The Little Book of Personal Development: Second Edition

By Tony Nutley

This book is for you if you are new to the idea of personal development, or if you feel like the time has come for you to begin some self analysis and set new goals for your future.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Mar 28, 2011
• ISBN: 9781447542537

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The Little Book of Personal Development

By

Tony Nutley

Copyright © 2008 Tony Nutley

ISBN 978-1-84799-490-5

Second Edition

Published by Lulu / UKCPD Press

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The Little Book of Personal Development may not be used for commercial purposes without written permission.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, printed or electronic, without permission from the author.

Cover design by Dhugal Dennison

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Dedication

I would like to dedicate this publication to my parents

Malcolm & Margaret

Thanks for teaching me how to think, not what to think and thanks for giving me the sort of love that lives on in everything I do.

You guys are amazing, big love always.

Your loving son

Tony

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to all those that have inspired and taught me the basic principles and benefits of personal development. I would like to thank the following people for their discoveries, wisdom and positive vision of the human spirit and the belief that we can all grow and become more.

Richard Bandler, John Grinder, Robert Dilts, Jim Rohn, and a host of others that have contributed so much to the field of personal development.

There are a few people that I feel need to be singled out and thanked for their massive contribution to the success of the last volume of this book. The following names have contributed more than they will ever know and I thank them from the bottom of my heart.

Dhugal Dennison unending support.

Paolo Frijia for being a taxi driver and always on hand with a glass of wine.

Lee Andrews for proofreading and constructive feedback.

Steven Curtis for being a great PR person.

Jai Garcia for his enthusiasm and energy.

Chris Rasey for his endless encouragement.

John Marsden for being, well … John.

Sharon Sullivan for her energy and support.

Arlene Carson for her endless support and insights.

Bruce Clarke for lighting the fire.

And Robert Dilts for his friendship and the SFM™ program that was the impetus for producing this book.

Guys, thanks for everything.

Introduction: My Story

I left school with little or no formal qualifications; I had not enjoyed the school system. That said, I left school full of optimism and I had big dreams about how successful I was going to be.

I soon learned that the world can be a real "dream destroyer" and the daily grind can soon chip away at your energy and optimistic outlook. In no time at all I was in a full time job that I did not really enjoy, had amassed a reasonable measure of personal debt and had developed a chronic lack of vision for my personal future, had lost my passion for life and had begun to lose my confidence and optimistic approach to life.

By chance I came across a series of personal development programs and they completely transformed my entire life. I would never have thought I would live the life I now live.

I now enjoy a life that is both challenging and fulfilling, I get to meet and work with some of the most incredible people, run my own business and return to formal education as a University Lecturer.

This journey has been amazing, fun and downright mind-blowingly satisfying. I wrote this book because I have personally experienced the transforming power of personal development, and NLP in particular.

After I published the first edition of this book I was amazed at the amount of positive feedback I received. The key theme that seems to have contributed to the success of the first edition was the easy to read style, short and concise and dealt with personal development in a way that was not over intellectualized or playing to a specific audience.

The reason for this second edition is twofold, the first one is a confession; there are mistakes (spelling) in the first edition that were not picked up in proofreading. The second reason is even simpler, I just wanted to add more information and change the text font and layout to make it easier to read.

So a good question would be what’s new in this second edition? I have added to two new chapters, additional quotations that I feel are both inspiring and uplifting, more stories that coach some new coaching questions and I have generally refreshed the entire text.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank personally all of those individuals who have purchased the first edition of this book and taken the time to send me their reviews