We all have flaws, nobody is perfect. Some people look at our lives and say you have the perfect life. The truth is we’re not perfect. There are some days we feel we can be better, with family, business or health.
There are some days we question ourselves, did I spend enough time with the kids? did I have an attitude today?, did I complete or commit to my work? or did I give 100% at the gym? What I’ve realized you can never be perfect but you can always improve yourself.
The fact you came to this article means you are looking for ways to become a better person and that is what this post is about. We created a list of 14 ways to become a better person.
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Here are 14 Ways to Become a Better Person
1) Compliment Yourself
If you are that person waiting for compliments, stop waiting. Wishing and waiting for others to give you a compliment won’t happen.
It’s would be great if your friends or family acknowledged your work with a compliment but the truth is most of your goodness is not recognized even with the simplest of gestures such as a compliment.
This could cause damage to your self-worth and start negative patterns. Instead give yourself compliments, Love should always begin with you.
When you finish a task such as baking a cake, take a moment to tell yourself “Great Job!” Even look in the mirror and say “I look damn good!” Commit to a ritual of complimenting yourself daily.
2) Don’t Make Excuses
If you are that person that has an excuse for everything, stop! Before you make the next excuse, ask yourself, what can I do to improve it?
Take a second, be honest with yourself about what can I do better? Free yourself from the denials and acknowledge your actions, by changing your mindset you can live a much healthier and incredible life of integrity.
Have time to create daily positive momentum, which would lead you to move forward. Mahatma Gandhi says “It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one’s acts.”
3) Let It Go (Practice Forgiveness)
Letting go, is the hardest thing to do. Not only because we are letting go of something we really want and desire, or someone we really love; but mostly because we tend to see it as “I failed” or “I wasn’t enough” or “I should have done this or maybe that.”
Yes, you are the one that got burnt. So, why do you have to walk around holding grudges and resentment?
Your ego mind wants to keep you safe. If you get hurt your ego mind likes to replay it over and over, keeping the memory alive to prevent the same situation from happening again.
Letting it go of both self and others is the most powerful spiritual tool we have. Forgiveness is the key to freedom. Clinging to anything such as anger, possessions or anxiety will not allow us to be free.
This is by no means easy to put into practice. A great way to let things out is to take your feelings to your journal. Be completely real and raw. This a private conversation to yourself, so don’t hold back.
Sometimes journals might not be enough and the situation is to intense. In this case you might need a therapist or other professionals that can give feedback and guidance.
4) Be Helpful
Being helpful to other people is never going to get in the way of your goals or success.
The sooner you realize that we’re really all in this together, and that there’s enough room for everyone to succeed, the more successful you’ll be at achieving your goals in life and in business, in business you have to develop a helpful mindset.
5) Listen to Others
Some people just wants to be heard. They have so much going in their life, anyone who is willing to just sit and listen to them can be their lifesaver.
By just by allowing them to speak and make them feel comfortable which will cause a positive effect on you.
6) Educate Yourself
Go to events in your profession or business, engage in conversations, listen to lectures, take courses, and learn whenever you can.
Our best tool to increase our knowledge is Amazon Audibles, we’ve we turned our vehicle into a moving classroom. If audibles is not your thing, there are plenty of other ways to learn for free, Try Google!
Just imagine how instructive a story from an experienced person can be on a weekly basis.
Here are a few books we listed to get you started, 15 Best Self-Help books to listen to that will improve your mindset.
7) Keep Your Life Organize (Your Home, Your Business, Your Finances, Etc.)
We are not born organized, we have to cultivate healthy habits, which help us stay organized. By making your home a priority, take stock of what your finances looked like on a weekly or monthly basis.
When you organize your life, you’ll have a clear mind, feel better and be more productive.
This post is on Getting Organized for do it all mom planner.
8) Healthy Lifestyle
Living a healthy lifestyle can mean several elements such as, managing your stress level, obtaining good quality of sleep each night, exercising, not sitting too much my apple watch helps to reminds me when I need to stand and don’t drink too much alcohol.
This sums up of the obvious behaviors that describe someone who is healthy and taking care of themselves.
Creating a healthy lifestyle doesn’t have to mean drastic changes. Making small changes in how you live can really make a difference to become a better person. You may be surprised, just do it!
9) Relax
Sometimes we work so much it can be physically and mentally taxing on our bodies. Relaxing is something everyone should be able to do and something we actually have to learn and practice.
Taking the time to meditate, clear your mind and relieve stress. When we say “relax”, this actually means doing nothing. Take a step back and reflect on your past accomplishment and choices.
10) Surrounds Yourself with Like-Minded People
“You’re the Average of The Five People You Spend the Most Time With.” ~Jim Rohn
I love this quote by Jim Rohn. This relates to the law of averages, in theory the results given in any situation will be the average outcome.
It’s important to surround yourself with people who makes you happy, People who makes you feel good, laugh and help you when you’re in need. Your environment shapes who you are and who you will become.
11) Read Daily
When I heard Warren Buffett reads between 600 and 1000 pages per day, I knew I had to step up my game. Reading is not only to educate yourself but also to lead you down a pathway towards to happiness.
There is no better way to continue your personal growth than to begin in the pages of a great book. Our favorite app for reading is Blinkist. You can read or listen to in just 15 minutes, uploading knowledge, motivation and inspiration into your brain.
Here are a few books we listed to get you started, personal development books.
12) Set Goals and Make Them Happen
By setting goals for things, we want to do in life and working towards them is important part of being human. Goal setting, big or small can be the path towards a happier life.
To accomplish your goals, you need to know how to set them, here’s how: Beginners Guide to Effectively Writing and Setting Smart Goals
13) Find Your Passion
Do you ever have a feeling of excitement whenever you talk about something you love or notice a difference in the tone of your voice and body posture?
Chances are you are passionate about that topic, which mean others will notice. In the end, this will lead to making the conversations more fun and lively.
14) Have Fun
You need days to just let yourself go and live in the moment. People who achieve success are the ones who have fun doing them.
Having fun is not a diversion from a successful life; it is the pathway to it. For your overall, wellbeing of a balanced life in order to produce great work, you need to take time out for having fun.
So let’s re-cap the 14 ways to become a better person.
Compliment Yourself
Don’t Make Excuses
Let it go (Practice Forgiveness)
Be Helpful
Listen to Others
Educate Yourself
Keep your life organize (Your Home, Your Business, Your Finances, Etc.)
Healthy Lifestyle
Relax
Surrounds yourself with like-minded people
Read Daily
Set Goals and Make Them Happen
Find Your Passion
Have Fun
To sum up!
If you want To be a better person, you need to focus on how your thoughts and actions are impacting not only yourself, but the world around you.
Personal development has been the best thing we have come across in our lives. We went from having an employee mindset to starting our own businesses.
Our goal is not only to inspire you in starting your own business but to also empower your mind, dream big, reach for the stars and follow your genius.
We hope you had fun reading this blog. until, next time Happy Reading!!