I believe Self Growth has many facets. Spiritual growth enables us to experience love, self confidence and peace that come from believing in god via whichever path we feel comfortable with.

Prsonal growth again brings self confidence and satisfaction from achieving, whether it be through work or a hobby. Successful relationships, nurturing a family and guiding them along the right path of morality and achievement also develops us personally.

Although this doesn't apply to everybody, personal growth can also be financial. Unfortunately it is difficult to function without money, but our attitude towards money makes the difference. The love of money is the root of all evil according to the bible. Money for moneys sake is just greed at which people will stoop to any level to obtain it. Conning and stealing does nothing to improve our personal development.

However if money is used as a tool for enriching our lives, then that has to be for the good. Financial rewards come from offering value. People will pay for value whether it be a product or a service. The greater the value to any one person, the more that person is prepared to pay. Enriching the life of someone else will ultimately enrich our lives, not just by the financial reward but from the satisfaction that comes with it.

Concentrate on giving the best value possible with the product or service offered. If we are working for an employer we need to discover how we can be of more value to that employer and work towards it. Remember, the greater the value, the more that can be expected to be paid. " I wanna tell you a story", which hopefully will give an insight into the meaning of value in this context.

'Many years ago there was a very rich man who had a steam ship. This steamship was a major contributor to his wealth and one day, when it broke down, he was desperate to have it repaired. He called in an engineer who specialised in marine engineering but he couldn't get the steamship to run. Another engineer was summonsed but he too couldn't get the ships engine to run. This continued, engineer after engineer failing to spring the ship into life until it seemed that all the engineers in the land had failed.

Finally, word came of an old, wise engineer. The ships owner called upon him offering to name his price if he could indeed affect a repair. A man with white hair, who looked as if he had been repairing engines all his life walked into the engine room. He placed his hands on various pipes, feeling for heat here and cold there. Then he knocked on a particular piece of pipe work with a hammer and the sound of steam could be heard rushing through the system.

The ships owner was delighted and asked the old man how much he owed him. "£10 000" said the old man, which was a lot of money in those days. The owner was furious and demanded that the old man justify this figure considering that he had only tapped some pipe with a hammer.

The old man calmly pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and wrote:

For knocking with a hammer - £1

For knowing where to knock - £9 999

The ships owner smiled and apologised for his rudeness'

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