Personal Growth Mentoring Can Help People Find Meaning In Life

By Carolyn Hayes


One would think that those people that have a nice house, enough to eat, an education and the chance to enjoy life will be satisfied. This is not always the case. When their basic needs are fulfilled, many people start striving towards discovering the deeper meaning of life. They want to make a difference and they want to develop as individuals. To help them on this road of discovery, numerous people opt for help by means of personal growth mentoring.

When people are determined to better themselves, they are often at a loss about where to begin. They do not know what their options are and they are often not even sure in which ways they want to be growing as individuals. In such cases it may be a good idea to hire the services of a mentor that specialize in helping people to achieve their individual and unique development objectives.

It is vital to understand and to accept that no mentor can offer a secret towards self fulfilment and happiness. These are things that can only be discovered on a very private level. The role of the mentor is not to offer instant solutions. Rather, his role is to help his client to discover himself and to identify his own needs and wants. This will be different for every person.

The first step recommended by most mentors is to go through the difficult and often painful process of total self discovery. Most people tend to see themselves in a very specific light and they often do not even want to dig deeper into their own personalities. This is a necessary process, however, if one is to discover the areas that will eventually lead to higher levels of self fulfilment.

Identifying areas where self development is necessary or desirable is important, but the next step is to set goals that will bring about those changes that the client long for. Goals need to be specific. It is no use setting a goal to be more involved in community work, for example. The goal must be more specific and specify the how and where of the issue.

Even the very best and realistic objectives are no good if some plans are not activated to ensure that they will be achieved. The mentor will help his client to draw up realistic plans that consist of a number of smaller steps that will eventually lead to the achievement of the objective. In this way the client is continually motivated by achieving each small step of a definite plan.

The relationship between a mentor and his client is special. The client must be able to fully trust his mentor, even with his deepest secrets and desires. The mentor has to honour the confidentiality of the relationship and he has to be able to relate to his client. If this cannot be achieved, it may be best to find another professional.

Striving towards self improvement is a noble goal. Most people need to be more aware of the environments within which they live. They need to be aware of the needs around them and they need to equip themselves with the will and the skill to add meaning to their lives.




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