I always emphasize on the importance of self-improvement in one’s life because there is absolute truth that being satisfied in who you are as a person is one of the biggest attributable factors to one’s personal happiness. We owe it to ourselves to be the greatest at who and what we are. That’s not to say that we have to be the BEST overall; it’s not a competition between you and others. Essentially, it’s a personal growth test: it is you versus you. You strive to be the best…the best YOU possible.
And that may sound like one should strive for perfection. But isn’t striving for perfection near impossible? What is perceived as perfect to one, may be considered an absolute disaster to another. Borrowing (and slightly altering) an age old idiom works well in this case: “Perfection is in the eye of the beholder.” So if we are to strive for perfection, aren’t we working towards that goal for somebody else? For the beholder? Why are we doing that when it’s a journey for our own personal growth?
Remember your reasons for pursuing a journey of personal growth. It’s for you. For you to be happy and satisfied with who you are. It’s for you to go about your daily life and be enthusiastic about it each and every day. To feel ALIVE, because when you are truly happy, you will feel very much alive. And while you do work on personal growth for yourself, the extra bonus is that you will positively influence all of those around you, whether directly or indirectly. By teaching what you’ve learned in your personal growth journey to them, others will have you as an example as to how they want to feel in their lives as well. Indirectly, you can simply make somebody’s day better just by them encountering you. How? Have you had those moments in your life when a complete stranger showed genuine kindness and happiness in public to others and you thought to yourself, “Wow, that was refreshing to see/hear.”
You can be that person. Be refreshing simply by being the BEST YOU possible.
Who do you want to be? Go out and develop into that person.
What do you want to do with your life? Have the courage to break out of the norm and do whatever you want.
How do you get there? By starting today and being aware of where you want to be in your life!
