The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth – 15 golden rules of self-development is a collection of secrets to increase our value and develop our potential to the fullest by the author John C.Maxwell.
As time passes, the number of years increases every day, to the point that many people think that when age increases, what follows is the ability, experience, knowledge, or even elevate themselves to a different level from other people who are younger, because they were born earlier and spent more time on Earth… Is this self-centered thinking based on their own beliefs?
What you have and your age will only move in the same direction if they do not stand still. That is, if you age every day, and every day you spend learning, developing skills, and constantly being open to new experiences, your age-ability graph will definitely move in the same direction.
But if you just think that the older you get, the longer you’ve been around, the better you must be, I’m afraid that the truth may not be so. There’s only the graph of age numbers that keeps increasing, but your abilities, knowledge, or experience are still at the same point, or if time passes, they may be lower than before.
“Ability does not arise by itself, and self-development does not occur because of increasing age numbers.”
We often assume that as time passes, we will automatically improve ourselves. It may be an increase in height, wrinkles on the face, or people calling you younger sibling to older sibling instead. But this is a big pitfall that stops you from running with the speed of time that increases your age. God’s gift to humans is potential at birth. We may call it innate ability, talent, or talent. But what makes those gifts worth receiving is developing them even further.
“The way to develop yourself is to be hungry for growth.”
Living with purpose isn’t just about saying you want to do this or that, or being jealous of people who have better lives and saying you want to be like them. Purpose requires actual action to achieve your goals, and one way to achieve that is through a hunger for growth, which keeps you committed to improving yourself and pushing yourself to be where you want to be. While a hunger for growth often attracts both positive and negative criticism from those around you, that criticism is a great ingredient that helps increase your hunger for growth.
“For someone to grow in skills or abilities, it doesn’t happen automatically. We have to work for it to happen.”
Nothing comes easy and the same goes for growth. You will often have to sacrifice something in the process. Facing it will make you stronger and help you move towards the glory and opportunities you deserve. Human growth occurs in many ways; physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual and even imaginative. The hunger for growth will break your old norms because the rewards or benefits that await you will motivate you to ensure that you live a fulfilling and purposeful life.
“Transforming into intentional growth”
Courage and determination are essential requirements for growth. The process often requires you to change your norms, or rather your baseline. Many people are still unsure about their life purpose or what they truly want. This makes defining the process and path of self-development difficult. However, answering the questions will help you gain more clarity about yourself. Be honest with yourself and ask yourself what is most important to you and what is least valuable. If you find these questions difficult to answer, the best way is to confront them head-on and think of them as a process that will help you develop in the way you want to be.
“Leaving your comfort zone is not easy.”
We all have a safe zone, a norm, or a place where you live and feel most comfortable. This doesn’t mean your home or bed, but a safe place here means doing what you know you’re good at. For example, playing the same level because you know how to fight enemies in that level, but you don’t do it even if you’re told to increase the difficulty or change the level because it’s too risky to pass. You’re safe under everything you’re familiar with. But what happens if you play this level for the rest of your life?
“Even though the outside world may be a safe place to be in, stepping out into an unfamiliar place and adapting will increase your safety.”
If you’re not going to step out of your comfort zone, what’s the difference between living in the same one-bedroom, two-bathroom house and your friend’s mansion after his third or fourth move? Facing challenges can only be scary for a short while before they happen, because most of us have an exaggerated imagination about other people. But once you’ve gotten used to a new space and acclimatized, you’ll find you should have done it long ago.
“Define yourself by knowing where you are and where you are going.”
People who analyze themselves often and get to know themselves anew will know their strengths to build on and weaknesses to develop better than others. Being aware of what you have will help you know which direction you need to go in, which will result in sustainable growth because you have a clear idea of who you are, what you want, where you want to go, and where you are now. Growth is about improving what you have learned in the past to become a foundation for building on or creating something new in the next step.
“Create a connection between your talent and your passion.”
Anyone who aspires to achieve great heights needs to be confident in their abilities and dreams. Understanding why you were born makes it easier to pursue your dreams. Every human being has what it takes to excel in life in the way they want. However, there are many factors that prevent people from discovering their potential or their own direction of development. Especially if they have low self-esteem, it is hard to convince them to believe in themselves when you are struggling as you travel towards your goals.
“Consistency will definitely help you grow.”
Consistency is important in everything you do. It makes people stand out from the crowd. What is rare and what managers, executives, and even business owners look for in their employees is doing well and continuing to do it. It’s not just about doing the same thing over and over again, it’s about continuously improving. If you put in 10 units of effort today and get 10 results, tomorrow you might get 20 results from doing the same 10 units. Expertise, experience, and consistency means that even though you have to do everything the same, you are still the same person, but what changes is that you are improving in a better way every day.
“You have to change your environment to grow.”
Environment plays a major role in every aspect of life. To achieve your desired height, you need an environment that will help you achieve that growth. Your environment influences your decisions and your decisions determine how far you will go. While we cannot control certain factors in life like your country of origin or gender or anything else, you should feel truly the master of your life. There are many other factors that come later and it is up to you to decide. Look around and consider whether your current environment will be beneficial for your growth.
“We need to develop strategies to achieve growth.”
Create challenges for yourself. Set goals that will give you a healthy competitive edge. Focus on the present situation, but don’t forget to focus on the future. This strategy will help you grow and prepare for the next month and the next to develop yourself to grow forward in the path you want. Even though there will be many criticisms along the way, if they are positive, take them to improve yourself. But if the criticism is just from jealousy, envy, or just negative feelings, don’t give them any value. Just look past it and focus on the goals that you have clearly set.
Conclusion
There is no magic formula when it comes to personal development. No one can tell you how many hours a day you need to read to become a writer. No one can tell you how many days you need to swim to win your first competition or what dish you need to cook to become a chef at a famous hotel. Growing in age and ability goes hand in hand is a challenge that requires strategy and should not be stopped, even when growth is not easy.
Personal development is not an empty word or a philosophy to live by. It is a statement that requires action. Real personal growth can only happen when a person understands why they need to improve themselves and what goals they have set out to achieve.
Even the desire to become a better person can be a goal for you to start developing yourself. Therefore, you need to start by asking yourself what your goals are, what you want to be in the next 5 or 10 years, what you are doing, where you are, what your job is, how much you earn, how your family is living, and in that picture, are you happy? Are you still hungry for self-development to grow and compete with your age?
“Growth is recognizing your own abilities and accepting them as what you need to live a fulfilling life.”
From the book The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth – 15 Golden Rules of Self-Improvement
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