Comments on: What to do if Personal Development goals become an obsession

By: karim

karim — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:25:57 +0000

Very thoughtfull post on Personal Development . It should be very much helpfull.

By: Find yourself with a smile...

Find yourself with a smile... — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:40:18 +0000

I’ve gotta say, Patrick, your number one rule is pretty powerful… If you don’t love it… why do it? If you believe you have to do it, then you might as well make it fun…

It’s interesting that you brought up meditation… I see meditation in virtually everything… as I write this, I am breathing deeply, splitting my focus between the breath and writing… and gently returning my focus every time it drifts.

But this is a result of my own path. Meditation has become a deep part of my life. There are many other methods and practices out there that will work powerfully for a wide variety of people… as you say, you must follow your passion… Rumi’s path was through dancing… which sounds beautiful to me… but I’m afraid I’m not much of a dancer.

Thanks for this, Patrick… I occasionally get caught up and forget just how much I enjoy smiling!

By the way, what’s your other blog?

keep smiling,

Ben

By: Nothing profound

Nothing profound — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:13:43 +0000

Personal development and happiness must go hand in hand. If you’re seeking happiness through self-development, you will never be happy.

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:12:17 +0000

Good post! One should embark on their journey of personal development by having no goals at all. Once you set goals, then you are limiting yourself, as well as being trapped in the movement of time which can postpone “action”.

So the aim should be to:
* be goalless;
* be timeless;

The above should invoke timeless action towards limitless development and growth.