The Commands and the Secret

How do we live lives of personal holiness? To ask the question in another way, how can I live my life in progressive sanctification? We know the Apostle Paul told us in Philippians 2:12-13, “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” We are to work out our inward salvation while God works in us to motivate us and give us the ability to be progressively conformed to the image of His Son. This is wonderful, but practically how do we do this?