The Secret Method of Personal Development

Personal Development has a much deeper meaning than the two letter fad statement it had developed around it. It is a mechanism of continuously enriching yourself from one area to another. Everybody inherently knows where they are good and where they need to improve in life. A self introspection is required to assess the areas where you need to improve followed by a rigorous plan to achieve desired results.

It is very amazing that we always realize things using our keen sense of observation. We are good enough to observe surroundings, people, actions and then form a opinion around it. If the opinion is positive than we almost every time strive to lead our way in same manner. But at same time a negative opinion just changes our outlook pertaining to our observation.

Imagine you are particularly impressed by the interpersonal skills of your colleague. You like

1) Way he talk

2) Way he use his pleasing powers

3) Way he use he conducts himself

So to beat him or be like him you plan to

1) Join a class on communication skills

2) Read more books authored by self styles gurus

3) Take a program on personality development.

Do you believe you would be like him in 6 months? A BIG NO

secret1

Why???

1) You miss the human touch

2) Your observation powers are put on backburner

3) There is no benchmark

So, the big question now is- which is the most effective method to be like him

1) Copy Him

2) Model Yourself Like Him

3) Be Like him

This principal works because

1) You have a living example

2) You have got the Human Touch

3) You know your Target

If possible, Go ahead and ask him

1) What worked for him

2) What did not worked for him. Learn from their mistakes.

3) His game plan and ability to process information

This will work as a hack for you where you

1) Can straight away start with what has worked for him

2) Keep a suspicious eye on what did not worked for him

3) Try the same method of processing and putting information in Use.

Remember the buck does not stop here. If you are wrong in your selection of the target you would end up being a failure. So the most important principal to follow here is

1) Follow the people who are successful

2) Follow the people who have demonstrated the ability

3) Follow the people to whom you recognize personally

This would essentially mean that you won’t end up following

1) A fat person for getting slim tips

2) A failure in business for expanding your business tricks

3) A shabby dressed woman for your wardrobe tips.

This is very effective method in personal development which calls for copying or modeling yourself keeping your idol in mind. This technique calls for choosing your most impressive target and then copying it completely.

Try It

Articles to Supplement Your Reading
Sometimes It Pays (Big Time) to Be a Copy Cat
Modeling
The Copycat Benefit for Startups
Learning From Others