INTRODUCTION

Hello Dear Steemians.
I hope you all are coping well with the engagement challenge and also with your personal life matters. No matter how it is with you, be encouraged and never stop being your best at the things you do for I know the future is bright for people who do their best no matter the circumstances they find themselves.

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Education is not enough to fully groom man to his full capabilities. It can only serve as a bedrock for one's development in life. No matter the level of a person's education, the full potential will never be developed. This calls for a need for one to put in extra effort to be better. This brings me to the main subject of discourse, Personal Development.

Personal Development is the act of conscious improving one's knowledge and abilities to attain one's full potential and become a better person by personal and societal ratings. It is the act of putting in energy and effort to get the best out of one's life which is used to affect the environment.

Life becomes boring and a routine when a person does the same kind of things. The dullest person in a class is not the one who fails repeatedly but the one who only depends what has been taught by the lecturer alone. Developing one's self is not an easy task because of the many areas that needs to be looked into when developing oneself. The physical, mental, psychological/emotional and social aspect of one's self shouldn't remain the same as the age increase. A person therefore have to take practical steps each day to be better.

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THE THINGS I DO FOR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.

I am someone who has taken giant strides to be a better person over the years. At a point in my life, I realized that there was more to life than to just go to school, graduate, work, get married and be with a family. I discovered that I could be a better person in character, in health, socially, financially and spiritually. To be the best person in all of these, I needed to seek knowledge, draw wisdom and practically become a better person. This I have been able to do for some years. I started to improve on myself, being conscious of all I do, what I say and where I go.

Explained below are the activities I do for Personal Development.

• Reading Books .

When I became conscious of the fact that I needed to develop myself to be the best of me, the first thing I did was to read books. These were major spiritual books that talks to the faith of a man, so I needed them. They say the spiritual controls the physical. I need I needed to read books be mentally sound, emotionally balanced, financially okay and physically fit.
I have read a couple of spiritual books which have helped me address all the questions that I asked myself some years back. I usually go to a separate room, away from noise to read and digest the teachings of great men. This I did because I love to get every bit of the book I read on each occasion.

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Some of the books I have read are some of the list; Triumphant Church by Kenneth Hagin, Winning Invisible Battles by David Oyedepo, Hope for the troubled Heart by Billy Graham, Love and Respect, The Five Love Languages, Gary Chapman, How to hear from God by Joyce Meyer, Love Never Fails by Kenneth Hagin, etc.

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• Being In God's Presence

I make it as a point of duty to attend church as often as possible and most especially on the deal day of worship, Sunday. I make sure I do not miss church on Sunday. No matter the situation of things around me, I must go to church on Sundays. This I do with all consciousness because I won't gain anything staying at home on Sundays.

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• Physical Activities And Exercise

Physical activities and exercises are one of the activities I do in order to be fit. Exercise refreshes the mind the mind, and helps build a good body shape in individuals. I take painstaking effort to do exercises in the morning hours of the day to keep my body in shape. Some times, I do alone and other times, I join a group to do it. In the evening period of some days, I take a walk to a distance and walk back.

I am a lover of sports. I play football, volleyball, handball, and table tennis. I also go swimming once in a while to have fun and also get fit.

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• Watching Football Matches

My love for sports makes me a supporter of Manchester United Football Club. I watch football in my house and at other times when there is no light, I go to football viewing center to see. I do so to have some moments of fun and refreshment.
No week passes by without me watching football matches.

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The books I have read helps me have a positive shift in my character day in day out. They have given me the understanding of life generally and how to productively live it.

From knowledge gained and understanding gotten from all of these books, one important thing I learnt about life is that there is no financially paying work that does not require work. There is no place money is plucked on trees. So when some persons say Steemit is too stressful, they lie because there is no work that fetches money where a person will have to fold his hands continue to get paid.

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• My Recommendation

To get the best of yourself and out of life, read books, read the Bible too and live by the letters. Be intentional and deliberate about developing yourself. Consistently and consciously do what would make you a better person. See that there is improvement in your character, spiritual life, physical body and emotional state.

This is what it takes for personal development. You do them and you would become a better person in all ramifications.

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CONCLUSION

Personal development is key to attainment of one's full potential in order to be a better influence in the society. The first step to be a better person is see your flaws, note the areas you are deficient in character and know every area you see to be average. After this is done, knowledge can be sought through mentors and books on how to be a better person. You can now put what you have learnt in to practical use. By doing this, you have to put your mind into it and follow up on yourself to realize the change you intend to see.