Personal Growth Trainings: When “Development” Goes Against Your Nature Personal growth trainings started gaining popularity, I think, sometime in the early 2000s. Since I’ve always been drawn to self-development, I went through quite a few courses—both on my own initiative and through corporate programs. One training that really stayed with me was a women’s retreat I attended in Bali. I remember one particular exercise: we were asked to go up on stage, sit in a chair, a