Development

Developing Opportunity

The truth is there are guarantees in life (change, challenges, opportunities, and choices) and the more we develop our natural opportunities like our identity, mind, emotions, health, faith, strengths, relationships, communication skills, plans, productivity, grit, and investments the more it prepares us for, and attracts, human-made opportunity.

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The Professional Development page highlights the three professional development areas of focus and the four forces.
The Leadership Development page highlights the four leadership pillars.
The Business Development page highlights the key areas of business development and there is also a business planning and digital marketing page with helpful tips.
The Spiritual Development page highlights the situation, strategy, and tactics.
The Communications Skills page reviews some great books on communication
The Opportunity Truth page provides highlights on the book Opportunity Truth.

What is Personal Development?

Personal development is to discover, design, and deliver truths and principles to build wisdom and skills that help make better choices and create meaning.

While all development processes involve the same discover, design, and deliver structure, they are all based on personal development. The three levels of personal development are the discipline of self, the art of fulfillment, and the science of achievement.

The discipline of self or the personal foundation includes developing our identity, mindset, emotional fitness, and physical health. Our identity includes our background, worldview, character, and personality. The best mindset for anything you desire to do, is a positive growth mindset.

The art of fulfillment can be found in three areas, what we have faith and hope in, how we engage our desires and strengths, and our relationships and love. This is where we create meaning in life, which helps us feel fulfilled. Purpose is a deeper level of meaning and is rooted in one or more of our faith, work, or relationships. Purpose is based on how we apply our uniqueness to the world.

The science of achievement is best built on a strong personal foundation and fulfillment. Achievements can turn into long-lasting legacy when they respect the principles of planning, productivity, grit, and investment. Compound interest isn't just for money, it also applies to knowledge, health, and relationships.

While time is our most important natural resource, each of these areas are important natural opportunities. The more we develop these natural opportunities the more fulfilled we feel, the more meaning we create in life, and the more it raises our collective humanity.

Personal Development Plan

Any deliberate self-improvement is good; however, to maximize the best use of your time, mind, and emotions, designing a plan to reach your goals can be priceless. Having a plan helps create self-accountability and scheduling the tasks of a plan is proven to help follow through on them.

You can download and use the one-page pdf below or create your own one-page plan by making a note of your identity or worldview, top three decision guiding values, top strengths, and record a short affirmation of who you are and how you want to show up in life to others.

Then record your top 1-4 goals with the number one lead measure or the most important action or habit that will help you achieve the goal (and consider scheduling them).

Then record your most important relationships and maybe have a specific day and time you reach out and connect with them.

Consider having a section of continued learning where you list what areas you want to learn about and the resources (books you will read or the websites or podcasts you will frequent for such learning).

Then consider finishing it off with what you are grateful for. Then consider reading it daily, every morning to help with affirmations and visualization.

The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod provides six proven practices that help most people get their day started well including Silence (meditation), Affirmations, Visualization, Exercise, Reading, and Scribing (journalling) which spells the acronym SAVERS. Set your intentions the night before, put the alarm across the room and sleep in your workout clothes if it helps. Earn your morning shower (Hal Elrod).

Best Personal Development Books

Personal Foundation: The book of Proverbs in the Bible, Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins, Make Your Bed by William H. McRaven, The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor, Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman, Mindset by Carol S. Dweck, Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry, A Short Guide to a Long Life by David B. Agus, MD, The Seven Pillars of Health by Don Colbert, MD, Human Nature by Robert Greene, and Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.

Art of Fulfillment: Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath, Sizing People Up by Robin Dreeke, Save Your Marriage Before it Starts by Les and Leslie Parrott, Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg, and The Conversationalist by Russell Verhey.

Science of Achievement: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, Your Best Year Ever, and Free to Focus, both by Michael Hyatt, The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg, Atomic Habits by James Clear, Millionaire Success Habits by Dean Graziosi, Grit by Angela Duckworth, Choose to Win by Tom Ziglar, 7 Strategies for Wealth and Happiness by Jim Rohn, and The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod.

Personal Development Quotes

I grew convinced that truth, sincerity, and integrity in dealings between people were of the utmost importance (Ben Franklin)
If you believe you can change and make it a habit, it can become a reality (The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg).
Our life is what our thoughts make it (Marcus Aurelius).
When our mindset and mood are positive we are smarter, more motivated, and thus more successful. Happiness is the center and success revolves around it (The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor).
Those with the growth mindset found success in doing their best, in learning and improving. And this is exactly what we find in the champions (Growth Mindset by Carol Dweck).
Wisdom is the third level of knowledge. 1. Knowledge is knowing what things do, or knowing a person's personality and strengths, which can be considered truths. 2. Understanding is knowing how or why things do what they do, or knowing a person's background and beliefs that shaped them, which can be considered principles. 3. Wisdom is knowing how to apply knowledge and understanding, to make better choices (Opportunity Truth by Jason A. Krause).
Scientists realized there must be another reason for success beyond IQ, and years of research pointed to Emotional Intelligence (Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves).
All personal breakthroughs begin with a change in beliefs (Awaken the Giant Within by Tony Robbins).
A wise man should consider that health is the greatest human blessing (Hippocrates).
One thing we know for certain, is that chasing meaning is better for your health than trying to avoid discomfort (Kelly McGonigal).
We should not ask what is the meaning of life, but recognize it is us who are asked. We are questioned by life, and we can only respond by being responsible (Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl).
The subconscious mind will translate into reality a thought driven by fear just as readily as it will a thought driven by courage or faith (Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill).
Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind (Albert Einstein).
Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny (Epic by John Eldredge).
Each person has greater potential for success in their strengths (Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath).
Successful people change in ways that allow them to take advantage of their strengths (Principles by Ray Dalio).
Connection is why we're here. We are hardwired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives (Daring Greatly by Brene Brown).
About 15 percent of financial success is due to technical knowledge and 85 percent is due to relationship skills (How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie).
Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination or both together go to making genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart).
Communication is the most important skill in life (The 7 Habits of Highly Successful People by Stephen R. Covey).
See them as who they can become, believe in them, encourage them, give them the benefit of the doubt, catch them doing something right, put them in their strengths, trust them, help them set goals, and add significance to their life (Mentoring 101 by John Maxwell).
Living happily ever after only works when you make it work (Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts by Les and Leslie Parrott.
The "Four Horseman" of marriage are criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling (The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John Gottman).
Clear goals enable you to release your full potential for personal and professional success (Goals! by Brian Tracy).
Every time we say yes to something we are saying no to something else (Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt).
The highly successful have a kind of ferocious direction and determination that is passion and perseverance, in a word they have grit. Grit is developed by practicing a trade, with specific goals, improving weaknesses, developing purpose, with hope, knowing our effort matters to others (Grit by Angela Duckworth).
It's the investment you make in your interactions that will pay off (Linchpin by Seth Godin).
Knowledge pays the best interest (Ben Franklin).

Personal development is the foundation for professional development.

Opportunity Truth book

There are more than 200 success principles and many books written on just one principle. Opportunity Truth reveals the system to develop opportunity based on the most important truths and principles. The more community leaders, teachers, influencers, and parents can teach these to their people and kids the better all our lives will be.

The book includes priceless personal development strategies, professional development strategies, leadership development strategies, and business development strategies (including innovation).

You have a few options, go ahead and get the book now, read some highlights of the book on the Opportunity Truth page, or you can read the entire introduction and most of the first chapter, free when you click on the Get the book button, which will bring you to the Amazon page, then click on the cover of the book.

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