{"id":41738,"date":"2021-07-23T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=41738"},"modified":"2021-07-27T08:15:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T12:15:24","slug":"develop-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/develop-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Develop Yourself: The Importance of Personal Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you constantly seek ways to learn new things and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/best-personal-growth-and-self-improvement-podcasts\/\">develop yourself<\/a>? What areas of your life do you want to improve in?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Working to develop yourself and become successful means that you don\u2019t stop once you\u2019ve achieved one goal\u2014you\u2019re constantly improving yourself or your work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To develop yourself, try the following tips to implement improvements in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Importance of Personal Growth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The world is changing rapidly. Working to improve and grow is a necessity for successful people. But if you let the fast pace of the world dictate the pace at which you improve yourself, you may feel like you\u2019re barely keeping up; creating changes in yourself takes time. Working systematically on small changes can help develop yourself and improve your work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Even Slight Improvements Make a Difference<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>The Slight Edge<\/em>, author Jeff Olson discusses the outsized impact that making small changes can have on your life. For example, doing slightly more of something, like substituting a glass of water for your daily soda, can save you hundreds of dollars a year and spare you thousands of calories. Similarly, watching one hour less of TV each day adds up to 365 hours that you could use another way, like improving your cross-stitch skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Decide How You\u2019ll Improve and Track Your Progress<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Try the following steps to implement improvements in your life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.<strong> Decide What You Want\u201d and pick one to work on. <\/strong>For example, you may want to improve your strength and flexibility and commit to practicing yoga twice per week. Whatever your interest, decide what you want, and make a plan to reach it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.<strong> Use a scoring system to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/track-your-progress\/\">track your progress<\/a>. <\/strong>Scoring yourself allows you to evaluate whether you\u2019re improving or have succeeded. For example, to deal with his hectic schedule, Vinod Khosla, the founder of Sun Microsystems, made a goal of getting home to eat dinner with his children at least 25 nights per month.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping score can work for your company, too. Some companies use scoring metrics called \u201ccritical drivers\u201d\u2014specific, positive outcomes\u2014to work toward important benchmarks and improvements. If a critical driver reaches or exceeds a certain threshold, it results in increased revenue and profits for the company. For example, a critical driver for an insurance company might be the number of customers who are insured with more than one type of insurance. Learning to identify these drivers and develop a plan to improve them increases your company\u2019s success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Surround Yourself With Nurturing, Successful People<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Part 4, you\u2019ll learn to prime yourself for success by finding people who can support your endeavors and developing new ways of thinking about yourself and your efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who You Spend Time With Matters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you spend a lot of time with people who stress you out, aren\u2019t successful, or aren\u2019t supportive, you\u2019re less likely to achieve success. 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For example, maybe your coworkers have toxic attitudes.<\/li><li><strong>Spend less time with the negative people. <\/strong>Instead, surround yourself with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/positive-personality\/\">positive people<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Find Successful People<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find supportive, successful people in many places. Try the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Volunteer for leadership roles in an organization you care about.<\/li><li>Join civic groups like Rotary International.<\/li><li>Join a country club.<\/li><li>Attend conferences in your field.<\/li><li>Join professional clubs or societies in your field.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Learning at the Sauna: John Assaraf\u2019s Story<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>John Assaraf is an entrepreneur of many trades, from real estate to virtual tour software. 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