Comments on: Personal Development is for Smart People

By: Banned from Amazon Associates

Banned from Amazon Associates — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:30:33 +0000

[...] surprised he even looked at them. For someone who talked about how much he loved his wife in his book in Oct. 2008, and then several months later announced on his blog how he was ready to engage in relationships [...]

By: Richard X. Thripp

Richard X. Thripp — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:55:19 +0000

Thank you. It’s very important to be methodical. It’s better to make small improvements every day than one revelation every month. “A-ha” moments are over-rated. Most of them are false. You think you’re redefining yourself, but everyone else sees that you’re doing the same things as always. Don’t try to redefine yourself.

I wouldn’t have written the above paragraph last year. I have changed a lot. But I want to stabilize now.

I’d recommend Steve’s blog over mine as a universal content portal. Maybe I can recommend myself in three years when I have more posts and more experience.

By: personaldevelopmentcenter.net

personaldevelopmentcenter.net — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:37:34 +0000

Well observed.

There is a multitude of stuff out there just how do you find what is relevant to you.

I think the best way is using a service like a central library, everything under one roof.

Not many people develop via a “Road to Damascus” conversion its a step by step process.

So I think its important to find a good universal content portal. don’t you?

By: Richard X. Thripp

Richard X. Thripp — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:30:23 +0000

My blender isn’t very good, but either way I’d prefer vegetables to vegetable smoothies. Different people have different tastes though.

By: A Love for Horses eCards - Joni Solis

A Love for Horses eCards - Joni Solis — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:31:42 +0000

>Right now, he’s doing this experiment where he’s eating no solid foods for three months. He’s grinding up nuts and leaves and grass and bark in a blender and drinking a gallon of that everyday.

Green smoothies, I make and drink about 1 – 2 quarts a day. Don’t know if I ever could get up to a gallon a day. I add wild greens when I can too.

Personal development requires a healthy mind and body and eating the standard America diet doesn’t do it. Consider trying green smoothies too.

By: Richard X. Thripp

Richard X. Thripp — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:06:57 +0000

I agree; it’s a bit like the “Getting Things Done” junkies yet not as extreme. You can spend all this time developing systems to process email, or you can just get it done, even if it’s not the most efficient way. There has to be a balance between low-level work and high-level work, i.e. structure and details.

I’ve found out more about myself by committing myself to personal growth, rather than trying to find myself first and then start developing. I do a lot less thinking than I used to, but the thinking I do is much more important.

By: Kikolani | Poetry, Photography, Blogging Tips

Kikolani | Poetry, Photography, Blogging Tips — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:59:30 +0000

You’re right about the “be yourself” part. Most people have a certain self they portray at work, at home, with friends, etc. But they may not have a true concept of who they really are, and if they are dissatisfied with the multiple facades they possess, then being themselves is pretty much worthless advice. People need to be guided to finding out who they are underneath it all, and then personal development can happen. It’s really about being open minded, open to change, and letting go of everyone else’s perceptions.

Most people are also overwhelmed by the number of self-improvement “tools” out there, and probably the important thing to realize is it isn’t about having tons of tools, books, etc. It’s finding the best one and sticking to it. Taking action, as you said.

~ Kristi