Personal development (personal growth). High overall level of development

You can talk about intellectual, professional, physical or other development.

It is unlikely that anyone will doubt my development if I say that over the past three years I have learned Swahili and the geography of Africa, learned to shoot a rifle professionally and received a black belt in judo. In turn, this helped me develop financially. I made very good money Last year, working in the special services, I live in Africa and destroy those people whom my superiors point out to me. Moreover, I love my job very much - it allows me to realize all my knowledge, skills and abilities!

You say the example is extreme and rare? To give other examples: hundreds of thousands of officials are making careers in the government, which allows them to take more and more bribes and use the position for selfish interests. Hacker programmers master all new programs and break into bank accounts, create and launch destructive viruses. Motorists are developing more and more powerful models of cars, and everything dies in accidents more people. New industries are opening, and the environment is deteriorating. The list can be continued for a long time.

These are all examples of the development of man and society. Do not just think that I am against economic development or technological progress. But still you will agree that something is wrong here if the development of society makes people's lives more and more dangerous. What's wrong?

It is ethical development that is strategically and fundamentally important for a person and humanity as a whole. It is the moral level of a person that ultimately determines the level of development of society and the entire civilization.

At the same time, it is difficult for a person to see the rational benefits of moral development. What is in general moral development? Kindness, patience with each other, respect for other people's values and opinions, compassion, generosity ... Well, but what does this development give me? And how can I develop morally? I understand how to develop intellectually, physically, professionally, but how to develop morally is not clear.

So, two simple questions - what is the practical use of moral development and how is it - to develop morally? The questions are simple but difficult to answer.

Will a seven-year-old child understand the explanations of adults why he will need to study and develop for 10 years? Unlikely. So, I dare to cautiously assume that the level of moral development of the vast majority of people - including politicians, businessmen, scientists - those who form the modern social paradigm, is somewhere in the age of twelve. But you must admit - and this is a huge historical progress! If we were morally a couple of years younger, we would have already destroyed each other with our precocious intellect.

Ethics, like life itself, is not a static concept, but a dynamic one. Just as physiologically, morally, a person goes through three main stages of development:

(1) Dependence - the first years of his life a person is physically dependent on his parents, his environment. Otherwise, he simply will not survive.

(2) Independence - puberty is accompanied by a desire to separate one's Self from the environment, "to gain freedom." Now everything that prevents the realization of one's desires is perceived as an encroachment on the freedom of the individual. (In this period, humanity is now).

(3) Interdependence - awareness of the unity of people, nature, space.

When the awareness of interdependence and unity saturates the cells of the human body like oxygen, then service to people as the main motive of activity is essentially compared to service to oneself. And that is what brings joy and satisfaction. But if this awareness has not yet come, a person sees and recognizes himself as separate from everyone and everything, then naturally, his value system is concentrated around his individual desires; serving others is seen as a stupid whim (in fact, like this article). Thus, the indicator of moral development is our values and desires. Most often, these are very specific desires: call a sick friend, give up a seat on public transport, let a hurrying car pass, give alms, feed a hungry kitten, remove garbage from the lawn, etc. If these are your sincere desires, then realizing them, you experience joy. Is this not the practical benefit of moral perfection?

But let's not be naive. We live in an era of total freedom. The subjective desires of a person determine the value for him, and not some universal values determine his desires. The desire to receive pleasure and benefit are the main incentives that influence our choice today. Which of these motivates moral development? Subjectivism, by its very nature, is poorly compatible with the idea of universality. ethical standards.

And any conversations and sermons about what is good and what is bad have a very insignificant effect, and sometimes even the exact opposite.

I'll give you another example. What do you think - what would a normal twelve-year-old child choose, if he was free to choose for himself - a new electronic toy or a trip to school for new knowledge? The question is rhetorical. Only adults still decide for children. But “adults” decide for themselves and therefore ... acquire toys. Few people care about the moral component of these toys, the main thing is to make it interesting. Movies, books, shows, computer games can cultivate violence, but at the same time attract the attention of millions of people. Why? Because they are filmed, written, made bright and attractive, and sometimes, to be honest, talented.

And yet, is it possible for the satisfaction of subjective desires to lead to the development of universal values in a person? In other words, what can stimulate the moral development of a person?

The answer follows logically from our previous reasoning is that:

A) performed talentedly and beautifully;
b) people are interested and attracts their attention;
c) might be helpful.
The only thing, in addition to everything else, it must contain a deep moral sense.

