Personality Development is the enhancing of personality competencies to ensure success in personal and professional lives. It is the development of organized patterns of behaviors and attitudes. While certain personality traits are definitely inborn, it is possible to cultivate other positive competencies through practice and discipline. After all our personality influences the way we think, the manner in which we behave and our patterns of interaction. Personality development instills confidence and helps in attaining higher goals.
Personality emerges early and continues to change in meaningful ways throughout your lifespan. It has a direct role to play in your career growth. Every job role demands specific personality competencies. You can work on cultivating these competencies and attain success in your job. However, some competencies are essential for overall development. Three important competencies that aid the career growth process are:
- Self-Esteem
Self-Esteem is of foremost importance because it enables you to stand strong in the face of adversity. If you have self-esteem you feel secure and worthwhile, have positive relationships with others, and feel confident about your abilities. Most importantly, you are open to learning, acquiring new skills and mastering them. No organization would like to recruit or promote a person with low self-esteem.
2. Communication Abilities
In any organization, good verbal and written communication abilities are vital to understand and deliver information and knowledge quickly and accurately. It is indeed a vital life competence—invaluable in personal as well as professional life. Organizational communication helps organizations to be successful. It is no wonder therefore that organizations crave for people with good communication abilities.
3. Passion
If you are passionate about what you do, then chances are that you will be happier and more productive. You will get a sense of fulfillment by doing a job that you feel passionate about. Passion will drive you to achieve your targets no matter how difficult they are. It will enable you to overcome obstacles and surmount challenges.