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3.38 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
“You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your
direction overnight.”- Jim Rohn
For a successful personal development, you need exactly two
conditions:
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You want to change something about your life
You’re not happy with the results you got so far

And that’s it.
Specifically, you do NOT need to know exactly what you want. You’d
be surprised by how many clients come to me for life coaching when
they don’t know what they want from life – they just know that
whatever they have at the moment is not it.
Why make a personal development plan?
Making a personal development plan comes down to two main things.
Helping you figure out:
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What do you want from life?
How will you go about achieving it?

You could certainly achieve personal development without a plan. A lot
of people have. But a plan vastly increases your chances to move
towards a life that you find fulfilling and satisfying every day. Having a
plan gives you:
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A much better understanding of what you really want from life
(hint: money is almost never the answer)
A list of specific actions you can take to advance towards your goals
in life, so you never feel stuck again
A clear understanding of obstacles that trip up a lot of people, and
how to avoid them
Durable growth and improvement

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