Since we are so close to the end of the habit building challenge I want to take a moment to talk about something very important that will truly help you once the challenge is over.
I’m talking about Personal Development.
Are you surprised that’s what I want to talk about today? Personal growth is extremely important for achieving any success in life that you want!
Without personal development you will not have the mindset that is needed to not only achieve the success that you want but also to handle the success that you want.
Just ask successful people about mindset and you will discover just how important it is! Current successful people believe in it and many successful people in the past have discussed it at length as well. There are many classic books older than our grandparents bestowing the importance of developing the right mindset.
There are many ways in which you can continue working on your personal development:
- You could build a new habit next month
- You can choose a personal growth book and read it for 20-30 minutes daily
- You can listen to an audio version of a personal growth book daily
- You can spend time on the blogs of successful people that you admire
- You can meditate and exercise which both help with optimal mental focus
- You can read a spiritual book such as the Bible daily
- You can join a mastermind group with others who are growing in personal development
- You can take a course on the topic of personal development
- You can also come up with some ideas of your own – I’d love to hear them!
Don’t limit yourself to just one activity either. A great idea is to set a daily or weekly schedule where you are able to fit in all of your goals. It might take some tweaking to figure out what works best for you and your schedule.
Ray Higdon recommends this daily routine:
- Create contentย (blog or email list)ย each day.
- 30 minutes of sales/marketing training
- 30 minutes of mindset training
- Affirmations or afformations
- Meditate – start with 20 minutes
- 20 quality connections for business
What schedule are you going to implement to keep your personal development going? Remember, if you don’t use it you will lose it! It’s all about the slight edge – each day builds on the previous work.
To Your Success,
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Unfortunately, most people get on their own way when it comes to personal development, because they are afraid of success. Fear of success is one of the most dangerous enemy-in-disguise to our growth.
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Stacy Reply:
January 31st, 2012 at 8:09 am
It really is debilitating to be afraid of success – and pretty amazing that we would be afraid of it! But we do need to prepare ourselves in order to be able to handle it!
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Fatima Hipolito Reply:
November 13th, 2012 at 11:29 pm
That’s right I agree for what you said, because every people have their own choice..
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Hey Stacy,
First of all I must congratulate you for keeping up with this habit building challenge all the month.
I agree, personal development is one the most useful habits we can develop in our life..and the activities vary from person to person.
I love to meditate twice per day, read my goals, watch my own mind movie, exercise for 30 min , read and listen 30-50 min something inspirational, marketing training, blogging daily and developing new connections 5-20 daily. Bassically it’s Ray’s routine wth few tweaks here and there.
These things are simple we will see their power over time..the compound effect:)
Your suggestion with implementing one new habit each month is great. Will take action on that.
Thanks for sharing:)
Radu
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Stacy Reply:
January 31st, 2012 at 8:12 am
Hi Radu,
Thanks for stopping by! It’s been a great month, I’m glad that I’ve hosted the habit building challenge! It’s been a wonderful experience!
It sounds like you have a great routine! I’m looking forward to starting a similar routine next month…just a day away!
Stacy
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Finding time to grow is well worth it. With people being so busy these days, one needs to make a conscious effort to fit in time into the week for personal development.
The more time one has, the more can be devoted to personal development. At the very least I would attempt to spend 3-4 hours and where possible more.
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Stacy Reply:
January 31st, 2012 at 8:13 am
Hi Hiten,
You’re right, in this busy society it can be very challenging to fit the really important things into our schedules! But the payoffs are more than worth it!
Stacy
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Hey Stacy,
Developing the right mindset is definitely important if you wish to be successful. I don’t think the average person gives a lot of thought to their personal development. I recently just joined a mastermind group and just interacting with all those like minded people is exactly what I needed for keeping my personal development going.
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Stacy Reply:
January 31st, 2012 at 8:16 am
Hi John,
I think you’re right, most people don’t put a lot of thought into personal development. It’s something I’ve always been interested in but I’ve never considered myself “normal”!
In my teen years I would have been offended to be called normal!
It’s wonderful to be online and find so many people who are as focused on it as I am and many who inspire me to work on it more!
Stacy
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To be honest, I don’t have any personal development plan yet, Stacie! I know. I am a bad person. A lazy one. Or not as target oriented person as you guys.
However, meditation sounds really-really good, I think, I could try that! 
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Emilia Reply:
January 30th, 2012 at 2:32 am
Sorry about the misspell, Stacy!
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Stacy Reply:
January 31st, 2012 at 8:19 am
Hi Emilia,
It’s not bad to have no personal development plan! Just by implementing one thing to improve yourself is personal development!
It’s all about growth, once you make progress with where you start you can have the confidence to work on more! Everyone has to start somewhere and meditation is a great place to start!
No worries about the misspell!
Stacy
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Setting new goals and growing our understanding in this world is what actually keeps us alive and makes us humans.
