600 Personal Development Exercises
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HOMEWORK One of my colleagues always clarifies with me at the end of the call, as to what her homework is. But she is not asking me to give her homework. She is reflecting on the pages of notes that she’s already taken, and the information we have discussed. She is processing what she needs to do next. After every conversation and every interaction, we too, also have homework to do. If we could just take a moment to clarify, and write it down. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What is your homewotk from the last two conversations that you had? 2. What is your homework from this interaction? 3. How will you make sure you do not miss your homework in future?  Day 485 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises TAKE-AWAY A popular Coaching technique is to ask at the end of the conversation, 'What has been the biggest 'take-away' for you from our session?' In other words 'What is clearer for you?' or 'What is your priority for moving forward?' We can reverse this, and ask ourselves after every meeting or conversation 'What was my biggest take-away?' 'What have I learnt?' 'What is my key action point?' And write down our take-away notes. This is a practical way of harvesting from all our activities, as we go through our day. In this way, we become our own Coach, gathering value from every meeting, every activity and every conversation. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What's your take-away from this exercise? 2. Get a 'take-away' notebook so that you gather value from every meeting, every activity and every conversation.  Day 472 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises A NEW NOTEBOOK It’s always a strange feeling starting a new notebook, and writing on that first page. It’s like a new baby, full of potential and ready to tell all her stories. It’s the same routine for both, daily feeds and each day, a new chapter unfolds. Your notebook and your baby, both reflections of you in their own way. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Is it time to start a new notebook? 2. Are you ready to capture all that is happening within and around you? 3. What will you write first in your new notebook? Day 399 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
BE ALWAYS BEGINNING You have a lifetime of experience and no past to carry. Be always beginning. You have a lifetime of learning and everything to understand. Be always beginning. You have a lifetime of knowledge with wisdom yet to arrive. Be always beginning. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What are you beginning? 2. Think about all aspects of who you are - your experience, your learning and your knowledge. Where can you begin again with each of these? Day 365 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
VALUE ADDED When we go through our list of previous jobs and roles, we tend to think of the title, responsibilities and payment. We may even reflect on the people we worked with and some of the work we did. And if we keep going we get to that same point in every role, and hope that we did something good, something that lasts. We also realise that our presence becomes embedded as value added in the lives of others, who after we leave, take their turn and make their contribution. So remember, our job outcomes are realised long after we are gone. And when we look back we see that we did something good, something that lasts. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Who did you add value for? 2. How are your job outcomes growing in each role or job that you had? Day 330 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
JOURNAL A new notebook. A new chapter. A new beginning. New thoughts. New words. New writing. A fresh start. A different path. A day in my life. An amazing journey. An unfolding story. An everlasting process. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. Get a Journal. 2. Write in it every morning. Day 302 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
LENDING LIBRARY Go to your bookshelf. Look through your collection. And choose a book that you haven’t read for years. Go to your past and rediscover this time. And bring it forward, anew. To all that is now.Go to your bookshelf. Look through your collection. And choose a book, that you haven’t read for years Go to your past and rediscover that time. Then bring it forward, anew, to all that is now. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Go to your bookshelf and read something from a book you had a few years ago. 2. What does this say to you now? Day 265 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
MULTI-STORY We choose how to spend our time, how to live our life and what our priorities are. It is these choices, that create the picture, or canvas, that captures all that we are. And sometimes we make the wrong choices and the wrong decisions. But we can start again. We can paint over our canvas. We can make new decisions, better choices. So, many layers and stories are built up over the years. All is embedded on this one canvas. This is our gift to the world, enabling us to leave behind all that we are. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What does your canvas show at the moment? 2. What layers have been covered over? How many? Day 246 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
PRODUCTION COMPANY From the words that you write these are lines to be spoken. There are songs to be sung and thoughts to be owned. There are moments to be savoured and truths to be uncovered. There are ways to be taken and a life to be discovered. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What words are you writing? 2. Begin to keep a journal, capture your thoughts every day and create you own production company. Day 239 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
COMBINE HARVESTER Our personal harvesting is an ongoing, everlasting, outpouring of our experience, knowledge, expertise and love. Our collective harvesting, is a daily torrent of all that we need for ourselves and the world, now and forever. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What are you harvesting each day? 2. How are you using your experience, knowledge and expertise to build love? 3. How are you encouraging others to harvest? 4. What are you building together through collective harvesting? Day 232 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
SORTING CENTRE Life doesn’t come in ready-made boxes. Everything is not sorted for us like a ready meal. No, bits and pieces arrive as demands are made, responsibilities press on us and work need to be done. And alongside all of this we have our own personal thoughts, our hopes and worries, and our memories and disappointments. Yes, life comes at us in a real mixed up way. And our task is to sort this and try and make sense of it. So when people say to me 'Are your writings religious?' or 'Are they about business and work, or about personal development?' 'Are they about spirituality, or more about love and kindness?' I think that they are really asking the question of themselves. In which box do I put this? Please place it anywhere, if it helps you. I don’t mind, for I’m just passing on the mixed-up thoughts as they come. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. Which box do you place this perspective in? 2. What is your favourite box - and your least favourite box? Day 212 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
