Personal Growth

and Change
To Live Our Life Fully
By: OLYMPIO
LARONA, JR

1. SELF-INVESTMENT

1. SELF-INVESTMENT
a. Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground
and dies, it can not bear fruit and have a life

b. Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

3 years without bearing fruit.
c. Some people choose a lonely and
desperate life by staying within the
comforts of a shell.

2. SELF-INVESTMENT is a Key to
Growth

a.Life offers us many Forms of Self-Investment.

1.The chance to meet new acquaintances and

develop deeper friendships among SOME.

Relationships are Essential because
your alternatives are LONELINESS;
ISOLATION; and EGO LOSS.
2.Opportunity of honing our skills and
potentials by taking on new responsibilities
i.e: accepting some apprehensions.
3.The chance to speak out thoughts and
feelings

2. SELF-INVESTMENT is a Key to
Growth

a.Life offers us many Forms of Self-Investment

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4.The possibility of experimenting on new
behaviors.
5.Getting involved in some Social Issues via
movements and organizations.
6.The triumph of making Personal Decisions
in life and making a difference

3. Self-Investment is a COURAGE TO TAKE a

RISKS

a.Risks may scare us but it is a

companion to GROWTH
b.NO GUTS, NO GLORY. A winner
never surrenders.
c.If we enumerate constantly the
WHAT IFs of every action we take,
most likely well never make the 1st
step

3. Self-Investment is a COURAGE TO TAKE a

RISKS
d. The CHOICE IS OURS
If risks are inevitable to self-investment, then risks
must be taken. But we must learn to distinguish
between Realistic Risk and the Unrealistic Risk.

3. Self-Investment is a COURAGE TO TAKE a

RISKS

What to Consider:
Is the risk I am taking in line
with my vision of myself?
Is it worth the trouble?
Am I prepared to live with
the consequences of such
risks?
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3. Self-Investment is a COURAGE TO TAKE a

RISKS

e. David Viscott said:

The risk you take depend on your vision of

yourself. If you go through life with NO IDEAL,
then anything you risk will not bring you lasting
joy and will never enhance your personal growth
and change. The risks worth taking are those
that lead you to create the best life possible for
yourself Somewhere behind every risk should
be a life worth risking for

3. Self-Investment is a COURAGE TO TAKE a

RISKS
f. Fear is the greatest enemy of Risking
Fear hold us back from fully experiencing life and love.
Fear will constantly immobilize us.
Gerald Jampolsky summarizes in his book on Inner
Peace:

Reflect on the many

opportunities for growth which
we have deprived ourselves
because of FEAR. Imagine how
much our lives would have
changed if fear had not stood in

3. Self-Investment is a COURAGE TO TAKE a

RISKS
g. How to Conquer Fear
1. TRUST in ourselves
2. TRUST in others

3. FAITH in God

3. Self-Investment is a COURAGE TO TAKE a

RISKS
If we only cultivate a DEEP SENSE of
KNOWING in our hearts that our inner being
is rooted in GOODNESS that it is affirmed in
every person we meet that we are moved
by a common spirit from above then all fear
will banish.

4. TAKE A TIME-OUT: To look at each of our

experiences and reflect on how they are
shaping the person that we are.

1.Travelling in Hi-speed vs Variety of Speed

2.Years of Unnecessary Pain
Respond or React?

3. Analogy of Toothaches

4. CHECK REGULARLY --- Am I becoming

a BETTER person or a BITTER person?