Concepts and Principles of Personal Evolution

Personal Evolution is a unique organisation and so we have a number of concepts and principles that guide the work we do. These are continuously changing and evolving.

Personal Evolution is a project. Unlike other organisations and businesses, we have principles we strictly live by, rather than being guided by the current trends and mainstream ideas. The work we do is a result of both an obsession/interest and through studying what is most effective in a given area.

The following are four of our concepts and principles, not all of them, see our methods page or philosophy page for more understanding…

A Definite Aim and Purpose

The concept of setting goals is so overused now days that it seems to have lost its impact and meaning. However, the importance of having a goal and a purpose in mind when you embark on any pursuit has not lost its place.

Everything Personal Evolution does, we do for a purpose. Anyone coming to us for training or consulting without having a goal or a purpose is sent away to find one. The reason is that without an aim, you are flying blind. Without a purpose to back up that aim, you will simply not work as hard or be as dedicated towards the conception and development of your objective.

Concentration of Power

This closely related to the above concept. When a person achieves something extraordinary in their life, you can dig a little deeper and undoubtedly find that they dedicated all of their resources to its accomplishment. If someone achieves something outstanding, it's not because they did something a little bit or some of the time, it means they concentrated their power and directed it towards a single aim.

This is much like a laser beam; when it is directed and concentrated at a single location, it can burn through steel. The same is true for you. This is why this is such an important concept for us.

Not only should you have a definite aim and purpose, you also need to use concentrated and consistent effort towards your outcome. This takes guts, determination and committment. But if you concentrate your power with enough intensity you will literally be astounded by the results.

Personal Development, Fine Tuning and Progression

That's a bit of a mouthful of a concept but that's what it takes to really sum it up. If you continue to perform and extend yourself to the level you're used to, you comfort zone, then you will remain frozen in time without moving forwards but with the constant risk of moving backwards.

We apply this concept by applying continuous, regular challenges and pushing beyond previous accomplishments. Without pushing outside of your comfort zone there can be no growth.

The other part of this applies to the level of which to progress. Some people push and push and push until they burn out. This is not a good idea because burn out means you cannot continue moving forward and you always take many steps backwards after a burn out.

A more intelligent way to apply the concept of progression is to commit to minute, continuous and incremental improvement on a regular basis.

Look up the term Kaizen on the internet this will give you an idea of what this concept means. Another term is progressive overload.

Function

Everything we do is geared towards function. If something does not serve to help you function better in a given environment, it is simply not worth doing. Function is more important the appearance of function.

The majority of shiny, buff, bulked up people you see at the fitness centres are not trained for function. They give the appearance that they are fit, strong, healthy and skilled when in actual fact they only appear that way on the surface.

So whenever you engage in any activity of self development such as fitness, do a cross-check on the purpose of the activity and ensure that it is a means towards functioning more effectively in your chosen circumstance. If it does not serve this purpose then discard it for it is simply an unessential waste of time and energy.

Those are our primary concepts. Of course, these few concepts cannot explain everything there is to know about Personal Evolution and about what we do. However, this gives you a good place to start and a clear strategy for following the tools provided within this site.

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