Research indicates that the characteristic we are born with have much more influence on our personality and development than any experiences we may have in our life. Which do you consider as a major influence?

The

personality

and

development

of individuals have been becoming one of the fascinating studies. There are several studies about it. Some researches explore that our

personality

and

development

is affected by the unique characteristic that we have since we were born, while other studies demonstrate that

life

experiences influence our

personality

. In my opinion, someone’s

personality

and the

development

of it depends on the person's

life

experience.

To begin

with, everyone changes and grows. It is

as a result

of we have to face different situations, circumstances, people, and issues, in our daily

life

. The gathering of what we should face every day becomes the

life

knowledge that can impact our

personality

change, whether it is a

development

change or not.

For instance

, I was a shy person with a lack of self-confidence, but now I am not shy anymore since I was involved in different kinds of volunteer activities that affect how I interact with other people and how to manage my self-esteem.

On the other hand

, it does not mean that the characteristic that we have had since we were born do not influence our

personality

. It often affects our perspective on

life

, but it does not determine the

development

of our

personality

.

For example

, as I mentioned before, I was involved in many volunteer activities to boost my self-confidence.

However

, sometimes I was cautious in making a step since I was afraid to make mistakes that could make people underestimate me. I did not want

this

to happen because I was aware of myself. To conclude, I believe that our birth characteristics and

life

experiences influence the

development

of our

personality

, yet

life

experience has a major effect on our

personality

development

.