Have you had Personal Growth along with Educational Growth ??? Check it again !!

A Warm Hi to all my friends,

Well, the forum's heading made me to think about it and brought an interesting topic to start..

Some of us have completed our studies and some studying. Some of us have completed our studies and some studying. Some still want to add more to their qualifications. No doubt, education reforms us, but to survive - Is educational growth the only necessity.. I think no and everybody of you will will agree that while studying, we were made to learn some extra skills, some development tools and various other creative skills..

But their is something what we call as " Personal Growth ". What I believe is we grow as an individual by our own efforts. Because we know our inner strengths and weaknesses most.Personal Growth is not attained in a day or in a month or in a year. Instead its a process which continues for lifetime. It brings personal development and progress.

Well, stopping the philosophy part, the practical thing is have we overcome our fears yet , which may be hindering our growth in even a smallest way.

When I was a kid, I had this problem of low-confidence..sometimes because of lack of communication or unexpressiveness, I could'nt talk to other children who were smart or intelligent. ANd this continued till graduation..I had this fear in mind that I won't be comfortable with other students who were better than me..This hindered my growth, though I was good at studies, was presentable too.. I wanted some other platform , where I could overcome this and it was when I entered in my PG. Diffrent place , different people.. I participated in all extra curricular activities, interacted a lot with other students and gradually I found changes in myself. This is just one situation..and I'm sure we have so many..

Here I want all the ladies to share their experiences and how they helped themselves for their personal growth, which will in turn help all of us..

 

Hi W123,Thanks for your comments.. I will get back to you with my detailed reply for your situation but till then lets see what seniors and other ladies say on this.Thanks,

 

Hi VV,

Well no replies yet !!!

First thing I would like to say is that you are decently educated, so throw out this thinking of less educated, right. Secondly, I think there is nothing which can stop you from raising your child in this present environment. I believe your child must have started schooling by now. If yes, then you must be having some extra time for yourself.Give this time to your personal growth..Communicate a lot. Talk with your neighbours, you are internet savvy so increase your knowledge.. If interested, search for a part time job. Interpersonal skills develop the most when we work in an environment other than our homes.. You will definitely improve..

Look for more replies...Thanks,

 

OMG, so many views and almost no reply!!!

I was just thinking to what and how personal growth happens??

Well, is that through education, through age, or automatically.. I think, its through all. Education changes our thought process, but there are certain other elements also are involved.

The key to personal growth is happiness.. If we are happy, we are encouraging ourselves to learn, we boost ourselves to know more about everything. Different people have different approach to personal growth or self development, which is what I want to know from you all..

So, please join and share...

 

Dear Nazreen,

Very well said.... Life is a beautiful university..Thanks for your elaborated reply and I like your positive outlook towards life.

 

Hi Vijaya,

Thanks for dropping in.. And you are absolutely right about IL.. One thing I'd like to tell you dear that it is never late to learn.. You write so well and I am sure your conversation must be good and clear..If you really feel so, as you've written then I feel it is just that you don't open up fully or you don't express..Dear you have come to the right place..Sharing and writing in IL will definitely help you.. and again I would say communicate a lot.

BTW Are you working??

 

Hi Ladies,

"What do you think about how to start with my personal growth? "

The first and foremost thing , as I said earlier is happiness.. We should learn to be happy for ourselves. Self negative talks must be avoided as they block our area of improvement. Instead self actualization is needed.

This is something very useful excerpt I found in an article --


Awareness of our feelings is the first step to personal growth.

When I identify my negative feeling, I have identified an area for improvement. -- For example, when I am feeling impatient, I have an opportunity to work on my patience. When I am feeling inflexible, I have an opportunity to work on becoming more flexible. Here are a few more:

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When I am feeling...----- I have an opportunity to become more...

Judgmental ---- Accepting, compassionate
Confused -----Educated, enlightened, informed
Critical ----- Compassionate
Needy, Weak, Dependent ----- Strong, Confident, Independent
Pessimistic ----- Optimistic
Self-blaming, self-destructive ----- Self-accepting, self-compassionate
Insecure ----- Self-secure

When we label people, places or situations, we rob ourselves of a growth opportunity. When we label our negative feelings, however, we identify our unmet emotional needs and the areas we need to work on in ourselves.​

Source : The EQ Institute, Emotional Intelligence

Read it, its useful...and drop your views too..