Today I am going to talk to you about how to incorporate personal development into your everyday life. It’s a game changer. It’s a business changer. It’s one of the three vital behaviors. It is something that I personally wouldn’t be doing if i wasn’t coaching. If you, in general, want to be a better person: personal development. If you want to improve your relationships: personal development. It’s something that will grow you, and help you, in turn, grow your business.
My favorite is podcasts. Its an app that you download to your phone. Its free. It has inspirational and motivational speakers doing podcasts from all over. My favorites are Shilling Johnson, Entrepreneur on Fire, and School of Greatness. Those are just a few of my favorites, but I have browsed around and branched out and have tried other ones too. I download the ones that apply to me, ones that I need improvement on. When I was running over the summer, I would plug in and listen to those downloaded podcasts. That’s how I got my personal development in. I want you to think.. mindless activities, that you could do mindful activities like listening to an audio book, or a podcast. Running and training over the summer is a perfect opportunity. Then winter hit, and I’m not outside training anymore. But there are certain workouts that I can do, that I’ve done enough times or that are not as detailed, that I turn down the trainer's voice and turn up the personal development. And still follow my workout, and get a great workout in. You could also listen to personal development podcasts while doing laundry, because you are just sorting clothes. Or while you are doing dishes or cleaning the house. Think of something that you do that doesn’t take a lot of thought that you could plug in and listen to a podcast of personal development. Then you can’t have the excuse that you didn’t have enough time.
When it comes to books (the written word), you have to take time to sit down and focus. As a mom, when I was nursing I would pull out my personal development book. (This doesn’t apply to dads as much) I would use those 10-15 minutes towards personal development reading, instead of wasting time. Obviously, first thing in the morning, while you’re laying in bed, if you can turn on the light and get your personal development in, go for it. Or, I come down into my office first thing in the morning and I can get it in while the kids are sleeping. Same thing in the evening, right before you go to bed.
I suggest scheduling it in. As with anything, it is easier to do it if it is on my schedule. You can set an appointment that is personal development time. That way, when someone calls and says “Hey do you want to do something?” you can say, “hmm, I’ve got an appointment at that time.” Obviously, you might not do it to that extreme but schedule it in and do it every single day. Start with 10 minutes. It’s like with anything, start small and then work into it. Right now, I’m a year into the coaching business with BeachBody and I put in a least an hour of personal development a day, with audio and written. I’m a part of a mastermind group, where we have a book that were reading and each week we discuss a chapter. That’s one option to do with your teams, to choose a book that everyone’s reading, and then get together once a week to discuss it. That’s another great way to implement personal development. Those are some of my tips for getting used to and making it a part of your everyday life and in turn, improving your business. Definitely one of the three vital behaviors that you don’t want to leave out. It is easy to do, and easy not to do, but make sure you do it!
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