ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses a pathway to wisdom. We each have a different story that has brought us here, to today. But this backstory doesn’t control our future. Personal growth is a process of moving forward in incremental steps from who we are today to a pinnacle of who we will be in the future. Personal growth cannot be taken for granted as an assumption that we will be a better version of ourselves in the future. It’s just as likely that without care and thoughtfulness, we will begin to decline. Wisdom also requires a flexible and creative mind. We manage the ebbs and flows of our energy to manage our growth and productivity. Nothing is free. Our health, relationships, jobs, education, community, and environment will energize or drain our energy, and therefore, our ability to grow and be productive. External influences impact our emotions, feelings, thoughts, and behavior, but they don’t control us.
