Why is a personal development program so important? Well, here are 10 potential outcomes that can positively change your life as you consistently invest in personal growth strategies.

1. Gain between 10 and 15 additional forty-hour work weeks per year (multiply one to two hours a day by 365 days a year) by applying more productive time management methods each day.
2. Increase your production by 10%-50% without investing more time and effort by improving your selling, networking and negotiation skills.
3. Place yourself ahead of 85% of the population and increase by 90% your odds of achieving financial independence by retirement age simply by having a sound financial philosophy and proven investment plan.
4. Improve your ability to be a more effective and loving parent, spouse and friend by improving your relational skills.
5. Improve your looks, confidence, energy, quality and length of life by having a consistent health/fitness philosophy and maintaining a health plan.
6. Increase every level of performance related to your company, staff and individual performance, as well as all your personal relationships, by mastering the art of communication.
7. Achieve a sense of purpose behind every action as well as increase your long-term success quotient by 95% by having a set of clearly defined 10-year goals.
8. Multiply your efforts and have a positive influence over a larger sphere of people by learning effective leadership and management skills.
9. Affect large groups of people at one time and place yourself in the upper echelon of your particular industry by learning how to give effective presentations to audiences.
10. Gain perspective, encouragement and motivation versus falling prey to the numerous pitfalls and down times so many people are faced with on a daily basis by having the consistent influence of top performers, role models, coaches and mentors in your life.

Following are some good personal growth and motivational resources I recommend.

Access Abundance
Do you feel you’re not good enough, can’t do enough, don’t have enough? Learn from Teresa Romain how you can access the abundance you have in your life today.

Using Positive Affirmations by Zig Ziglar
Here’s a proven technique that works miracles in many lives. Be sure to download and print Zig Ziglar’s Self-Talk Card.