600 Personal Development Exercises
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INVESTMENT STRATEGY When we speak of investment we think of the financial return on our money. But this is not investment, this is just making more money – or trying to. If we really want a return on our resources then we should invest in the skills, experience knowledge and shared passions of all the people that we know and those we don’t know. And we don’t do this for financial gain. We do it because we have money and because we can help them to become what they should be. This is real investment, helping people to be all they can be and in turn enabling us to be who we should be. When we die we will have no money. We can’t take it with us. So, plan to invest all you can and watch the fruits grow while you’re still here. Create ripples of goodness. Plant seeds of hope. Invest in all that is positive and kind. Make your mark on all those you meet. Invest your time helping others. Go way beyond duty or expectation. Surprise others with your commitment, your energy, your enthusiasm and your spirit. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Who is your investment strategy focussed on? 2. What is the return on your resources? Day 74 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
CLIMATE CHANGE Throw open the windows. Kick open the doors. Let the sunshine in. It’s been dull and dreary here for too long. It’s sapped your energy and killed your enthusiasm. Escape from the prison of expectation, routine and just getting by. All is there before you. Waiting expectantly. And now you are free. Go to new places Meet everyone who needs you Work with them and make a difference. Explode now with warmth Do everything you should Do all that you can. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. How will you escape from the prison of expectation, routine and just getting by? 2. What will you do with this new freedom? Day 73 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
TRIAL AND ERROR My failings remind me that I am still on the right path. They point me again in the right direction. They encourage me as I start again. This is not about determination or effort. Rather it is about the gift of grace which opens the window to let the light in. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What are your failings? 2. How would you describe the gift of grace that enables you to start again? Day 72 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
PRIORITIES I’ve run out of time. I tick the boxes get halfway through but the end of the list never gets done. I just don’t have the time. I start afresh each day. I re-write my list and put my priorities at the top. But the important tasks never get done. I run out of time. It’s the same routine as I set out the tasks. And then it hits me that the real stuff never even gets onto my list. Never gets done. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What is the real stuff for you? 2. How will you rethink and reorganise your day to get the real stuff done? Day 71 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
HONOURS LIST I worry about what has happened forgetting all is a privilege. I regret the mess I’ve made forgetting all is a privilege. I feel disappointed by what I’ve done forgetting all is a privilege. Each day brings an ongoing torrent of privileges, opportunities and gifts. Irrespective of how well I manage these the torrent continues. And so, as I try to embrace what happens today I remember that all is a privilege. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What privileges, opportunities and gifts have you already received today? 2. How will you embrace and use these? Day 70 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
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