by Reverend Ashira Goddard

Created on: February 08, 2008

Personal success and development can be powerful ways to grow spiritually. Many times the last place we focus our energies on is our own personal growth. We often feel overwhelmed by the vast array of self-help techniques about and have no idea where to begin. There are many areas of personal development to consider.

Mental
The mind, how it perceives life, how the conscious and subconscious mind process events to make decisions and the attitude chosen to have are the fundamentals of developing mental self.

Emotional
Emotions are what motivates and drives decisions. They are internal reactions; yet, the affect every external action taken and the results that the actions have as the consequences that have to be faced. If emotions are positive emotions like motivation, confidence, and happiness, life will be going in the right direction and you will obtain the personal growth emotional you desire. However, if you have a lot of negative emotions like fear, anger, or hatred then you are more likely to fail at any emotional growth.

Physical
As the old saying goes "A healthy body gives you a healthy mind." Physical health and mental capabilities are very closely linked. If the health of your physical body is strong and functioning well, you will also be able to focus your mind as it will not be distracted by physical discomfort.

Relationships
Every person has relationships in their lives with people on many different levels. We are connected to people either on a quality positive level or on a negative basis.

Purpose
Every person has a different purpose they want in their lives. The purpose can and often does change during the course of life. The purpose of everyone's life is ultimately what they want to leave behind. Day to day actions will be linked to the purpose; these decisions made will move you towards or away from your personal desired purpose.

Spiritual
An area of life often neglected is spiritual development. Within each of us is the spirit which is the essence of your entire being. Unless the time is taken to allow your spirit to grow in awareness, you will never be able to achieve true success in any aspect of life.

There are some very simple tips for each of these areas that can help a person grow:

Mental
Expand your knowledge in any area on a regular basis. Your brain is a muscle it needs to be exercised. This will assist you in making connections from the conscious mind to the subconscious mind.

Emotional
Learn to balance your emotions. Consciously be aware of what emotion you are having at any given moment. Not making decisions when your emotions are imbalanced.

Physical
Get a physical health check up with your doctor to find out what you can do to improve your health.

Relationships
Think about the people that you have relationships with from your family to co- workers. Write them all down and look at what the quality of the relationship is at this time. Note whether or not if is a positive one or not and what you can do to work on it to make it become a healthy relationship.

Purpose
Spend some time writing down both your short term and life long goals. Include what actions you can take daily to get the goals you desire.

Spiritual
Practice spending time to develop spiritual growth and development in your life daily.

The key to each of these simple tips is balance. Learning to do each daily will assist your entire being to become in balance.

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