We and our children will have to do more, better and smarter than any generation before, in order to survive in an increasingly competitive world.
Self Development is the way not only to survive, but live a happy live, free of fear or worries and full of confidence, as well as creating a great life style which has not been available to humans in all the centuries before.
Hundreds of books have been written, but lately the internet with videos of talks by amazing personalities offers truly inspiring support to get up and going . . .
Here are some of the web sites, which are free for all and very worthwhile to visit:

 
Why would you, an already complete and unique person consider to work a bit more on yourself?

1. It presents you with new opportunities.

Growth in yourself eventually leads you to new opportunities, opportunities that don’t come about until you grow into the person who is ready for them. All you have to do is focus on self-improvement—start by reading personal development articles, books, blogs—and implement the things you learn into your own life.

2. It increases your self-esteem to new levels.

Self-confidence is ultimately the starting point to following your dreams—you have to believe in yourself and your dreams enough to go after them. As you grow, you’re building up that mindset, that belief.

When I picked up my very first personal development book—Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill—that’s when my self-esteem started rising, when I really started to believe in myself and my goals. Reading success books was what pushed me to grow, to change, the motivation behind my goals.

3. It can help you become a better version of yourself.

Becoming a better version of yourself is the main goal of self-improvement—to improve in your job, your business, your relationships. Whatever area of your life you’re working on, that’s part of growing as a person. You have to constantly look at what you can improve and have the awareness to know what needs to be done to do it.

The most effective way of finding out how to get better is to ask the people around you to make a list of what you’re best at and where you could make improvements. Take the list of improvements and work on them one by one.

Once you have these three grounds covered, all other activities, initiatives, engagements and events in your life journey will be triggered, will be lead to and will take you through the journey of Personal Development. It’s a collective working of all these three and other aspects that constitute the effort in your personal development. The value of this is very hard to measure but very easy to recognize. Invest in this development of yours and you will never regret doing so and the rewards just keep coming.

Article sourch : http://www.success.com/blog/3-ways-self-improvement-can-change-your-life