igrow, do you?

Several years ago, I was faced with a challenging question? I've never asked myself this question before and don't remember my response at the time it was asked. All I remember is how I felt.
I remember my friends sitting across the table waiting for my response. It seemed as though the room was caving in on me and I was losing every angle to escape.

They asked me if I had a personal growth plan.

I was speechless. I was confused. I was searching my brain for every intelligent answer and I had nothing.

The next thing I knew, the conversation was rapidly getting more uncomfortable. I began writing down every word and thought. I ended up with 3 pages full of why personal growth was necessary in my life.

Today, I can say, personal growth has become a habit in my life as well as a requirement of those I work with.

Here's some of those thoughts.
Personal growth keeps you relevant.
If you don't grow for the future, the past will dictate your direction.
You don't grow healthy automatically, you grow healthy intentionaly.
You can't give others what you don't have.
Life begets life; complacency begets complacency.

These are constant reminders for myself. I don't want to grow irrelevant, because most eventually do.