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The 5 Stages of Personal Growth

Personal growth is not linear. We know this by now but can we divide it up into some sort of sequential process?

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Joe Gibson
Oct 28, 2024
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Personal growth is not linear. We know this by now but can we divide it up into some sort of sequential process?

That’s what I aim to do today.

Here are, in my opinion, the 5 stages of personal growth. Disclaimer: Being fluid in nature, residing in one stage doesn’t mean we can’t fall back into the one below us. We can…

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