: Leanne

Leanne — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:45:09 +0000

Hi Victoria - Welcome to Forever Change
You have encapsulated this very well Victoria. I am all for the workshops, seminars etc as an excellent resource and catalyst for change. In fact I am going to be attending my first workshop of that kind in about 3 weeks time. What a shame that a lot of people don’t use that pumped up high feeling and extra burst of energy that they get from the workshop/seminar etc to propel themselves forward and take action towards their goals. You are right - personal development is a lifelong journey.

By: Victoria Cullip

Victoria Cullip — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:21:53 +0000

I really like your honest take on the pd movement. We are such a quick fix society and so many of us believe that someone else has the answers to our own life’s questions. The big workshop/seminar pd setup relies on a kind of ‘mass hysteria’ to get everyone revved up (I believe)…then people return home full of the highs of a wonderful time and brimming with all the things they’re going to do to change their lives…then they wake up on a Monday morning and life so often resumes its old pattern.
‘Personal development’ never ends…it’s a lifelong journey, not a weekend, a book, a CD…

By: Leanne

Leanne — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:06:04 +0000

Hi Barbara
You mentioned classes and funnily enough I am going to be attending a “Renovate Your Life Workshop” in less than 4 weeks. So I had better take my own advice and make sure I follow up with “doing”.

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:58:47 +0000

Hi Leanne,

You’re right, we can attend classes, read books, listen to audio tapes, etc, but if we don’t make the choice to improve our life, it’s all for naught.

I love your quote at the end. So true!

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By: Leanne

Leanne — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:30:13 +0000

Hi Cath
Thats right Cath most people either don’t start or they make a start only to “throw the towel in” quite early on.

By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:35:28 +0000

Hi Leanne - Great point. It’s one thing listening to great advice - it’s the doing part that most people get stuck on.

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By: Leanne

Leanne — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:32:51 +0000

Hi Tracy
Self limiting beliefs can hold people back from taking action. I agree that taking action is more difficult than it sounds, however we tend to let our emotions get in the way and make it more difficult than it actually is. Taking the first step - when analysed with logic and without any emotion really isn’t that hard after all.

Hi Duff
Good point - personal development is multi dimensional and operates at many levels.

By: Duff

Duff — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:13:41 +0000

Thanks for the link!

Personal Development is healthiest when coming from a place of wholeness within–in other words, when integrated with Spiritual Development.

By: Tracy Crowe

Tracy Crowe — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:57:07 +0000

I have read that the number one reason that people can’t get “the Secret” to work for them is because they don’t understand the necessity of taking action. They don’t understand that “the Secret” was just an introduction to the Law of Attraction, and as such left a lot of things out. I also think that even when people do understand the necessity of taking action, they still have trouble doing it because they aren’t aware of all the negative beleifs they have about themself that are preventing them from getting started; and even if they are, they don’t know how to get rid of those beleifs and implant new more positive ones. Taking action is a lot more difficult than it sounds.

By: Leanne

Leanne — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:24:06 +0000

Hi Dr Cason
I am fascinated too with personal change and what triggers people to make amazing changes in their lives. There is something about how a person says they want to change that you “know” they are serious. We have our own version of the biggest loser here in Australia and I can certainly relate to what you are saying.