Personal Development

Gorgeous Goddesses,

The Modern Goddess is dedicated to empowering and inspiring women to reconnect with their inner goddess; their personal power.  This is achieved by offering personal development opportunities such as coaching, women’s circles and gatherings.

Before stepping into various ‘personal development’ topics, I thought it would be a good idea to discuss what I mean by personal development.

Personal development encompasses much more than cognitive skills such as learning how to paint, learning a new computer program, learning to grow a herb garden or how to make a delicious chocolate cake with all the trimmings. Sure, developing yourself in that sense allows you to expand your skills, build your confidence and provides you with a sense of achievement, however it doesn’t necessarily encourage you to delve deeper.

To me, personal development is about awakening and becoming more aware of ones own inner feelings and thought patterns. The awakening is a process of exploration and identifying who you are, who you wish to be and how to make changes in your life. It is about becoming aware of your untapped potential and then working towards improving yourself.

As you awaken, you become more conscious in the way you interact with yourself and the world around you. Personal development teaches you how to make the changes you want in all aspects of your life. It is not something that you gain from formal education. It is through attending workshops, reading books, talking with people, reading the internet, participating in discussions or women’s circles, writing your thoughts and feelings down, reflecting on your actions and so on.

My view is as you walk the personal development path, you become empowered to live your best life.

What is your view? Can you add to what I have written?