Personal Development for Smart People: The Conscious Pursuit of Personal Growth
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Personal Development for Smart People
— H E N R Y M I L L E R
Truth is the first principle of personal development. We primarily g r o w as h u m a n beings by discovering n e w truths about ourselves a n d our reality. You'll certainly learn some important lessons no matter h o w y o u live, but y o u can accelerate your g r o w t h tremendously by consciously seeking truth a n d deliberately turning a w a y from false- hood and denial. G e n u i n e personal g r o w t h is honest g r o w t h . You c a n ' t take short- cuts through the land of make-believe. Your first c o m m i t m e n t must be to discover a n d accept n e w truths, no matter h o w difficult or u n - pleasant the consequences m a y be. You can't solve problems if y o u d o n ' t admit they exist. H o w can y o u achieve a fulfilling career if y o u 3 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SMART PEOPLE w o n ' t admit that your current job is w r o n g for y o u ? H o w can y o u improve your relationship situation if y o u refuse to accept that y o u ' v e been feeling empty and alone? H o w can y o u better your health if y o u w o n ' t accept that your current habits don't serve y o u ? Reality is the ultimate arbiter of truth. If your thoughts, beliefs, and actions aren't aligned with truth, your results will suffer. Position- ing yourself in this w a y isn't e n o u g h to guarantee success, but sid- ing with falsehood is e n o u g h to guarantee failure. W h e n y o u align yourself with truth, your troubles w o n ' t fix themselves overnight, but you'll be taking an important step in the right direction. W h e n y o u deny your problems, y o u turn a w a y from truth. The lies y o u tell yourself spawn more lies, infecting your mind with falsehoods that w e a v e themselves into your identity. You b e c o m e disconnected from your true self, living as a mere shadow of the brilliant being y o u w e r e meant to be. You aren't here to endure such an existence. You're here to learn h o w to create a life of your o w n choosing. It's not for me to say w h a t that life should look like, but I'll do my best to help y o u figure it out. For the remainder of this chapter, I'll take y o u on a guided tour of truth. This will help y o u understand h o w to identify and accept what's true for y o u . These ideas can be fairly abstract, so your goal here is simply to familiarize yourself with the high-level concepts. In Part II of this book, you'll learn to apply these concepts to all areas of your life, so you'll see exactly h o w they can be used to improve your results. Let's begin with an exploration of the key components of truth: perception, prediction, accuracy, acceptance, and self-awareness. Download 1.6 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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