| Everyone seeks personal depth to one degree or | | | | way they are. They may be satisfied, but they |
| another. Personal depth stands as *the* way to | | | | always seek to become more. More meaning in |
| add richness and beauty to our lives. | | | | their life. Higher destiny. Greater complexity of |
| Nobody wants to be considered a shallow person. | | | | personality. And new self-image. |
| Still, the concept of becoming a 'deep' person | | | | 4. Develop and strengthen character. |
| turns many people off. We have this image of a | | | | Character: By knowing your ideals and your |
| deep person as someone who spends a little too | | | | principles, and living by them.... by having ideas and |
| much time stroking his beard and smoking his | | | | opinions and standing by them.... That's how you |
| pipe, lost in thought way beyond us mere mortals. | | | | build character and thus increase your personal |
| They ponder too much. They're smarter than us. | | | | depth. |
| They go to the opera -and actually know what | | | | 5. Continuous expansion of your power, strength, |
| the fat lady is singing about! They're just not | | | | responsibility and creativity. |
| normal. | | | | You look for ways to be more powerful; to act, |
| Fortunately, personal depth exists as something | | | | to get involved in the world around you. You look |
| else altogether. | | | | for ways to take more responsibility from the |
| Achieving greater personal depth (and not | | | | most minute to the most magnificent. You know |
| coincidently, greater success at anything you | | | | your strengths and look for ways to use them. |
| pursue) involves taking specific actions. You can | | | | You work on expanding your creativity. |
| achieve greater personal depth starting today by | | | | (Creativity is anything you do that inspires you or |
| working with the seven characteristics listed | | | | inspires others.) Just taking a walk can be |
| below. | | | | creative! |
| 1. Develop and use the generating energies of | | | | 6. Sustained actualization. |
| trust and value. | | | | You're in touch with your thoughts and feelings, |
| Trust: Even though you don't have all the | | | | and you're not afraid to put them into action. You |
| answers, you know you'll get by. You're 'enough' | | | | always think and feel. You're aware of that |
| and you know it. You can count on yourself. You | | | | thinking and feeling. And you act upon those |
| can rely on your power, strength and talent. | | | | thoughts and feelings. |
| Whatever happens you know you can face it: | | | | 7. Generating spirituality. |
| you know you'll make it. Even though it may not | | | | You don't have to separate yourself from the |
| be perfect, you'll handle the situation at hand 'good | | | | mundane of life to experience your spirituality. |
| enough'. That's trust. | | | | Rather, you seek the spiritual *within* the |
| Value: You might not be highly visible in the world, | | | | material. Your spirituality eventually becomes your |
| but the role you play in life *is* highly valuable. | | | | number one priority. |
| You know you are valuable in your way - to | | | | You come to realize everything you experience is |
| yourself and to those who love you. Also, you | | | | a manifestation of your spirituality. There is no |
| recognize, respond and act upon your value. | | | | separation between the spiritual and the living of |
| 2. Develop and use the sustaining energies of life | | | | life - that's the goal of the person seeking or |
| such as discipline and ownership. | | | | having personal depth. |
| The discipline that's self-imposed: You decide on | | | | *** |
| something and then you *follow through*. You | | | | As you can see, personal depth is not something |
| follow your own plan, your own rules - that's | | | | you check off on a to-do list. Let's see... walk the |
| discipline. | | | | dog, take out the trash, and oh yeah - achieve |
| Ownership: Own your thoughts and feelings. Own | | | | personal depth. No. |
| your emotions. Own your failures - so you can | | | | It's an ongoing, never-ending, always-expanding |
| change them. Own that you're responsible. And | | | | endeavor. Basically it all comes down to becoming |
| own your successes - so you can keep them. | | | | more of yourself. |
| Ownership gives you the 'right' to change. | | | | There are no limits, and that's the good news. |
| 3. Continuously create new meaning, new destiny, | | | | You can always experience greater personal |
| new personality, and new self-image. | | | | depth. |
| People with personal depth never settle for the | | | | |