How To Create Your Ultimate Life – Personal Growth 101

The foundation of all personal growth programs is that:

1. Your life can improve.
2. You have the power to improve it.

So many people settle for mediocrity because on some level they don’t really believe that they can change it or they haven’t developed a compelling reason to change it.  If you feel like your dreams are beyond your reach, let me ask you this.   If the person you love the most was going to lose their life if you didn’t achieve your dream, would you be able to achieve it?

If your answer is yes then deep inside you know you are capable, you just haven’t found a compelling enough reason to attain it and that’s OK.  We’ll cover that a bit later.  It’s been said many times, but look at everything around you right now.  Absolutely everything around you started as a dream, an idea, a thought.   Your dreams, ideas, and thoughts are no different.  You just haven’t transformed them into reality yet. 

Now, before getting started on your journey of Personal Growth there are a three important questions you must answer so that you are headed in the right direction with a full tank of gas.

1. What do I want to achieve? 

Define specifically what it is that you want to achieve and state it in the positive.  For example, don’t say “ I’m going to stop smoking.”  Instead say “I’m now a non-smoker.”  This small adjustment will make all of the difference to your subconscious mind.  It gives it a definite, positive target to aim for.  Also, state your goal as if it has already happened.  For example, “I am financially free” instead of “I will be financially free.”

Specific                                                           Non-Specific

I weigh 120 lbs                                     I’m going to get skinny

I have a 120k per year job that I love                I want a better job                               

I have a healthy, happy soulmate                       I want a relationship

The more specific and detailed you make your goal the easier it’s going to be to attain.   Think of it like painting a picture.  If you just use a pencil you can create a drawing but think of how much better it looks with a full palette of colors.  Add as man colors as possible.

2. Why Do I want To Achieve It?

This is where your true power lies.  The bigger, stronger and more powerful the reason why you are doing something is, the more likely you are to actually do it.  The answer to the first question is your destination.  The answer to this question is going to be the fuel to get you there.  Again, paint a vivid picture using ALL of your senses.  What will you see, hear, smell, feel?  Who will it affect, your family, your children, your community, the planet?

3. What is my plan?

This is the question that separates goals from dreams.  What is your specific plan?  Create a list of all of the steps that are necessary to get where you want to go and assign completion dates to them.  Also list any resources you may have that can help you get there.  Make a list of any people who can help you, books you can read, or audiobooks you can listen to.  Jiggerbug.com carries thousands of titles in a variety of subjects so be sure to use the resources that are at your fingertips.

Now, for the most powerful weapon of all that will help you reach your ultimate potential in the shortest amount of time and I can’t stress this one enough:

Surround yourself with people who support you.

It sounds simple but so many people get stuck in the comfort zone of familiar faces.  I’m not saying dump your friends.  What I am saying is make an inventory of the people you spend your time with.  Are they in a position that you would like to be in whether it’s health, happiness, finances, relationships, spirituality, etc.

There is an old story about a little boy watching a man catch crabs on the beach.  The little boy was amazed that the old man catching the crabs was putting them in a small bucket with no lid that was almost full of crabs.  “Hey Mister, your crabs are going to get out”  “No they won’t” the old man said “you see, every time one almost gets out, the others pull it back in.  The boy was entranced as he watched the old mans words become reality.  Every time one would get its legs over the rim of the bucket sure enough the other crabs would latch on and pull it back down with the rest of them.  

That is the way it often is with people, some times people who love you the most will be your greatest opponents.  They don’t consciously want you to fail.  They just want you to be like they are.  They don’t want to lose you.  That is why it is crucial to your journey of personal growth that you surround yourself with people who are positive, and support you and your dreams & visions.  Surround yourself with people who are looking to better themselves and their lives.

And finally, when taking advice whether it’s from audiobooks, seminars, friends, coworkers, family, etc.  Ask yourself the following:

1. Has the person I’m learning from actually achieved the results they are promising me?

2..Does this make sense to me? – It doesn’t matter how impressive the testimonials, or celebrity endorsements are.  The bottom line is does it make sense and am I seeing results.   Is it improving me or my life and is it doing it without harming others?

3. Is it causing me to grow, learn, and expand without harming myself or others.

That’s it.  These are the simplified basics of personal growth.  And don’t forget, you are not alone.  Thousands of people just like you have built empires, lifelong relationships, healthy bodies, and strong spiritual foundations simply by answering the simple questions above. 

Now don’t just sit there.  Get out a pen and some paper and get started!  Don’t wait till after dinner, or tomorrow.  Do it now!  Consider me your personal coach, guide, garbage man, I don’t care just get started living your dreams! 

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Copyright 2006 Ryan Azevedo