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Authors: Simon Smith
need to be consistent. If you only develop yourself every now and then, you can still grow, but it will be at a much slower pace. This is fine if that’s what you want, but why grow slowly if you can grow quickly?
Never underestimate the benefits of personal development, but don’t worry if you’re not too sure about how to develop yourself at the start of the process.
It’s ok to just have a general idea of what you want, and where you want to be, and then start moving towards it. When you’re climbing a mountain, and standing at the bottom, you may not be able to see the peak. That doesn’t matter. Take the first step, and then the second, and keep going. Pretty soon you’ll see the top of the mountain.
Self development is like this. You take a step, and then the second. Then you see a new path, and you move towards it. Then take another step, and then another, and then another. All of a sudden, you’re looking back on your old self, and wondering how you managed to survive as that old individual.
When I look back to what I was like when I was in my early twenties, I can’t believe I got through. It’s like going for a long run, and looking back. You can’t see where you started any more, but you know you did start somewhere back there, and you know you’ve gone through a lot to get to where you are now. This is a great feeling. A feeling of “I did it, and I’m still going strong!”
You can’t beat it for happiness!
Here are a few pointers for you to start your personal development journey:
Books – I’ve said a lot about books already, so I won’t go on here.
Audio books – learn as you drive, learn as you exercise, learn as you sit on the train or bus.
Courses – These could be night courses, weekend courses, online courses, correspondence courses, one off lectures at your local university, etc. Use them all. A lot of them may be free as well.
Online – Look at forums, blogs, webinars etc. There are lots of ways of learning today, so you should be able to find something that suits you.
Clubs – Books clubs, running clubs, sport clubs, singles clubs, debating clubs, mentoring clubs; there are all sorts of clubs and associations out there that can help you.
Gyms – There are lots of healthy people at gyms. There may be some people that you’d want to associate with there.
Associate with people you want to be like. Pick their brains. Borrow their ideas and philosophies.
Find a mentor – Who can you ask for some tips and some help? Who do you know that’s doing what you want to do? How can you get in touch with them? How can they help you or inspire you?
Section 2
Health
Chapter 13
Food Choices
100 years ago, people didn’t really have the knowledge of what was good food and what was bad food. There were no programs on TV to educate you, and there weren’t thousands of books written on healthy eating. There was no internet, and there were no iPhone apps to track your eating, track your calories, track your fat and exercise either.
Today, there is little excuse for not knowing what to eat. I don’t mean this in the sense of knowing in minute detail of what every food does and doesn’t do, but in the general sense of what is healthy and what is unhealthy.
Everyone knows that if you stuff your face with burgers, pizza, and junk food, you will get fat. You will also be at risk of heart disease and other illnesses. Everyone also knows that if you consume plenty of healthy fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, water, and vitamin supplements, you will be slimmer and healthier. This is common knowledge, and very obvious.
So why don’t people do what they know they should?
It comes down to habits, choices, programming, and convenience. Again, this is all down to how we think.
Let’s look at each of these one at a time.
Our Food Habits
Shopping
When we go shopping, do we always
Never underestimate the benefits of personal development, but don’t worry if you’re not too sure about how to develop yourself at the start of the process.
It’s ok to just have a general idea of what you want, and where you want to be, and then start moving towards it. When you’re climbing a mountain, and standing at the bottom, you may not be able to see the peak. That doesn’t matter. Take the first step, and then the second, and keep going. Pretty soon you’ll see the top of the mountain.
Self development is like this. You take a step, and then the second. Then you see a new path, and you move towards it. Then take another step, and then another, and then another. All of a sudden, you’re looking back on your old self, and wondering how you managed to survive as that old individual.
When I look back to what I was like when I was in my early twenties, I can’t believe I got through. It’s like going for a long run, and looking back. You can’t see where you started any more, but you know you did start somewhere back there, and you know you’ve gone through a lot to get to where you are now. This is a great feeling. A feeling of “I did it, and I’m still going strong!”
You can’t beat it for happiness!
Here are a few pointers for you to start your personal development journey:
Books – I’ve said a lot about books already, so I won’t go on here.
Audio books – learn as you drive, learn as you exercise, learn as you sit on the train or bus.
Courses – These could be night courses, weekend courses, online courses, correspondence courses, one off lectures at your local university, etc. Use them all. A lot of them may be free as well.
Online – Look at forums, blogs, webinars etc. There are lots of ways of learning today, so you should be able to find something that suits you.
Clubs – Books clubs, running clubs, sport clubs, singles clubs, debating clubs, mentoring clubs; there are all sorts of clubs and associations out there that can help you.
Gyms – There are lots of healthy people at gyms. There may be some people that you’d want to associate with there.
Associate with people you want to be like. Pick their brains. Borrow their ideas and philosophies.
Find a mentor – Who can you ask for some tips and some help? Who do you know that’s doing what you want to do? How can you get in touch with them? How can they help you or inspire you?
Section 2
Health
Chapter 13
Food Choices
100 years ago, people didn’t really have the knowledge of what was good food and what was bad food. There were no programs on TV to educate you, and there weren’t thousands of books written on healthy eating. There was no internet, and there were no iPhone apps to track your eating, track your calories, track your fat and exercise either.
Today, there is little excuse for not knowing what to eat. I don’t mean this in the sense of knowing in minute detail of what every food does and doesn’t do, but in the general sense of what is healthy and what is unhealthy.
Everyone knows that if you stuff your face with burgers, pizza, and junk food, you will get fat. You will also be at risk of heart disease and other illnesses. Everyone also knows that if you consume plenty of healthy fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, water, and vitamin supplements, you will be slimmer and healthier. This is common knowledge, and very obvious.
So why don’t people do what they know they should?
It comes down to habits, choices, programming, and convenience. Again, this is all down to how we think.
Let’s look at each of these one at a time.
Our Food Habits
Shopping
When we go shopping, do we always
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