Personal development includes activities that improve
awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, build human capital and
facilitate employ ability, enhance quality of life and contribute to the
realization of dreams and aspirations. The concept is not limited to self-help
but includes formal and informal activities for developing others in roles such
as teacher, guide, counselor, manager, life coach or mentor. When personal
development takes place in the context of institutions, it refers to the
methods, programs, tools, techniques, and assessment systems that support human
development at the individual level in organizations.
