While finishing your day writing out the words "Dear diary... " might seem somewhat juvenile, there's a lot of merit in engaging in some meaningful self-reflection.
If we focus on self-improvement via self-reflection, even by a small incremental margin each day, we'll notice vast improvements in our life experience. Learning to understand ourselves has a flow-on effect on others, and is a critical process to self-fulfillment.
By aiming to improve how we think or behave by a small amount each day, it's possible to dramatically increase our motivation, energy and enthusiasm - and, not to mention, a sense of happiness and wellbeing. Self-reflection is an often overlooked starting point to becoming healthier and happier - and by virtue, safer in the workplace.
From an organisational perspective, personal development holds the key to a motivated, energised workforce that engages with a functioning safety culture.
Beyond the classic self-improvement tasks - enough sleep, frequent exercise, healthy food - a more underestimated area of personal development is the art of self-reflection. Self-reflection is a useful skill that requires taking a short window of time out of your day to sit down and reflect, asking yourself valuable questions to know yourself better.