What is Personal Development?

Personal Development is a part of the Circle of Health that focuses on different ways you can grow in different areas of your life. What can you do to make your life better? Examples of Personal Development include the following:

• Becoming better at something, such as a talent or a skill
• Education
• Managing your finances and other resources
• Volunteering
• Being creative
• Setting and reaching goals
• Bringing more humor and laughter into your life
• Becoming more compassionate
• Practicing forgiveness
• Making work better. This applies whether you have a job you are paid to do, or if you are doing volunteer work, taking care of loved ones, or doing projects at home.

Working on any part of the Circle of Health can be considered Personal Development. This handout covers several areas to keep in mind. 

Why should I focus on Personal Development as part of my health plan?

Personal Development can help you be happier and healthier. It is about giving yourself more options and more control over your life. The more you have working in your favor in your life, the more you can achieve.