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Are You Doing Too Much Personal Development?
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We've been taught that personal development is critical.
If you’ve been listening to this podcast for a while, you’ve heard me say that social selling is a personal development program with a compensation plan attached.
Here’s the thing: personal development and personal growth are not the same thing.
As leaders we spend too much time doing personal development without actually having personal growth.
So let’s revisit how we previously viewed personal development and how it’s changed over the years.
In this episode, I share the distinction between personal development and personal growth, and why we need to pursue true personal growth.
Episode Quotes
“Personal development are the tools, personal growth is the byproduct of the actions.”
“Growth comes from intentional action.”
“True personal growth demands risk and vulnerability.”
“Your results come as a byproduct of your growth.”
“You can’t hustle your way to growth. Growth must be intentional.”
Listen to Learn
01:35 – Personal development vs. Personal growth
02:58 – The personal development trap
04:32 – Pursuing true personal growth – 'embracing the suck'
07:15 – My early entrepreneurial career
09:31 – How to set personal growth goals
12:10 – Growth is intentional