subject: How To Get The Most Out Of Self Help And Personal Development [print this page] Personal development and self-help material can be a delightful experience. It is wonderful when you come across material which is perfectly timed for the situation or problem in front of us.
However what happens a few weeks later? It appears that the sugar high wears off and one can find themselves back to the place where they were before. What is the bridge between acquiring the correct information and then applying it too?
Some people involved in self- help and personal development have been reading books, listening to audios and attending events for years. Their results generally are not what they would like. Some results are certainly evident, however, from various angles it appears that not much has changed.
What is missing? Well it is the foundations. Now we don't have the space to go into all the foundations in this article however we will brush one sub foundation.
1. Patience to understand a subject beyond novice level
True self help and personal development can be broad fields however one must be patient with the sub topic of their choice. A large portion of people will read books, never do the exercises and in the case where they do, it will not be sustained long enough.
The truth is every seed requires time to grow. Every material requires patience, persistence and determination to begin to take root.
Be patient with yourself and focus. If you are acquiring material on relationships, focus on that with positive emotions, do the exercises and think about that material until you begin to see some results. Just persist and Universal Laws will handle the rest.
There is always a shiny new thing, always a new book, an exciting audio or an inspiring seminar. Make your choice of what material you need and make the decision to commit to it until you are proficient.
Remember a scattered focus achieves nothing. Pick one and focus on that single thing solely.
TIP: After reading a book, re-read it immediately again after a few days. You will have an amazing experience and realize that you really didn't pick that much up in the first reading. It will surprise you in a big way.
As Napoleon Hill wrote in his famous book Think and Grow Rich "" "A winner never quits and a quitter never wins" .....
