Personal growth doesn’t happen overnight, it takes consistent effort and time. However, few achievements can be felt soon. Be patient with yourself and learn to cherish yourself that is the very first step towards personal growth.
Here are a few practical steps where you can start from:
- Self-reflection for personal growth:
With an open and unbiased perspective, look at your life. Analyze your daily actions and habits. Once you know where you want to better yourself, it will be easier and meaningful to start.
Without having a mindset and value set change, behavioral change is not possible. You need to prioritize and find your values. And be ready to see from different perspectives. Learn more about what Growth Mindset actually means on hbr.org.
Make your own personal growth plan which will work as a sort of guide in your journey. List the areas where you want to improve and a few ideas that you have on how.
Also, write why are you starting this journey and get back to it over and over as you go, it will keep you motivated.
Start with one particular area. Research on how you can improve yourself. Maybe it can be reading books related to your improvement area or going to seminars. One thing you have to keep in mind is just learning is not enough you need to take action in order for change to happen.
Having a mentor/s is important for personal growth. At first, you might think it is hard to find mentors but trust me it isn’t. You can find mentors at your own personal circle. Maybe you want to improve your skill in photography then there might be one of your friend or a cousin who is really good at it. That particular person can be your mentor for photography.
Another good way to find a really good mentor is to take part in mentorship programs. You can find life long mentors to guide you.