Personal Development Tips

What is personal development? It is not development of personal wealth or health or any other materialistic thing. It is something different…

We often neglect our personal development. We always strive to achieve or gain something… except our own Self. We give utmost importance to develop our career, to earn money, to maintain relationships, to enjoy all other worldly pleasures. But, we neglect ourselves. We won’t try to control our mind. We wish to control everybody, if possible, the whole World. But, we seldom control our own mind. We are puppets in the hands of our own mind. Our mind always dictates us. We are tuned up to live according to the wishes of our minds. Suppose we do the same thing to our mind, will it listen to us? No, never…. in fact, it revolts back. It is a dictator. We are like slaves to our own mind.

Now, I think we are getting nearer to the answer for the question “What is personal development?” Yeah! Personal development is nothing but to have a control over one’s own mind… development of Will Power; development of overall Personality or Character or Inner Self of an Individual. Whatever name you give…

If we achieve it, it’s more than anything. If we can able to control our mind, we can control the whole world. You can do wonders with the Will Power.

Tips to develop Will power

Observe your Actions: In our day-to-day life, we do lot of things automatically or casually or routinely. Sometimes, we don’t know what we are doing. Avoid automatic actions. We seldom observe our actions. To gain control over our actions, you just make the habit of observing your actions. Always try to bring back the wandering mind to the present situation or to the work on hand. This way you can gain control on your mind. You can have control on your actions. This way your Will power starts working. What are those automatic actions? We will discuss here…

We carry on our day to day activities very casually or routinely. For example, did we anytime observe how we brush our teeth? Never, it all goes on automatically, while we brush we think number of other things. Cut that habit! Bring back the mind to the work on hand.

Another example of our automatic actions is eating. While we eat, will we observe what we are eating, how we are eating? No… instead we watch T.V. or read books or talk on phone or browse Internet. This way we are missing a lot. We won’t concentrate on eating and we won’t chew properly, resulting into indigestion etc., Therefore, give attention to what you are eating.

Breathe properly: The main life force of our being is derived from inhalation and exhalation of air. We never observe this process. This process goes on automatically, without any supervision or anybody’s intervention. Observe this process, and try to gain control on it. Breathe in deeply… and breathe out slowly. It helps to keep your mind on your Self. Of course, it is not possible to observe every time you breathe in and breathe out. If you have to observe this process every time, then you have to sit idle at home. My suggestion is to set aside some time, in the early hours of the morning, for observing this process. If you practice this way, automatically you will breathe properly during whole day.

Before going to bed, lay down on a flat bed on your back. Put one thin pillow below your knees; leave both hands loosely on both sides of your body with palms looking upwards to the ceiling. Relax whole body and imagine that whole of your weight is being borne by the bed. Breathe in the air, full of lungs, and breathe out completely. Observe this process till your breathe become rhythmic. Rotate your conscious mind right from head to toe (i.e., observing and relaxing every part of your body) and give POSITIVE suggestions to your mind, such as “I will maintain good health” etc.,

This type of training the mind will yield good results. You will gain control on your mind. The mind starts listening to you. Your whole being becomes Radiant. Your Will power takes charge of your mind.