Jobs Magazine November 27 – December 3, 2015 | Page 9

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If you want to get the maximum benefits from
your life and career then personal development
is key. The most successful people set goals and
strive to maintain them. Personal development can
grow and develop over time, as each goal slowly
grows easier. An individual who does not set goals
may find it more difficult to move forward. There
are several reasons why it is essential to focus on
personal development to gain success in life.

Be Honest with Self Reflection
Where are you now in your life? Are you satisfied with your current skills, or would you like
to gain more knowledge and experience in other
areas? Write down what you do well, what could
help you become more effective, and the areas in
which you do not perform well. Be honest and
equally focus on the areas of your life you want to
alter or improve.

Direct Attention to
Significant Areas in Life

Personal development can help you direct
attention to valuable areas in your life. Daily life
and its stresses can distract you from your career
goals, and while these distractions can vary, they
may lead to short term pleasures and steal your
focus from the need to move forward. If you do
not want your growth to suffer, think carefully
about the areas of your life that are dissuading

you from focusing on all of the important factors,
and make the change. Take control of your life by
using personal development to direct your focus
back to everything that is important to you. With
focus you gain clarity and can plan ahead for your
future.

Increase Your Capacity

When you have taken on challenges and confronted them you are better able to deal with
problems when they arise. If you have never had
to handle difficult challenges you will only be able
to handle a challenge that lies within your current
boundaries, but personal development can assist
in this area. Improvements in this area can also
help you make positive decisions that will support
your life and career goals. Remember a job that
pays the most may not always be the best choice
for your career. Consider a role that will benefit
more than one area of your life.

ment can help to attract like-minded people into
your life; people who can help you attain your
goals.

To Summarize

Personal development is a good way to help you
take control of your career. While it requires an
honest review of your current life, it can help you
discover what you are good at, the areas in which
you need assistance, and how to work with personal challenges. Once you strive ahead to meet
your goals you will find that life always had your
best interests at heart. You will meet the right people who will help you attain your goals, and the
right opportunities will seemingly fall into place.
Try not to let life distract you away from what is
most important to you. Success is within reach,
but the way you think and act can make all of the
difference between success and failure, and try to
avoid self-sabotage and procrastination. u

Make Healthy Connections

When you decide to make changes to your life
you may find that the right opportunities and
people come into your life. If are decide that you
want to learn about law you will find that you will
attract more law related topics into your life, as
this is one of your main focus areas. The mind is
able to filter out that which it does not need and
concentrate on areas of interest. Personal develop-

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