There is such a sphere that lives a parallel life with us, into which we often dream of diving deeper, because it attracts us, but most often there is no time. This area is called Art. At all times next to ordinary people the Creators lived and live - talented people, whose "moral age", speaking in our terms, was much older than the average. With their ethically mature and aesthetically beautiful creations - prose, poetry, paintings, music, architecture, directing, acting - they, without realizing it, developed a person morally. I think, to a large extent, humanity owes them the fact that so far they have not exterminated themselves. Studying, comprehending, penetrating deep into the recognized masterpieces of world art is the right way to develop the aesthetic and ethical.

“Personal growth” is an expression from the category of psychology and is currently quite widely used in various psychophysiological areas. The concept of personal growth is based on positive perception human nature and the possibility of developing intra-personal potential (personal effectiveness).

Personal development of a person

personal development person (or the same personal growth) - it is first of all the desire to believe in yourself and in your strengths, as well as a constant, strong and stubborn movement towards your desire. In general, as for me, constant movement forward and overcoming all the obstacles that arise on the way to the goal - this, according to its principle, is personal growth in pure form , but nevertheless, for the full and uniform development of a versatile and effective personality, there are more functional formulas. We will now consider one of them. This formula was written and used by Napoleon Hill. He constantly re-read it in order to inspire and develop in himself all the necessary qualities of successful people.

Personal development formula from Napoleon Hill

1) I know that I am able to achieve my life goal, so I allow myself calm confidence and positive attitude, which will definitely lead me to the desired result. I also demand from myself persistent, continuous efforts towards the realization of my desires. Here and now I promise to do everything in my power and even more to make my dream come true.

2) I am aware that the thoughts that prevail in my mind will always be reproduced in external actions and gradually become reality. So for thirty minutes a day, I focus on creating the kind of person I want to be by drawing a clear mental image in my mind.

3) I know that whatever I persistently cultivate in my mind will eventually find expression in the practical means of its implementation. Therefore, I devote ten minutes every day to strengthening confidence in myself and in my abilities.

4) I have clearly formulated the main goal of my life and will not leave efforts until I achieve the self-confidence necessary to achieve it.

5) I am fully aware that neither wealth nor position in society can be durable if they are not based on truth and justice. Therefore, I will not burden my conscience with transactions that will not benefit all of its participants. I will achieve my goal by drawing on the forces that I would like to use and cooperating with other people. I will try to convince them to help by demonstrating my willingness to help them. I will suppress my hatred, envy, suspicion, callousness and cynicism, perfecting my love for all people, because I know that a negative attitude towards others will never bring success. I will make people believe in me because I believe in myself and in people. I will subscribe to this formula, memorize it and repeat it once a day with the absolute conviction that it will influence my thoughts and actions, and I I will become an independent, successful and self-confident person.

And so, using this formula, we can increase and strengthen greater self-confidence. Now we need to find out what is "successful personality"? What is this combination of character traits that almost invariably lead a person to success?

What is a successful person

At one time, one of the institutes studied the deep sources of success. To do this, it was necessary to analyze the positions and character traits of 1500 famous people, randomly selected from the Who's Who of America. The study made it possible to identify a number of common features that were found in the most successful participants in the survey. Here are some of the most important ones:

- Common sense

This is the most common quality among the respondents. 61% say they common sense is a very important factor success. For most, this means the ability to make optimal and concrete judgments about day-to-day affairs. And for this you need to discard all extraneous thoughts and look at the root of this or that event. The question arises what is the origin of common sense. Is a person born with this quality or do we need to do something to manifest it? According to one of the respondents, it can certainly be developed in oneself. One way is to learn from other people's experiences as well as your own mistakes.

- Knowing your business

This is the second after common sense common feature respondents. The vice president of an industrial company said: “Nothing helps success like a deep knowledge of what you do. This reduces risk and acts as an insurance policy for your abilities. Professional knowledge cannot be taken for granted. The learning process continues even after reaching the highest high altitudes. To achieve success, you have to want it,” explains the vice president. - And, having achieved, try to stay on the conquered positions.

- And again, self-confidence

Well, what is it??? Well, you can't go anywhere without this confidence! This is something like a passport, which we must have in order to be residents of a country called "Success".=))
People who have achieved the most success, rely mainly on their own reserves and abilities. This confidence means, in this case, rather than an awareness of how good you are, but a determination to take bold action. It also implies willpower and the ability to set clear goals.
The chartered public accountant who founded one of the largest accounting firms in the Northwest said, “My line of work is not only the pride in what I do, but the courage, the endurance, to put in all the hours it takes to achieve my goals.”

