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Why Continuous Professional Development Matters
Professional Development Your academic credentials alone won't cut it in today's workplace - continuous professional development is a must. The CPD Certification Service, 27 years old, now reaches over 100 countries, showing how the world values ongoing learning. Many of us spent years and money to get our degrees, but static qualifications don't help much anymore with career advancement. CPD's core purpose lies in learning experiences that help you grow and improve your prof

Dr Paul McCarthy
4 days ago7 min read
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Are You Better than Average? The Better-Than-Average Effect
Are you better than average? How do you judge where you are in the world? Other people hold unique skills, abilities, talents, and genes. How do you figure among the large group of people who play and compete in your sport? In sport, we are forever judging where we might be in relation to everyone else. Would it be a wonderful achievement to be better than average? We know from the research that people with above average attractiveness, intelligence and sociability are wealth

Dr Paul McCarthy
May 13 min read
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What Is Personal Development? A Simple Guide to Real Growth
A Guide to Personal Development Personal development means much more than self-help techniques. The industry was worth an astonishing $38.28 billion globally in 2019 , and it has become vital to anyone who wants genuine growth in today's fast-changing world. Personal development represents a conscious pursuit of growth that helps people expand their self-awareness, gain knowledge, and improve their skills . The basic contours cover a lifelong experience that enables us to ass

Dr Paul McCarthy
Sep 6, 202515 min read
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