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Satisfaction is something that we all seem to be looking for, and on some points of our lives we find ourselves happy. But then there are days when some of us find ourselves in a melancholy state as birthdays quickly approach. We often evaluate what we have achieved and where we should be. There are good reasons for this.

"Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better."

(Harry S. Truman.)

If I were to tell you that for the rest of your life you would live exactly where you are, eat exactly what you have always eaten and earn the same wages from month to month, it may not bother you initially, but after living such a morbid reality for a period of time, dissatisfaction would eventually set in. There is something within every human to make some sort of advancement in life.

We can call this urge for progress "growth." Dissatisfaction or misery seems to be tied into the lack of any type of progress in life.

Our lives can be categorized into different areas of responsibility. Each area demands a different approach to attain growth.

Spiritual wellbeing
Relationships
Job satisfaction
Material wealth
Health
Recreation & Rest

Accomplishment is not more important than the journey it takes to arrive at the destination. Progress is not suddenly arriving at a goal; it is the steps that we take to arrive at a destination. As we press on toward these goals and realize that we are gaining momentum, this keeps us mentally sane and happy.

Growth can be subdivided into two categories.

1) Qualitative growth.

This type of growth deals more with increasing the quality of our lives rather than the quantities of items we posses. Sometimes we are so busy trying to pursue the increase of the things surrounding us without realizing that we must sustain and improve the quality of who we are in order to correctly enjoy the things we posses.

Today's society is extremely guilty of seeking to amass in quantity without considering the results of neglecting quality. Have we literally ushered in a disposable society. On average, the quality of our relationships have deteriorated because many of us no longer know how to relate, our children often graduate from school without manners and not knowing how to read or write properly. This has resulted in high divorce rates, poor morality and neglected health as

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