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Self Improvement Tips for 2022
What a year.
Whilst the pandemic ceases to end, I can at least say I’ve ticked off many of the personal growth goals I set myself this time last year and turn to the new year with a clean slate, fresh goals, and a determination to succeed.
With this in mind, it’s time to go over some personal growth reminders for experienced, and novice, personal growth enthusiasts. If 2021 wasn’t your year, there’s no reason 2022 can’t not. The pandemic may bring with it restraints on our external wishes but when it comes to internal work, there is always time to work on ourselves.
Here are 4 personal growth tips to remember for the New Year.
1. Make Use of The Past But Don’t Get Lost In It
In retrospect, the past 3 years of my personal growth work have brought with it one overriding theme: Remaining present.
As someone who was prone to rumination, overthinking, and self-depreciation, the past may as well have been my second reality rather than the well of knowledge I ought to have returned to from time to time. Nowadays, I keep both feet in the present and only turn to the past when necessary.
The past is to be learned from and to be used to help guide motives in the present — not a source of constant misery that many of…