- High overall level of development

This is necessary condition outstanding achievements. Important in this regard is the ability to quickly comprehend complex concepts and subject them to rapid and clear analysis.
As a result of the study, it was found that at least three elements affect the general level of development of survey participants: vocabulary, good reading and writing ability. In the year prior to the survey, each read an average of 19 books, including 10 non-fiction books.

- Ability to get things done

Approximately 3/4 of successful people consider themselves "very active" in completing tasks. They all agree that three important qualities helped them to become such: organizational talent, good work skills and diligence.
A physics professor sums up his formula for success as follows: "Hard hard work + the ability to establish for yourself the rhythm of this work." He admits that he works 100 hours a week.

In addition to the five listed, there are other success factors:

The ability to lead
creative potential,
relationships with colleagues
and, of course, good luck.
But common sense, knowledge of the matter, self-confidence, high level development and the ability to see things through play the most important role. If you develop these traits in yourself, you will have the opportunity to achieve success!

Today all over the world a large number of seminars and trainings on personal development. But what is personal development? It seems that the question is extremely simple. Indeed, if today I know more or can do something better than yesterday, then I develop. You can talk about intellectual, professional, physical or other development.

It is unlikely that anyone will doubt my development if I say that over the past three years I have learned Swahili and the geography of Africa, learned to shoot a rifle professionally and received a black belt in judo. In turn, this helped me develop financially. I have made very good money over the past year, working in the special services - I live in Africa and destroy those people whom my superiors point out to me. Moreover, I love my job very much - it allows me to realize all my knowledge, skills and abilities!

You say the example is extreme and rare? To give other examples: hundreds of thousands of officials are making careers in the government, which allows them to take more and more bribes and use the position for selfish interests. Hacker programmers master all new programs and break into bank accounts, create and launch destructive viruses. Motorists are developing ever more powerful models of cars, and more people are dying in accidents. New industries are opening, and the environment is deteriorating. The list can be continued for a long time.

These are all examples of the development of man and society. Do not just think that I am against economic development or technological progress. But still - you must admit: something is wrong here if the development of society makes people's lives more and more dangerous. What's wrong?

What is missing in order not to jeopardize the life of your own and other people with your development? In my opinion, the most important thing is missing - the understanding at the cellular level of the INTERDEPENDENCE of people from each other, people and nature as a whole. The slow and complex process of realizing INTERDEPENDENCE is otherwise called moral or ethical development. It is ethical development that is strategically and fundamentally important for a person and humanity as a whole. It is the moral level of a person that ultimately determines the level of development of society and the entire civilization.

At the same time, it is difficult for a person to see the rational benefits of moral development. What is moral development in general? Kindness, patience with each other, respect for other people's values and opinions, compassion, generosity ... Well, but what does this development give me? And how can I develop morally? I understand how to develop intellectually, physically, professionally, but how to develop morally is not clear. So, two simple questions - what is the practical use of moral development and how is it - to develop morally? The questions are simple but difficult to answer.

Ethics, like life itself, is not a static concept, but a dynamic one. Just as physiologically, morally, a person goes through three main stages of development:

Dependence - the first years of his life a person is physically dependent on his parents, his environment. Otherwise, he simply will not survive.
Independence - puberty is accompanied by a desire to separate one's self from the environment, "to gain freedom." Now everything that prevents the realization of one's desires is perceived as an encroachment on the freedom of the individual. (In this period, humanity is now).
Interdependence - awareness of the unity of people, nature, space.

But let's not be naive. We live in an era of total freedom. The subjective desires of a person determine the value for him, and not some universal values determine his desires. Desires to receive pleasure and benefit are the main incentives that influence our choice today. Which of these motivates moral development? Subjectivism, by its very nature, is poorly compatible with the idea of the universality of ethical norms. And any conversations and sermons about what is good and what is bad have a very insignificant effect, and sometimes even the exact opposite.

I'll give you another example. What do you think - what will a normal twelve-year-old child choose, if he is free to choose for himself - a new electronic toy or going to school for new knowledge? The question is rhetorical. Only adults still decide for children. But “adults” decide for themselves and therefore ... acquire toys. Few people care about the moral component of these toys, the main thing is to make it interesting. Films, books, shows, computer games can cultivate violence, but at the same time attract the attention of millions of people. Why? Because they are filmed, written, made bright and attractive, and sometimes, to be honest, talented.

