Who are you personal development?

Literature would like to call personal development anything that aims to elevate oneself.

To rise is to go ever higher, to surpass one's limits, to explore the infinity of one's deepest aspirations.

But personal development goes much further. It offers each individual the opportunity to reclaim their identity , their soul, their value, their unique talents. It invites us to cultivate gratitude for life, to revive the desire to be fully oneself: a man, a woman of value , in all the nobility and richness of this word.

There are infinite paths to access one's desires, to realize one's dreams, just as there are a thousand and one ways to become who one really is . Because finding oneself is a unique process, a deeply personal journey.

As I often say, we are self-sufficient . Long before the injunctions of our parents, our grandparents or society, we know, deep down, what is good for us. But often, we forget it. And this forgetting begins at birth. We are educated, we are instilled with beliefs, we are shown well-trodden paths, we are taught an attitude to adopt… We are taught to be “perfect”, but according to the criteria of others.

Now, true perfection only exists when it emanates from our soul. It is born from what we are deep down, from this unique energy that drives us. Finding one's perfection means reconnecting with one's essence, with this inner flame that only asks to shine.

And this is the very essence of life: to find one's perfection , one's truth, one's uniqueness. It is our ultimate mission, the founding choice of our existence.

Fortunately, life offers us multiple tools, as many resources to take the reins of our destiny.

Working on yourself means diving into your emotions, healing your wounds, calming your fears, and releasing those invisible brakes that prevent us from making our own choices, those that resonate with our deepest being. It means moving towards absolute freedom, that of living with all soul and conscience .

Because ultimate freedom lies in one essential thing: the freedom to be fully oneself .

One day, in an intimate reflection, I asked this question: "Who are you, personal development?"

And he answered me, with disarming simplicity and infinite power: “I am.”

Angelique CHAPUIS