Personal development is about building skills throughout the course of your life, allowing you to establish (and achieve) the goals which will, ultimately, lead you to feeling happier and more fulfilled. It’s something to be aware of whether you’re a student or graduate, mid-career professional or have retired, or whether you’re a stay-at-home parent. It’s never too late (or too early) to explore new passions. And the time spent working on your personal developments should always be considered an invaluable investment in yourself, and as time well spent.
What’s more, this type of investment can seriously boost your chances of promotion and career advancement, not to mention your earning power, self-esteem and confidence plus personal and professional satisfaction. Meanwhile, by learning new skills you place yourself in a strong position to navigate a changing employment landscape. It puts you in charge of your own success.
You may also find you build a stronger professional network, while strengthening your interpersonal skills so that you forge more positive and productive working relationships with colleagues and others.
So every new connection you make, every skill you learn, can lead to something greater. And making the deliberate decision to invest in your career and yourself is key to grabbing control of your own future.
When it comes to training courses specifically, you’ll find a huge range, taught by excellent instructors and aimed at catering to widely varied interests and aspirations.
If you’re ready to take the next step on your personal growth journey, here are a couple of ideas:
**1.)** **Training as a nutritional therapist**
A nutritional therapy course could be ideal for you if you have an interest in nutrition, and want to help people to improve their health. The role will suit you if you have a friendly, calm and professional manner, great communication skills and enjoy solving problems.
Nutritional therapists aim to identify the root cause of either a diagnosed health condition or symptom and treat it via dietary mineral or vitamin supplement, as necessary.
With the right training, you’ll be able to guide clients towards enduring changes to their diet and lifestyle. You’ll also develop the business sense you need to set up your own practice. Many courses also include a research project.
And, once you’ve complete your training, you’ll be able to register with the professional body, the British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT). and the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council (CNHC), the UK regulator.
**2.)** **Talk to a wellbeing coach**
It may not have crossed your mind to hire an executive wellbeing coach before now. But these specialists help clients work on their health and wellbeing while developing the skills they need to succeed as business leaders.
A professional like this can help you to establish individual goals, identify any potential obstacles which may lie in the way and boost motivation. These coaches are experts in behavioural change, and work in a very person-focused way. So they’re no prescriptive and don’t give direct advice, but encourage clients to see what they need to do themselves.
With their help, you’ll be able to identify what you need to move forward with your career and the steps you need to take to progress your personal development so that you realise your full potential.
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