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Self-growth can positively affect your career and personal life as you
learn skills like effective communication or begin positive habits like reading regularly
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Key takeaways:
Self-growth or personal growth is when you develop new skills, positive habits, attitudes or
behaviors to benefit specific areas of your life, such as in your career or personal life
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You can implement various practices to help with your self-growth, including reading, meditating,
hiring a career or life coach, attending therapy and tracking your habits
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Self-growth is a process that allows you to expand your abilities by evaluating your behavior,
attitude and reactions
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Key takeaways:
Self-growth or personal growth is when you develop new skills, positive habits, attitudes or
behaviors to benefit specific areas of your life, such as in your career or personal life
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You can implement various practices to help with your self-growth, including reading, meditating,
hiring a career or life coach, attending therapy and tracking your habits
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Self-growth might

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be something you want to work on concerning your career, personal life or both
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Some examples of self-growth may include:
Learning to manage your emotions
Developing your skills with a growth mindset
Learning resilience
Accepting what you cannot change
Improving your body language
Learning more about yourself
Practicing overcoming procrastination
Improving emotional intelligence
Learning new skills
Networking with people in your industry
Practice active listening
Related: 7 Tips for Personal Growth
Why is self-growth important?
ways to improve and grow yourself
There are several methods for achieving self-growth
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It will be up to you to determine what kinds of
self-growth activities will be the right fit for you and your goals
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Meditating
Meditation is a practice that uses techniques like mindfulness to learn self-awareness
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Some methods of meditation take less than a minute to complete and others
last over an hour depending on your need and level of practice
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There are books available on many subjects
related to self-growth such as self-help and business leadership
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If you've identified areas you want to improve, you will
probably be able to find a book or article on that topic
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You may learn something new within the pages of a fiction or nonfiction work
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Journaling is the act of writing down thoughts, behaviors and activities
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Writing out problems you're experiencing can
also help you find solutions as you may see things differently once you have written them down
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Here’s a list of examples of journal prompts you can use to guide your journaling:
What happened at work today?
What are my goals for life and work?
How am I progressing in terms of my current career goals?
What aspects can I improve about myself?
How do I spend my time at work?
What is my biggest weakness? How can I work on it or turn it into a strength?
What difficult thoughts or emotions come up to me most frequently?
What healthy boundaries can I set to increase my well-being?
When was the last time someone challenged a strong belief that I have?
What are the top qualities of the people I admire?
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While sports coaches may come to mind, there are many other types of coaches
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A coach can be particularly helpful if you aren't
sure where to begin or what specifically you need to change or adjust
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Promoting interests
Learning about your interests and then following up on them can teach you many skills
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Learning something new lets you stretch yourself
whether physically, mentally or emotionally
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There are many
reasons why people go to therapy and self-growth is one of the most common
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For
example, if you want to start exercising more, you may find you know others who would join
you
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You can use a
journal, a planner, an app or a website to track habits such as achieving work goals, reading,
exercising, not smoking, drinking more water or meditating
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For
example, you might set aside time to reflect on good things that happened that day or reflect
each week on what makes you feel grateful
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Whatever you feel grateful for, recognizing it can lift your spirits
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Knowing yourself
Self-knowledge is an important part of self-growth
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Simply asking yourself things like "How do I react to stress
compared to others?" or "What habits do I wish I was better at integrating into my life?" can lead
to increased self-knowledge
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Caring for yourself
Self-care is important to self-growth as it helps restore positive feelings
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These are moments you can
spend relaxing your mind and thinking about your goals, dreams, problems and behaviors
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By doing
so, you have more time to dedicate to self-growth before everyone else is up
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Examples of affirmations are "Whatever I do, I get positive results" or "I am worthy of
good things
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You can either repeat these affirmations at a set time, like in front of your
mirror each morning, or as needed in stressful moments
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I know my limitations and understand when it's okay to say no
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I know where I want to be and I can take action to get there
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Celebrating success
Celebrating an achievement of any size can release positive chemicals in your body,
encouraging you to seek more positive rewards in the future
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Rewards
don't have to be huge or expensive as long as you see them as a celebration of success
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They can also lead to self-growth as many involve
understanding how you react to different situations
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If there are difficult people you
can’t avoid, people management skills may help you deal with them
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Seeking feedback
As much as you want to grow personally, you may still be unaware of what might be doing to
potentially jeopardize your self-growth
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Asking for feedback gives you an additional
perspective as you learn how to improve yourself
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If you allow others to
dismiss you, you may give them the impression you don’t value your own beliefs or ideas
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You need to stand up for yourself, make your feelings known
and make your needs a priority
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Being resilient
Achieving self-growth requires effort, and sometimes, you may encounter setbacks
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Visualize yourself
taking the steps necessary to achieve your goal and keep yourself motivated
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Most importantly, be persistent and keep moving
toward your goal

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