Is self help the best help?

[charan]

What is self help . how is this word self help related to personal development. what should one follow to develop him or her personally.and if we pray to the almighty can we develop our persoanlity?

[liquic]

Self-help is simply personal development without professional consulations - so reading books, doing personal development exercises, and listening to audio tapes and seminars - that sort of thing. There are a lot of self-help gurus who offer really complete packages. Look into Anthony Robbins and Brian Tracy, so just type in "self-help" or "personal development" in google to get started.

[SWM]

Self-help is simply personal development without professional consulations - so reading books, doing personal development exercises, and listening to audio tapes and seminars - that sort of thing. There are a lot of self-help gurus who offer really complete packages. Look into Anthony Robbins and Brian Tracy, so just type in "self-help" or "personal development" in google to get started.

i have heard of anthony robbins and brian tracey but i have never given either of them enough attention. are there any key messages or principles in their models?

[liquic]

I was given an Anthony Robbins book by a friend once but I didn't seem to "get it" at the time. Years later, I was ready for it. AR is basically NLP and using motivation to create the desire for a better life and then using NLP techniques to push up the confidence you'll need to get it. And, as we all know, confidence is the fuel that'll get you anywhere you want to go. He's very very American but if you can get past the "enthusiasm" he's fantastic. Very straight-forward and scientific - if he doesn't actually feel the need to back the science up. The guy has worked with Bill Clinton, Gorbachev, and Andre Agassi, so take him seriously. Brian Tracy is also great. Not as enthusiastic, but incredibly practical, organized and well articulated. He just outlines whole systems to developing just about any aspect of your life. He should be president of something...

Hope that helps.
John

[SWM]

they sound like good people to learn from the problem with me is having the time to fit in new avenues of study.

from what you say Anothony Robbins sounds like he has a good foundation for change work. in my own work with drug and alcohol dependents i have recognised how much motivation impacts constructive behavior change, and confidence or self belief is a key to acting out and seeing through the change that have been prepared in the mind.

so yeh, i can see how that would work. i have been interested in NLP for some time but again having the time to study it properly is my biggest hurdle, i would love to know more about it, i hope when the NLP section of the forum takes off i will learn something from our members.

[Simplyme]

Anything done with the intention of bettering ones self is considered self help. Whether you choose to go through Tony Robbins or take up Yoga as a healthy stress reducer or meditation it all falls under the title of self help or personal development.