Love Relationship and Self-Development - Any Meeting Point?

What is self development?

Self or Personal development is a process of individual self-development and the development of others. At the level of the individual, personal development includes goals, plans or actions oriented towards one or more of the following aims:

improving self-awareness
improving self-knowledge
building or renewing identity
developing strengths or talents
identifying or improving potential
building employability or human capital
enhancing lifestyle or the quality of life
fulfilling aspirations
defining and executing personal development plans

In a successful relationship, the partners are involved in a program of personal development.

One of the keys to real intimacy is openness. Only mature people can afford to be merely open with each other. In a relationship where both of you are continually building up your self-esteem by reading, attending seminars and mixing with other like minded people, it accelerates the rate of personal development which reflects directly on the health of your relationship. In a relationship where self development is given no priority, the partners become stunted mentally, emotionally and spiritually thereby hindering the growth of the relationship. There is usually no real intimacy because the partners are not maturing and leaving behind immature and insecure behavior. The more you expand your consciousness by reading and connecting with brighter minds, the easier it becomes for you to be open and intimate with your partner.

Never think that after marriage everything has ended, rather it is the beginning of another new relationship. You need to accommodate one another because you will start to experience different behavior from one another.

About this Author

Abu 'Aisha Davies is the CEO of Da-Rain Services, a publishing, consulting and training organization.

He is one of the top thinkers in the area of personal, relational and business development.

As one of the top speakers in the area of relationship and business success, he is in high demand speaking to thousands of people each year. He is a speaker, Consultant and Entrepreneur. He writes, Counsels and speaks on Relationship and Business Development. He is happily married with a loving child. You can read his free contents here http://marriagematter.wordpress.com/.

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