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Ten Commandments of Self Development

1. The document outlines 10 commandments of self-development including leaving your comfort zone, viewing learning as a never-ending process, attending seminars and workshops, confronting competition, managing crises as opportunities to grow, practicing what you preach, developing personal mission statements, engaging in introspection and feedback, remembering that no one is indispensable, and recognizing that all development begins with self-development.

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Ten Commandments of Self Development

1. The document outlines 10 commandments of self-development including leaving your comfort zone, viewing learning as a never-ending process, attending seminars and workshops, confronting competition, managing crises as opportunities to grow, practicing what you preach, developing personal mission statements, engaging in introspection and feedback, remembering that no one is indispensable, and recognizing that all development begins with self-development.

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TEN COMMANDMENTS of SELF-DEVELOPMENT

1.Leave your comfort zone:


Many people feel very comfortable and complacent in their comfort zone.
Comfort zone refers to those areas of work with which we are happiest or
fastest at. It is often observed that people bask in their previous glory and
stop putting further efforts towards development. Thus, they breed a
feeling of indifference within themselves and towards others around them.

2.Learning is a never-ending process:


This realisation could go a very long way in our process of self-development.
Let us remember that education and training is a time-bound process but
this is not the case with learning. One of the easiest ways to continue
learning is to cultivate the reading habit. This not only enriches your
knowledge and skills but helps you to shape your personality and character.
Busy executives can spend travel time by reading. It is often rightly said "A
house without books is like a body without a soul".

3.Attend seminars/conferences/workshops:
Many executives do so but more often than not the choice of the above
depends on factors like location and comforts than on contents. We should
study various seminar brochures and then decide on those courses which
would be of greatest relevance and value-addition to us. We not only learn
by listening to distinguished speakers but also learn by interacting with each
other.

Further, the relationships so built, go a very long way in our process of self-
development. If the company cannot sponsor us for a course which we think
would be useful, one should not hesitate to invest one’s own resources for
self-enhancement.
4.Confront Competition:
Competition gives us the unique opportunity to prove our own abilities and
skills. It is healthy to accept that there may be many others who are better
qualified or better equipped than us. This gives us the positive impetus to do
better and reach greater glories. It would be cowardly and foolish to avoid
competition or not accepting that it exists. Similarly, if the competitor is
better than us, we should strive for excellence. This also help us to perform
better.

5.Crisis Management:
Any crisis in one’s professional or personal life should be viewed as a
challenge and an opportunity to grow and develop. At the same time, being
proactive will go a long way in defusing problems before they blow up into a
major crisis. The greatest successes that many people have enjoyed are in
tackling the most difficult crisis.

To quote Joan of Arc "all battles are first won or lost in the mind".

6.Practise what you preach:


"Easier said than done" is an often-repeated remark. But to lead by example
is the best way to develop oneself. It is here that executives should ensure
that they do not become hypocrites. There are many executives who set
double standards and indulge in questionable behaviour. This ruins their
credibility among their peers, superiors and subordinates.

7.Develop your personal mission statements:


Many executives confess that their current positions and qualifications have
been acquired by accident rather than by design. However, this may not
always be true. It is strongly recommended that all executives develop their
own mission statement and try to achieve it. This mission statement should
be at the macro level or even cover a period of about 2-3 years. Once we
have identified and conceptualised our mission statement, the charm and the
challenge comes from living to achieve it. This perhaps could be the most
rewarding and enjoyable route to
self–development.

8.Introspection/feedback:
Feedback is an excellent tool for motivation and success. It is important to
develop the maturity to accept negative feedback in the right spirit.
Furthermore, we should realise that different people might perceive us in
different ways. The ideal situation would be when our self-image coincides
with how others perceive us. It is here that introspection could help to a
great extent. Whilst praises and compliments prove the right energisers, our
own assessment too is very valuable and important.

9.Remember: No one is indispensable


Many executives believe that they are indispensable to the organisation and
that their absence could make the organisation collapse. Whilst this is
wishful thinking, it is often not true. Besides, the executive’s efficiency
should be proved in his absence and not in his presence. If the executive
has practised delegation and time management, he surely can find time for
his own development. Thus, not attending seminars/workshops by claiming to
be indispensable is only an exaggeration. Let us remember that everybody is
important but nobody is indispensable.

To conclude, most successes are achieved by doing things willingly and doing
them without procrastinating. It is all these which add up to make the more
meaningful and successful.

10. All development begins with self-development.

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