Focus on Self-Development, Not Self-Fulfillment: “Self-fulfillment means doing what I enjoy most and will receive the most strokes for doing, while self-development means doing what I am talented and uniquely fit to do, and that becomes my responsibility.” By focusing on self-development, we ultimately show that growing ourselves allows us to grow others. Regardless of our situation, we can always grow ourselves. Take advantage of every opportunity for self-development. John Maxwell