Six Steps to Self-Improvement – Tags: Awareness, Growth, Personal Responsibility, Self-Improvement

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From awareness to ownership: a guide to the evolving self

A One-Minute Guide to Personal Ownership

1. Insight and reflection
Reflect on yourself, your (inter)actions and behaviour

2. Identify behavioural and thinking/emotive patterns from childhood
Once you’ve identified a copied behaviour, be bold: confront yourself by asking a partner/friend if (a) you exhibit said behaviour, and (b) how that makes them feel.

3. Move from childhood — powerless — you to adult — in control — you
Stop blaming childhood and parents for who you are.

4. Take (over) responsibility for said patterns/behaviour
Realise you’ve grown; your behaviour reflects on you, not your parents. Everything you exhibit is a decision and responsibility.

5. Decide which patterns/behaviour belong to the person you strive to be
You’re in control now; you own the power to determine who you want to become.

6. Grow, adapt, improve, evolve. Become a better you
Repeat this for any behaviour stopping you from becoming the best version of yourself in your journey through life.

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