Personal Development and Capacity Building

Personal Development

• A child grows up to become an adult, and inside everyone is all they can be, but may never be unless they explore and develop themselves.
• The future of raw materials is a finished product, and a finished product is more valuable than a raw material.
• We need to grow to become all that we were created to be.

Definition of Personal Development

• Personal development is a lifelong process of identifying where we are compared to where we need to be and doing what it takes to bridge the gap.
• It is the commitment to the continuous expansion of one's ability and skills for the purpose of destiny actualization.

Areas of Personal Development

• Spirituality
• Academics
• Emotional Intelligence
• Communication
• People Skills

Benefits of Personal Development

• Realising one's potentials, as expressed by Thomas Edison: "If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."
• Sustaining relevance, making oneself important in issues that matter, as expressed by Abraham Lincoln: "I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday."
• Being unstoppable, as expressed by John Mason: "People who live defensively never rise above average."
• Motivation to keep moving forward, as expressed by Abraham Lincoln: "I am a slow walker, but I never walk back."