And yet - is it possible that the satisfaction of subjective desires leads to the development of universal values in a person? In other words, what can stimulate the moral development of a person? The answer follows logically from our previous reasoning is that:

a) performed with talent and beauty;
b) people are interested and attracts their attention;
c) might be helpful.

The only thing, in addition to everything else, it should contain a deep moral meaning.

There is a sphere that lives a parallel life with us, into which we often dream of diving deeper, because it attracts us, but most often there is no time. This area is called Art. At all times, Creators have lived and live next to ordinary people - talented people whose "moral age", in our terms, was much older than the average. With their ethically mature and aesthetically beautiful creations - prose, poetry, paintings, music, architecture, directing, acting - they, without realizing it, developed a person morally. I think, to a large extent, humanity owes them the fact that so far they have not exterminated themselves. Studying, comprehending, penetrating deep into the recognized masterpieces of world art is the right way to develop the aesthetic and ethical.

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Personal development is a fundamental component of the process of human formation. Closely related to physiological and psychological growth, personal development is not a direction of human formation that is completely dependent on these processes. Often excellent personal development is combined with physical weakness and undeveloped memory.

Complementing and replacing each other, growth and development form a person, providing him with many opportunities for physical and personal improvement. Unlike plants developing according to a strict program, the process of forming a person flexibly changes, allowing, along with the growth of physical abilities, to develop moral and spiritual qualities - stamina, spiritual depth, logic of thinking, and others.

Development of personality traits

Remaining an independent direction in the formation of a person, personal development is associated with physiology and the psyche, creating conditions for raising its level. Only those can be successfully developed personal qualities for which the corresponding prerequisites are created.

It is impossible to develop masculinity in a one-year-old baby - the child is not ready for this psychologically and is not physically developed enough.

During the formation of a person, there is a periodic change in the processes of his growth and development, reminiscent of a change in vertical and horizontal movement.

The period of horizontal growth, when knowledge and skills are accumulated, is replaced by a rapid vertical transition to new level personal development and the next stage of horizontal growth, where a person adapts to new conditions and opportunities.

Reaching its greatest intensity in childhood, human growth processes slow down with age, and then, after a certain period of life, they begin to have a pronounced regressive character. In most older people, intellectual abilities decrease, memory weakens, part of the muscle tissue atrophies. It is curious that against the background of the regression of mental and psychological abilities, personal development can continue.

Surely every person asks this question at least once in his life. What is personal development? And this whole system events that help a person to know himself, express himself, develop his own talents, increase competitiveness in the labor market, improve the quality of life and make any dreams and expectations come true.

If you have ever looked for a job using print media, the Internet, or ads, you probably noticed that reputable companies are often interested in getting an employee who is purposeful, serious, proactive, who knows how to work in a team. Employers make a big bet on the personal skills of the employee, and, consequently, personal development is, first of all, in our interests, since we are all sellers in a sense, and our skills, skills, time and experience for money are the goods, and from that how much you know how and know, will directly depend on the remuneration of your work.

And, nevertheless, personal development is purely your personal choice, and it is up to you to decide in what area you will develop, and whether you will develop at all. For one it's learning foreign language, for the second - sales manager courses. Today, everyone can find something interesting and useful for themselves. But, first of all, you should clearly define for yourself what exactly you want. Personal development opens up so many facets that you should not rush to make a choice. Here are a few simple questions to which you must answer.

1. What is most important to you in your life, what is your main goal?

2. Why is it so important to you?

3. Why is THIS so important to you?

4. What are you willing to do to achieve the most important thing in your life?

5. What happens if you don't reach your goal

Think, reason, try to make a plan to achieve a particular goal, figure out what you are willing to sacrifice for it. Remember that personal growth is daily work on yourself. You will have to clearly realize that some things just belong to the category “because it is necessary”! If you are ready for this, well-deserved laurels await you ahead. And one more piece of advice: learn to be calm about criticism addressed to you. Often people around do not like those who stand out from their gray mass.

Personal level is a serious indicator today. The leaders of many successful companies are well aware of this and practice staff training in the organization, involving a variety of psychological and educational means. These are corporate trainings and seminars; thematic role-playing games, round tables. All this, of course, contributes to the increase professional qualities and, consequently, personal development.