If we set limits and stop growing (it’s not only about growing a business etc, but mostly growing your knowledge and your understanding in the world) life would end up being pointless and we would lose interest in everything…
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Stacy Reply:
January 31st, 2012 at 8:57 am
Hi Kostas,
That is very true! A lot of people lose motivation in life and business and don’t see the connection between that and a lack of personal development!
Stacy
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[...] Habit Building Day #29: Never Stop Growing! [...]
Daily routine and personal development are very important to achieve everything that you want in life, especially when it comes to home based business. I am trying to improve everyday a little more. But I must admit that I am still don’t have a rock solid routine..
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Stacy Reply:
February 1st, 2012 at 6:58 pm
Hi Hezi,
I think it’s a process, we find something that works for a while and then we need to tweak it down the road!
Stacy
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The day we stop growing is the day we die. So we should be less concerned about our physical demise and more about our mental and emotional stagnation. I’ve met many people who repeat the same self-defeating stories they told me ten years ago. which breaks my heart.
So I couldn’t agree with you more, Stacy. We need to keep growing. Besides, growth is lots of fun. And I owe it to a few good habits I’ve acquired over the years to keep me both curios and growing. Meditation, toning, writing, singing etc are amongst them.
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Stacy Reply:
February 1st, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Hi Srinivas,
I couldn’t agree with you more! We’re either growing or shrinking – and I would much rather be growing!!
Those are some great habits you’ve developed!
Stacy
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Great content as usual.
The best of the best in any career are always improving. Always growing!
And this is done because they discipline themselves to know that they need to GROW or DIE.
It’s very important that we have a routine and stay discipline every given day. Sometimes it is easy, but if we want what we have never had, we must be prepared to do the things we have never done.
Thanks Stacy!
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Stacy Reply:
February 2nd, 2012 at 3:14 pm
Hi Tosin,
You’re right, we definitely need routine and discipline daily. That’s how the important habits are built!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy,
Structure is necessary for anyone whether they are an employee, or a full time entrepreneur. You can’t always stick to your schedule, for one reason or another, but you should have one. I’ve been trying to slow down a little. I’ve always done everything as fast as I can, but I want to at least have times when I consciously go slower.
Have a great day, Stacy!
Lou
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Stacy Reply:
February 2nd, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Hi Lou,
I don’t always stick to my schedule but at least I know what needs to be done and get to the most important. Without any schedule it’s easy to wander aimlessly.
Stacy
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Great post as always Stacy:) I’m currently in a challenge of writing a daily blog. I set myself this task to not only generate more traffic, sales, leads etc. but also to help me improve my writing as I find this is one of my weaker skills.
We can always learn and grow and I think your post is very timely to me at the moment so thanks:)
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Stacy Reply:
February 2nd, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Hi Lilach,
Writing posts daily can be quite the challenge but it’s a wonderful way to grow!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy,
Like the post, really well written. PD is more important than most realize.
Developing “good” habits can be tough too. I have added the habit of opening notepad and creating my “list” of daily activities to accomplish. I leave it open all day and check with it to be sure I am sticking with the plan – accountability.
My main goal is to be doing PD that will enable me to give more and that will build the business, which is not just me but those I serve.
Best,
Joe
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Stacy Reply:
February 2nd, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Hi Joe,
I’ve been building the habit of a daily list too. It hasn’t been my main focus but I’ve done well most days. Having the list really helps me to stay focused!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy, what powerful daily routine you shared from Ray Higdon. I love the amazing afformations questions. What we think and feel will move us into actions. Great sharing!
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Stacy Reply:
February 2nd, 2012 at 3:37 pm
Hi Viviana,
Yes that really is a powerful routine and I really need to start implementing it. I’ve been adding more of it into my routine so hopefully soon I will have it all. I think that it would be a bit much to jump in all of a sudden!
Stacy
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Hi Stacy,
Very well written Post Stacey!
You need to build a habit You’ve got to have the write mindset.
Take Control, Accept Responsibility, No more excuses!
You got to Believe what you want is Completely possible!
all the best
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Stacy Reply:
February 7th, 2012 at 11:00 am
Hi Easther,
Very well said, thank you for sharing!
Stacy
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Stacy-
Great article. Very helpful. I do wish I had your will power. I am very active but I just can’t find the time or will to exercise. I will someday. Just keep on trying!!!
I do have one suggestion:
I believe and so do many other people including Stephen R. Covey the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People that waking up early is essential to growing and being a more successful and more productive.
The morning is a very special time for the brain. Studies have show that the brain is more active in the morning so if I can make one suggestion I would say wake up early and enjoy the morning!!
Thanks for the great article. Have a great day!!
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Stacy Reply:
February 10th, 2012 at 11:09 am
Early morning is definitely a productive time of the day! There is something about the early morning hours that you can’t get the rest of the day!
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