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PERSONAL INNOVATION
Marian Baltazar
Class of 1980, University of the Philippines College of Manila
AB Political Science
Who does not want to advance and progress to have development and achieve personal innovation? Every
individual would want to improve not only their way of life but also their way of thinking and action. Ou...r life
is an ever changing matter. There is no permanent thing here on earth because everything is subject to change
no matter how hard we try procrastinating events and happenings that occur. Definitely, personal development
is needed but when personal development is delayed, this is when personal innovation steps in.
Personal innovation is about reconsidering the ways on the things that you do daily to help yourself improve
with each passing day. During the past years, you may have applied personal development but we must
remember that everything is susceptible to change. A person can be successful during the previous years but
may not be in the near future. This is the sole reason why a commitment to personal innovation should be
made by every individual to recreate oneself for his betterment. By this way, one can achieve success and have
personal development on a higher level.
As the word innovation implies, it is all about fresh and new ideas, new methods, improvements, and
advancement as well. Innovation is the process of making improvements by means of introducing something
new and useful. We should look for innovative ways to energize our development to improve what has been
set in place. Personal innovation means making yourself better in whatever you do and put yourselves in. It is
always striving to find new ways to be at our best. It also means looking at things with a fresh set of eyes and
perspective, and at the same time be aware and be sensitive to all the changes in your profession, trends, and
many more. It follows that we should innovate to prepare our self for the next level of development on a
personal level.
We should walk an extra mile for us to innovate ourselves. Personal innovation is important in the sense that
we are able to demonstrate and exercise our creative skills, thus setting yourself apart from the majority of the
people around you. When you innovate yourself, you keep afresh new things making them more meaningful,
fun and exciting. You are able to break monotony and make yourself in charge to find innovative ways to
improve yourself and your craft. Do not just be like any other people who do not put their passion or intention
behind their personal innovation.
Make yourself stand out from the rest and do not just be contented with what you do and who you are right
now. Try to add a new skill and challenge yourself to learn a new craft or art. Hence, try to innovate yourself by
trying to make an accomplishment in whatever you are in at the moment. Yes, you can believe, aspire and
innovate for advancement. Make that commitment not to settle for something less but to always try delivering
your best. Try to make your life more meaningful making it less mundane and boring. To top it all, beat ennui by
attaining personal development which leads to personal innovation.
Questions for discussion:
1. Do you just do what anybody has been doing or do you look for ways to add innovative
approaches and creativity into it? How?
2. Have you innovated yourself in the past 2 years, 5 years or ten years of your life? Or are you
just comfortable with how things are right now? Explain your answer.
3. Do you look for ways to innovate yourself on a daily basis? Justify your answer.
4. Have you achieved that passion to attain personal innovation and be a success? In what way?
5. In your own perspective, what is personal innovation?