If ever there has been a year for personal development it’s 2020.
We’ve all found ourselves restricted and frustrated, confused and overwhelmed, wondering what to do for the best, and for a proportion of the population personal development has helped them to cope and maybe even allowed them to come back to some kind of normality in a better position professionally.
Personal development can undoubtedly support professional gain.
Self-care is sometimes/should be deemed as personal development. Taking some time away from work and everyday commitments, alone or with others, to pamper or socialise or simply do very little at all is extremely important for growth in all areas of our lives. Such times can result in you having a much clearer headspace, more energy, and returning to your workplace with new ideas, a fresh perspective on things, and raring to go.
Suddenly self-care doesn’t seem as selfish anymore, right? After all, we usually go to work to provide for ourselves and others, if we work well we are sure to progress and be able to provide ‘more’ (maybe financially as well as figuratively) easily.
Do you schedule in your free time and stick to it? Maybe you should start!
Another area of personal development is study.
Maybe you’d like to take an online course or maybe you’d prefer to immerse yourself in an educational book, a podcast, or even attend a seminar. Whether it’s professional studies or topics of more personal interest it’s all about you learning new skills and/or improving old ones.
Post-study you’ll be able to bring more to the table professionally. You could change tracks and explore new career opportunities or go after that dream promotion. Maybe you could find yourself with an additional income stream or simply with future alternative work options should you ever need them.
Maybe you’ll have picked up hints and tips to progress in other areas of your life or maybe your study choice was more an act of self-care.
Personal development based on education will always support professional gain.
When was the last time you considered upskilling or taking on an educational-based course? Remember, these don’t have to require huge financial investments or time commitments; it’s just an opportunity to realise your full potential.
Taking on a physical (and to a certain extent mental) challenge can be a great opportunity for personal, and thus professional, development.
Stepping outside of our comfort zones and realising what we are really capable of are just two of the potential outcomes that can positively affect our everyday.
Taking care of our physical health is renowned for improving our mental health.
Exercise alone can reduce stress, and risk of illness, reduce the need for medication, and release feel-good hormones.
It really is easy to see how using physical activity as a means of personal development can lead to professional gain.
Is there a physical challenge that you’ve been meaning to take on?
Would you prefer a competitive environment, eg. an adventure race or triathlon? Would you rather become part of a club, eg. wild swimming or climbing? Are you drawn to the idea of an explorative expedition?
Maybe it’s not the activity itself that will improve your work-life potential but the environment you participate in; the teamwork or the mixing with others of a different mindset.
It’s clear to see that personal development can indeed support professional gain.
InTah offers a hybrid mix of personal development with life and business coaching alongside exercises to instigate an evaluation of your passions and priorities to leave you with a greater sense of self and your ambitions, feelings of being more in control of your future, mountains of motivation and a support system to help you achieve your goals; are you ready to embark on a personal development adventure for professional gain?