Personal Development Terminology

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

verb A word that expresses an action or a state of being.

adverb A word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

• It is important to face up to your responsibilities in the workplace.
• You need to face up to the fact that you made a mistake.
• Stop avoiding the truth and just face up to it already.
• Sometimes we need to face up to our fears in order to grow.

adjective Describing a person who has control over their emotions and actions

• She demonstrated great self-controlled during the stressful meeting.
• I wish I could be as self-controlled as you are in difficult situations.
• He's always so self-controlled, it's kind of annoying sometimes.
• The dancer moved with a self-controlled grace that mesmerized the audience.

noun the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise

• The ancient philosopher's teachings are filled with wisdom that is still relevant today.
• My grandma always shares her wisdom with me when I need advice.
• Dude, you gotta listen to what she says, she's got mad wisdom.
• In the journey of life, wisdom is the compass that guides us through the unknown.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

article a word that specifies a noun as definite or indefinite

• In some cases, simply apologizing may be not be enough of a solution to the problem.
• Just saying sorry might not be enough of a fix for the situation.
• Saying my bad might not cut it, it needs to be more than that.
• A band-aid approach may be not be enough of a long-term solution to the issue.