DICTATION In this moment a thought is born, and the idea comes. The words flow and the writing takes shape. Ready to share. Every moment holds a thought, so let your ideas come. Let your words flow and your writing take shape. And get ready to share. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE. 1. Start a journal today. Capture your thoughts throughout the day. Write in your journal every day. 2. Review your writings once a week. What do they tell you? Day 205 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
HOURLY RATE Don’t just work for money. Work for the asset you can create from that time. Think of the conversation, the experience, the new knowledge and the case study and the learning you have just received. What can you pull out or ‘harvest’ from this time at work? What have you learned? Who have you met? What were the points of interest? What is new or different that you can share with others? We work to be better equipped to advise, train or help others. We work to develop and build upon our expertise or key message. We work to collect new information for our next book, or service or product. So, don’t sell your time just for money. Explore the potential in every situation at work and play, and harvest from this. After your work has finished write down all that you have been given, for this is where the real value is. Your hourly rate is measured not just in money. Your hourly rate is measured by all that your work contains, how much you harvest and then what you share. This is the gift you must not leave unused. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What can you harvest from your work and play yesterday? 2. Where was the real value? 3. Remember to harvest every day - and capture all that you have been given. Day 164 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
COMMUNICATION SKILLS Uncover your message. Write your words. Capture your stories. Keep a journal. Update it each day. Include your case studies. Harvest all that you are. For the world needs your grace and your love. Start a blog. Post your updates. Publish your books. Create your courses. Record your podcasts. Make your videos. Share all that you are. For the world needs your grace and your love. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What have you seen and learned over the years? 2. What are your messages for the world? Day 157 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
LIFE SENTENCE In this moment a thought is born and the idea comes. The words flow and the writing takes shape. Ready to share. Every moment holds a thought. So let your ideas come, your words flow and your writing take shape. You’re ready to share. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Create a moment each day just to catch your thoughts..... 2. Remember, our thoughts are unique and they are our treasure. How can we share these? Day 155 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
DAILY BLOG Start your daily blog today. Grab a notebook. Put day one on the first page. And write something. This is a blog for you, not for the world. Not for marketing your products or promoting your expertise. This is your daily feedback, conversation and notes for yourself. It’s your life training manual. To underpin all that you do. These are the words that tell you what’s really happening around you and within you. It’s only for you. And as you build your blog day by day you will see themes develop, ideas flourish and a plan emerge. You will build a greater sense of who you really are. Every day write your blog. Grab a notebook start today. It is here where seeds can be planted and flourish. For if you write it down It can become real. Capture what’s happening or isn’t happening. Capture all the joy and gratitude and all that causes you pain. For your daily blog is an ongoing conversation with all that really matters. Start your daily blog today. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What would like to say to yourself today? 2. And how will yourself respond? Day 123 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
HARVEST Every conversation is a story. Every person we meet is a case study. Every situation offers options. Every thought can open a new door. Every job teaches us new skills. Every task produces opportunities. Every memory holds real treasure for we grow through all things. Every moment holds an asset for us enabling us to make sense of life, helping us with a different perspective and to find our best way. So, do not forget your stories, please write down your case studies, explore all of your options and open new doors. Harvest all that you are today. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. Begin to build your 'harvest' files and folders on your computer or laptop. Start to collect all your experience, notes, writings, reports, ideas and stories together into relevant folders. Begin today. 2. What will you harvest from yesterday and today? 3. Devote some time to harvesting every day. Look at what is emerging for you..... Day 47 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
WEALTH CREATION The contract for sharing called the seller and buyer is flawed because it involves the exchange of money. This excludes so many who may wish to benefit from your products, services or experience. People may never know the value of what you can offer or simply may not have the money to buy. They may live in other parts of the world where the cost of your expertise is beyond their reach. Give away your stuff for free, build real relationships and create a sharing global economy where all can participate equally. For your real wealth lies not in limited financial transactions but in the spread of your gifts outwards and onwards for ever. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. What are the three greatest gifts (knowledge, experience or expertise) that you have been blessed with? 2. How can you begin today to share just one of these with others for free? Day 11 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
JOB SPECIFICATION Your life is changing. It will not be the same again. You will not go back to where you were. You’ve already gone off in a different direction and are doing things differently. Living in different ways. Stop and take stock. Capture what has been good and cherish these things. Do not lose what you’ve become. A high price has been paid by many for what we have been given. We carry their dreams and go forward as we build a different way. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE 1. How has your life changed as a result of recent events? 2. What have you to cherish? 3. How will you use this learning and period of discovery to build a different way? Day 5 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises
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