Saturday, March 9, 2013

Tips For Raising Happy And Healthy Kids!

By Loren Chavies


Whether you have contemplated your unique purpose in life, tried to deepen or build on your spiritual development, or sought to enhance your own self awareness, chances are very good that at some point in your life that you have tried to further your self improvement. The quest to better oneself seems to be innate in humans.

With regards to personal development in the professional field, make sure that you do not engage yourself in any negative banter within the office. This is important because word will get around and any sort of negative talk will be poison to your career. Remain positive and stick around positive people.

Self improvement is often most successful when you have a clear goal in mind. Simply striving for "improvement" will take you far, but will make it much harder for you to reach your ultimate goals. Specific goals that you can clearly visualize will allow you to remain focused on why you're striving for improvement.

Put others before yourself. Once you begin to put the needs and wants of other people ahead of your own interests, you will begin to realize what kind of person you really are. This will help you grow as a person as you start to understand your strengths and limitations.

Improve your self-esteem by adopting a realistic body image. Models, actors and actresses make their living by looking good and devote all their time as well as their money to acquire an unrealistic "look." What they cannot accomplish for themselves is obtained through professional makeup, airbrush, and cosmetic surgery. Don't compare yourself to a false image. Remember, you are a real person!

Pay attention to details. Establishing a plan of action towards a happier life is a good start, but it is often the little details that cause people to fail. Calculate things precisely: establish a budget and divide a task into several smaller ones rather than following a broad and vague plan.

One of the most important things to remember actually comes from a Christian prayer. Accept what you cannot change, and change what is within your power. These two concepts may be easy to incorporate, but the third, understanding the difference between these two situations, may be a bit more difficult.

Make sure that what you believe in is justifiable. You do not have to believe in everything that everyone else believes in, but it is important that you can prove and defend your belief to yourself and others. If you can justify your belief then it means that deep down inside it is the real you.

Personal growth can take several different avenues. Many people consider spiritual growth as their avenue to personal growth. However, in order to allow oneself to grow spiritually, one should let go of all expectations and anticipations, and just let happen what happens. By being overly analytical you can prevent yourself from experiencing life as it happens.

To be successful find your strong points and focus on developing them. Don't worry too much about being well-rounded. Your strong points are what sets you apart from others. Develop your strong skill sets and you become an expert. Experts are invaluable to organizations and being an expert makes you more marketable.

The quest to better oneself is as old as time, and numerous philosophers, religions, and industries have offered their perspectives and commentaries on how to best achieve this goal. Lasting change is possible, but it will take strength, determination and patience on your part. We wish you success on your journey!




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