What does “PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT” really mean?
I’ll start by saying this… Personal Development is one of my highest-held values. I firmly believe we are here, in this iteration of our lifetime, to grow and learn, win and lose, love and grieve, and change, experience after experience, lesson after lesson. I think we are meant to go inward, root down and connect deeply with our Higher Selves, and our purpose. And I believe we are meant to give the lessons we learn back to the Collective, in service of the Highest Good of All.
If I sound a little woo-woo, welcome to my world! Either way, the real question here is, HOW do we do all of that? The answer… is “Personal Development.”
Personal Development is a pretty broad term, let’s be honest. I consider this to be the most “umbrella” slice in the Full Circle Wellness pie, because it is ultimately inclusive of all of the others, and yet, can stand alone.
When I say “personal development” I mean… What are you working on learning? How are you growing? What are you reading? Watching? Listening to? Who do you follow? Are you doing therapeutic work? Do you journal? Are you trying to learn about yourself? All of it qualifies.
There is an entire industry built around personal development!
Thought leaders the likes of Tony Robbins, Gary Vaynerchuk, Jay Shetty, Mel Robbins, Gabrielle Bernstein, and my personal inspiration, Rachel Hollis… are paving the way for others to dig deep, learn about themselves and grow into the best individuals they can possibly be through books, podcasts, newsletters and more.
The information is out there! We just have to reach for it.
“Reaching for it” is all about harnessing a GROWTH mindset. What does that mean? Simply put, you are a student, and your school is life. If you can shift your mindset to view everything as a learning opportunity, you have a growth mindset. If you recognize that you always have more to learn, you have a growth mindset. If you like to absorb knowledge and new lessons the way most people absorb TikTok videos… you have a growth mindset!
When you start to harness a growth mindset and seek growth for the sake of growth… you’ve taken on personal development.
At the end of the day, the entire Full Circle Wellness framework is about personal development. It is about learning and growing, becoming and expanding, understanding yourself, becoming fully well, and giving back. This is all about setting goals to improve in all areas, and crushing those goals, one small right action at a time.
And as I like to say these days, if you BELIEVE you can… because it all starts with that belief… then you WILL. And if you believe you can’t, then you won’t. You have to believe this is possible for you, that this is someone you not only WANT to become, but someone that you CAN become… and that someone, is the best, most fully well version of yourself.
Be well,
L
