The 5 Stages of Personal Growth
Personal growth is not linear. We know this by now but can we divide it up into some sort of sequential process?
That’s what I aim to do today.
Here are, in my opinion, the 5 stages of personal growth. Disclaimer: Being fluid in nature, residing in one stage doesn’t mean we can’t fall back into the one below us. We can make positive changes in our life, but we can also make negative ones.
For now, these are what I believe to be the 5 stages of personal growth. Let me know your thoughts in the comments as to where you believe you are and if you have your own version of this life-changing process.
1. The Realization Phase
This is where our awareness begins to blossom. Like a big bang, our awareness explodes into all areas of our life. Some would call this the “awakening” phase and I agree. It’s the stage where everything in our life is brought to our attention.
The relationships that don’t serve us, the behaviors we’ve been carrying out that have sabotaged our success, the beliefs we’ve held true that have limited our potential, the job we’ve been working at that doesn’t satisfy us. The veil has lifted and we see everything with 20/20 vision.
Hard truths can be hard to stomach as we take accountability for the way we’ve…
