Getting Started

“I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who”
Rudyard Kipling

1- WHERE am I?

I don’t know how you got here, but you’re on a personal development site that offers advice on what personal development is in the first place, and how to make the most use of the resources you own and are available to you.

2- WHY am I here?

Because you care about your success and your personal growth.

3- WHAT do I want?

To make the most use of this site, you need to decide what you’re looking for. Are you looking for advice on achieve life balance? On making sense of personal development? On controlling your emotions? On developing your analytical skills? On goal setting? On dealing with others? …?

If you know what it is you’re looking for, you can use the search box to find what you need, or the categories list to find the posts that match your interest.

4- HOW will I use what I get?

The information we come across usually passes us by without us making a lot of use of it because we haven’t decided how we will make use of it. The most important tip I can give in this respect is not to depend on the resources you have for your personal development. You need to EXTRACT from them the information you decide you will use, and RECORD the information in a place you can refer to.

Before going through this site, grab a notepad that you know you will refer to again (you can use a computer file, but you have to make sure that it won’t get lost amongst all your other computer files), and note down the information you want to use, and how you will apply it to your life.

5- WHEN will I use it?

There are some pieces of advice that might be beneficial to you at some point in your life, but they are either irrelevant to you now, or you cannot commit to them immediately. Record these as well, but associate with them a starting date for when you will put them to use. For example, you might not be able to keep a journal in the upcoming week, but you might want to give it a go the next week. Set a date for that, so you know when you will be going through the exercise you want.

6- WHO will I share it with?

You might want to share the information you find on this site with others, be they friends, family, neighbours, co-workers, associates, your blog visitors, etc.

This is especially important for the exercises that you might want others to support you with or for them to share their own experiences with you. In many cases, sharing information with others can help your own personal growth, so it’s an opportunity not to be missed.

I hope you get to enjoy an enriching experience on this site that will carry over to all aspects of your life 🙂