The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur

October 3Growth Data

Progress, in the sense of acquisition, is something; but progress in the sense of being, is a great deal more. To grow higher, deeper, wider, as the years go on; to conquer difficulties, and acquire more and more power; to feel all one's faculties unfolding, and truth descending into the soul,—this makes life worth living.

James Freeman Clarke—Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

Few debate the positive aspects of personal growth and the progress it bodes.

But what exactly is growth? What are the metrics? In business we set growth goals and define key indicators to track our progress. In life, in the pursuit of self-reliance we have no such objective measures.

So, what's the plan?

It starts, like all tracking, with identifying what you are going to measure. But the tricky part here is now you need to come face to face with what exactly it is you're trying to grow. Just getting better won't cut it.

So is it happier, stronger, more fulfilling relationships? Or maybe richer, more successful, less stressful?

Oh, and are these even the right things? And what do we need to measure to detect growth? And can we have them all at the same time?

The only way to measure your personal growth is to pay attention to how you're thinking, feeling, doing, and being in real time day after day. Do you feel less stressed today? How did you handle that conversion? What are you assessing as right or wrong in a team member's presentation?

Mindfully witnessing ...