| How do you know if a person is willing to | | | | lives. They seem happy enough and have no |
| attain self improvement? This is a question | | | | great ambition to achieve anything more from |
| with no definite answer. It will all depend | | | | their lives than they currently have. |
| on the individual. | | | | |
| | | | Is self improvement important? |
| Many people have goals, dreams or ambitions | | | | |
| but do not know how to go about achieving | | | | The reality is that throughout our lives we |
| them. They may have thought about what would | | | | are all constantly growing and developing. |
| make up self improvement and their ideal | | | | Circumstances make us grow and develop, even |
| life, but have no idea how to even begin to | | | | if we do not make the conscious decision to |
| make the plans and take the actions required | | | | do so. |
| to make them a reality. | | | | |
| | | | Up to a certain age, we learn through formal |
| Some people have a vague idea on how to go | | | | education and we continue to learn through |
| about self improvement. These are the ones | | | | our experiences for the rest of our lives. We |
| that believe that if only they had a better | | | | have to learn and grow to deal with |
| job, or had been given better opportunities, | | | | everything that life throws at us. We all |
| or met the love of their life, or whatever | | | | have to go through self improvement. |
| else, everything would be fine and they would | | | | |
| be happy. | | | | Modern life moves at a dramatically faster |
| | | | pace than at anytime in history. For anyone |
| They feel that their happiness or lack of | | | | living in modern society there are more |
| happiness is decided by external factors and | | | | opportunities to do anything that you want to |
| their thoughts and actions are of little | | | | do with your life than ever before. |
| consequence. | | | | |
| | | | But there is also more competition than ever |
| Some believe that if only they had more money | | | | before, and ever changing technology means |
| they could have whatever they want and be on | | | | that there really are few, if any "jobs for |
| their way to self improvement. | | | | life" anymore. It is now normal not only to |
| | | | change jobs quite often throughout our |
| They may have spent little time thinking | | | | working lives, but even to completely change |
| about what they actually want from life, and | | | | careers and industries. |
| do not really believe there is anything they | | | | |
| can do to create their fuzzy version of | | | | Because the workplace is so competitive, |
| utopia anyway, apart from buying more lottery | | | | people who are ambitious and hungry for |
| tickets. | | | | success know they need to learn new skills |
| | | | and knowledge to keep ahead of the pack. To |
| Other people do not even know what they | | | | attain this, self improvement is needed. |
| actually want from their lives and may even | | | | |
| have little idea what would really makes them | | | | These are the people that will be most likely |
| happy. They seem to just drift from day to | | | | to keep their jobs, or progress within their |
| day, week to week, month to month, and year | | | | chosen field or that will be readily |
| to year, and do little more than just about | | | | employable in different organizations or |
| get by. | | | | industries. A commitment to self improvement |
| | | | and personal growth may well be the deciding |
| They may have seemingly secure jobs and be | | | | factor in how anyone's future will turn out. |
| earning enough to live relatively comfortable | | | | |