You may have noticed that I haven’t blogged for a long time now.
Well, I have a confession to make…
Before I became a personal growth writer, I was a reader (and still am!). I seek solutions in the personal growth literature available so I can tackle the problems I face in my life. And while I’ve spent a lot of time, energy and money seeking results, I haven’t always gotten the results I want.
What’s worse is that some problems were amplified after getting into personal growth!
I am sure you went through a similar experience: You are overwhelmed by the challenges life throws at you, so you turn to personal growth for solutions, only to feel overwhelmed by the amount of solutions available!
You don’t know where to begin, what to use, how to use it, what to trust, etc.
Your problems multiply and grow in complexity.
That’s not the result personal growth literature was designed to bring into our lives. But in many causes – and to varying degrees – it does.
The worst hit by these problems are those who are in need of personal growth the most!
If you are able to cope effectively with life’s challenges and are simply looking for better ways to lead your life, you are slightly immune from the problems that can germinate in the field of personal growth. But the more help you need, the more help you will need after being exposed to personal growth!
By now you must’ve figured out my dark secret: I’m not the biggest fan of personal growth.
To be clear: I’m not the biggest fan of the material available, and how it seems to ignore the problems being caused by it.
As a personal growth writer I would like to help others deal effectively with their problems without burdening them with more problems. And I can’t honestly say that up to this point I haven’t contributed to the problem. I have. Quite possibly with every blog post or comment I’ve written.
This is why I went on a break, trying to figure out how to offer solutions without any negative side effects.
If you have been eagerly waiting to learn more about the Personal Growth Map, I sincerely apologize for my silence. I promise that I will offer you more information. In fact, I came up with the PGM in order to tackle the growing problems in personal growth!
For us to work together to tackle the problems being posed by personal growth – which are impacting us all – I would like you to leave a comment on this post with what problems you’ve personally faced after being exposed to personal growth literature. Whether it’s overwhelm, procrastination, confusion, anxiety, etc. I’d love to hear from you so we can begin our journey by admitting there are problems in personal growth that need to be addressed and that we won’t be going for solutions that build on these problems instead of destroying them.
The most important spot on your Personal Growth Map is the “You Are Here” spot. Find out where that is so you can begin experiencing real results!
I look forward to your comments 🙂