Young people growing individually is the underpinning theme of Personal Department. Included are the development of yourself as a person, and how you acquire capability and knowledge. Additionally it is about how you develop in maturity, in the way you are educated, how you work, and how you develop socially.
True, outside influences from family, through schooling and subsequent education, and in one’s social life, all have their significance in Personal Development. But underpinning this, is the effort we are prepared to make ourselves. A runner can receive the best training, but will not win the marathon unless they have pursued their training vigorously, and are inspired to be the winner.
Individual growth in terms of one’s character, and in terms of one’s skills, represent two important components of Personal Development. And the third is about the growth of self inspiration to achieve. Most of us when we are young, develop personally in a Conventional manner.
Developing personally in a Conventional manner means quite normal early and later education. It also means experiencing pastimes and activities outside of academic education. I found in my study of 100 people who are world famous and successful, that 52% of them were Conventional in their Personal Development as youngsters.
Others of us, engage in Personal Development which is more Specialized. Examples include being a good singer or sportsperson. In such cases our parents may have committed and motivated us to develop such gifts in a forthright manner, at the same time allowing us to opt out of the educational system when still quite young.
Other Specialized forms of personal development include pursuing vocations, apprenticeships or trades while still young. So developing personally in a Specialized manner, can embrace many alternatives. In researching the patterns of success behind famous people in the world, I found 24% of them were Specialized, as youngsters.
In addition to the more Specialized or Conventional forms of Personal Development, there is one more significant development option. This is Personal Development through Broad Life Experience as youngsters. In so doing, they leave the more typical pathway of academic education.
So this allows us to follow our own desires, whatever they are. And in so doing, youngsters acquire know-how and abilities by being direct participants in different activities. This can also be accomplished through direct observation of activities and of the happenings in other people’s lives.
So this is experiencing life for real, compared to reading about it. Some would call this their life university, although they may have regrets that they didn’t undertake formal tertiary education. In my study of famous people, 24% seemed to have developed via Broad Life Experience as youngsters.
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