Professional Growth Can Only Be a Byproduct of Personal Growth

Often, we seek professional growth primarily for the possible opportunities it may bring and the potential increased monetary income.

With this in mind, we tend to solely stick to trying to grow professionally, such as enrolling in different courses and trainings related to the field we're in, while neglecting all the other areas that need growth too.

Any type of growth requires that you let the old you die and let the new you rise, over and over. Without that, it becomes a mammoth task to grow in any area without having personal growth.

Inasmuch as you take up courses and training for professional growth, do the same for your personal development.

For example, you may need professional growth to step up the ladder in your field, yet you are still the same person you were when you were starting out as an intern. That may be the one hindrance that is blocking you from taking that step forward.

But many people do not see it this way. They point to other factors if they fail to attain the professional growth they desire, completely ignoring their personal development first.

You may be fully qualified to grow in your profession, but find yourself stagnant due to the fact that you have not grown an inch in your personal life. You still have a low EQ you had when you were a teenager, you still feel entitled like you were after graduating from varsity, or you still have the "you can't tell me shit attitude" you had while we were in high school.

This is the disastrous mistake many people who have not found the light make.

How all other areas of your life turn out, including your professional life, are all a byproduct of your personal life. You cannot see growth without having grown.

We all grow with age, but some remain children mentally, spiritually, and intellectually. And that's what keeps them in the same place even though they may desperately want to move.

Do not merely aim to acquire what you desire - first, aim to be the person who can handle those desires.

Once you can focus on your personal growth, you have done half the job needed to grow and be content in other areas of your life.