Welcome to the second part of the article! I am going to talk today about professional and personal growth. Steps that you can take today to build a better version of your own self until the point where you become a Number 1. It is a very noble goal to have and I am here to help you.
In the First Part of this article, I gave you two first steps you need to take for your personal and career growth. The steps to achieve your goal and to become a Number 1 in what you do. I translated a roadmap that Igor Mann, the most successful business coach in Russia, has created. I explained how to create Your Personal Vision, and how to create your target, your ultimate goal.
Let me recreate the roadmap for you:
Have a look at the picture above. You see four segments, four different sections or directions if you may. We start from the top left corner when we perform Self-Audit and then start moving clockwise.
I am going to go in details on every single aspect of this mindmap with you in different articles, providing you with books to read and self-assessments to make. By the end of the day, these two articles are going to become central pieces of the web of useful material and best practices.
You have to continuously improve by getting certifications, qualifications, and self-study in your field and related fields as well. Try to expand your area of expertise within each year.
“Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing.” ~ William Butler Yeats.
The most important bit here is to set up your improvement priorities clear depending on your current situation.
There are many ways for you to improve professionally, here are the ones I love the most: