# Personal Transformation **Domain:** Human Development / Agency **Doc Type:** Concept Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Personal Transformation** is a sustained change in perception, identity, conduct, or capability through which a person becomes able to live by a more deliberate standard. ## Mechanism and Practice Transformation links reflection to practice. New knowledge matters when it changes recurring behavior, relationships, and participation in the surrounding world; personal change then becomes one mechanism of social change. ## Relationships - **Related concepts:** [[wiki/Self-Knowledge|Self-Knowledge]] · [[wiki/Habit Formation|Habit Formation]] · [[wiki/Agency|Agency]] ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts > “Being the change one wants to see means embodying integrity, peace, and leadership in daily interactions. That requires learning new skills and reconsidering old patterns. Personal change is the foundation of social change.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *The Human Being as Opportunity and Reclaiming the Self From Institutions - Livestream (Jan 2016)* [[reminders/Agency/Personal Change Is the Foundation of Social Change by Bryant McGill|Personal Change Is the Foundation of Social Change by Bryant McGill]] > “Intention, prayer, and affirmation work as tools of inner transformation. Like fire changing one substance into another, focused words and intention can change a person's psychological state. Many traditions use these practices for exactly that purpose.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Language, Self-Dialogue, and the Practice of Transformation - Livestream (Sep 2016)* [[reminders/Renewal/Focused Words Can Transform the Inner State by Bryant McGill|Focused Words Can Transform the Inner State by Bryant McGill]]