Comments on: How to Approch Personal Development (7 Blogging Gurus Share Their Advice)

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:57:52 +0000

Wow!! This post will definitely help me along the road of self improvement; I especially like Tim Bronwson's view on personal development. BELIEF .-= Eric´s last blog ..Life, Personal Development and Best Advice You Will Ever Get =-.

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By: Sid Savara

Sid Savara — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:48:34 +0000

Hey Vlad,

I liked this one the best -

“You are not a dress shirt that needs every wrinkle ruthlessly ironed out. You are a warm, snuggly sweater, loved not in spite of but because of your loose threads, your crumpled bits, your huggable qualities.”

I’m a bit of a geek and a perfectionist, and sometimes I need to remind myself it’s ok to make mistakes
.-= Sid Savara´s last blog ..Conversation Hacking – How To Make Small Talk Work For You =-.

By: Vlad Dolezal

Vlad Dolezal — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:57:04 +0000

@Stephen:

Words to live by

@James:

Spot on, I’m always learning new interesting traits (or “habits”) – so much fun and so useful!

By: James

James — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:45:38 +0000

I agree about keeping a positive attitude during personal development. Personal development to me is learning a new personal trait that I don't have. There is no use learning it if I myself believe "I can't" do it. So guys we need that "can do" attitude for personal development, it's a must. The guys from Mentor club showed me how.

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By: simply stephen

simply stephen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:22:25 +0000

Personal development is about developing you…not anyone else.

Just because something has “always” been done a certain way, doesn’t mean you should. Each of us is designed to work how we want to work. Anything else inhibits your inherent being.

While the above statement answers number 1 it is a sequin to number 2 – Live your life, it is yours to live but make sure you add value to the world while doing it and change the things you think will make it better. Start by picking just one thing and expand on it.
.-= simply stephen´s last blog ..steps to reduce electronic waste =-.

By: Vlad Dolezal

Vlad Dolezal — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:33:42 +0000

@David:

Exactly! I’d say “feeling alive” is a pretty good way of describing passion for me. Maybe passion is overused and meaningless in the PD niche now, and “feeling alive” is the new buzzword :p

@Tim:

I was totally going to name it “What 6 guys (and 1 gal) with big mouths and strong opinions (who sometimes get it right and sometimes don’t) think of personal development”, but it wouldn’t fit on twitter.

So I had to call you a “guru”. Nyah nyah

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:04 +0000

Thanks for including me in such a fine list Vlad, although I’m not sure I like to be thought of as a guru.

A guy with a big mouth and strong opinions that sometimes gets it right and sometimes doesn’t would be more accurate
.-= Tim Brownson´s last blog ..What Are My Values? =-.