Personal Development Is More Important Than Professional Development
 
A lot of people put a lot of emphasis on professional and career development but don’t put enough on personal development.
In this episode, I discuss why your personal development is more important than your career.
Why should you focus on what’s happening on the inside rather than external issues and develop yourself besides your career? Besides, I dive deep into analyzing what’s stopping you from realizing your full potential and being the best version of yourself.
 
Highlights From The Episode
[02:34] Importance of personal development
[04:34] Focusing on the wrong things
[06:00]My coaching philosophy
[08:26] Acknowledging that you are a person outside of your career
[09:42] Who you are is who you bring into your career
[12:04] Self-work and self-awareness
[14:55] Analyzing what is stopping you from becoming who you want
[15:17] Focusing on being the best you
 
Notable Quotes
●“You have to become the person you need to be, get the kind of job you want, or even have the kind of career you want.”
●A job title or even a specific amount of money will not change how you feel about yourself.
●If you don’t attend to something, it won’t grow.
●When you as a person start to grow and mature, you start to work on yourself and put yourself first. You will be surprised how opportunities will line up.
●Being self-aware is one of the most important traits you can ever have in life.
●When you’re not self-aware, you’ll keep a victim mindset.
●Don’t just focus on having the best career. Focus on being the best you. Once you leave that job, you have to deal with yourself.
●You can’t focus only on the goal. You have to focus on the person you will become as you reach the goal.
 
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??‍? About Alicia Perkins is a leading authority in the career & professional development space. Alicia calls upon her decade of experience as an HR executive recruiter and hiring manager to teach professionals how to step into more purposeful & fulfilling careers with clarity & strategy. As the founder of Prepared Careers LLC, Alicia relies on her exemplary teaching strategies and personal branding techniques to serve professionals & audiences worldwide. To date, she has helped more than 2,000 clients across 4 continents step into their dream roles.