I have once a friend who was extremely curious as to why I’m so interested with the pursuit over self improvement, or personal growth. She was just absolutely amazed at the number of self-help audio I have on my iPod. She did not understand why I was so interested in listening and reading to this sort of audio. She did not understand why I was so interested in improving myself when I am, according to her, too young.

Many would not understand why I am interested to improve myself in this area.  My answer was simple: I wanted to live a better life.

The Big “Why”- My Journey

The pursuit of self improvement is something which is always very personal. Different individuals have different meaning attached to self improvement. We all go in pursuit of self improvement to fulfill different needs. Some go in search to improve their career, some for inspiration, while for me; it was just a spiritual search. Self improvement helps us understand ourselves better. It provides an avenue for which we have to be honest to ourselves. To really know who we are, at what level of life we are, and where we are heading in our lives. Read the rest of this entry »