The Challenge of Adult Personal Development

By Eric Scott

The Martial Arts Perspective

I have an awesome job. I teach full-time, and get to use karate and self-defense as a conveyance for personal development for kids and adults. The kids get it that they are meant to be learning full-time, and their mom and dad invest in them. The parents are rather more of a challenge when faced with their own personal development. At times , adults would prefer to sacrifice than set aside the time for their own development plan. Some adults think it's egotistic - that learning and personal development is an indulgence.



Lifelong Learning

Learning is not a luxurious excess , but it's a past-time; nonetheless learning is the sole past-time that gives a return on the investment of time and money. We are the majority of the way through 2015. My clients hear it from me one or more times per month. Next year will be the same as this year, excepting these three things - the people you've met, the books you've read, and the things you are better at. Human connections, knowledge, and abilities.

Beginning an Israeli Krav Maga self-defense program is empowering but might not be for everyone, but the plan has to include something that is challenging and time-bound. One issue is that the sorts of goals we will be able to set and enjoy don't appear courageous. But the reality is that if we aren't growing a little, we are dying a little bit.



A Basic Development Plan:

I am not getting preachy with adults, but when I get questions, I share an instance of what I do every month:

Read one book a month on an engaging topic

Make a short list of work and personal skills I want to work on, and do it. Not moving mountains, small things. Lynda.com can be a great resource for this. I learned video modifying, which is excellent for private and business. There's a boom in learning possibilities for anything you'd want to learn - including my online Krav Maga programs.

Put the telephone down and strike up an interesting conversation with somebody at the coffee shop once a week, and spend 20 minutes learning about what she or he does. It's the most straightforward place in the world to have a real conversation, without having to "network. " (Yuck)

The months roll by and I I never have time I'd like. Neither will you. It's satisfying to understand I am making a tiny bit of progress at a time, which is coincidentally also the key to progress in self-defense skills.

About the Author:

Eric Scott is a professional self-defense skills instructor and creator of Self-defense Global . Self-defense Global offers gear, training, and coaching missions for a safer life. He offers a free video introductory class that has additional information than most paid programs including a week of video lessons, and a free electronic book.