Have you ever taken steps to consciously try to better yourself as a person?

Jump to Last Post 1-7 of 7 discussions (7 posts)
  1. tjhooper profile image60
    tjhooperposted 12 years ago

    Have you ever taken steps to consciously try to better yourself as a person?

    If so, what did you do?

  2. lburmaster profile image71
    lburmasterposted 12 years ago

    Yes. I always do that. By reading leadership books, keeping a dream wall to help me achieve more, writing hubs about methods I'm attempting to keep with me for life, etc.

  3. Kimberly Vaughn profile image75
    Kimberly Vaughnposted 12 years ago

    I set goals for myself to improve all the time. It might be for thinking more positively, not saying negative things about people, exercising, spending less time with electronics, reading the bible more, meditating and praying more, doing more to protect the environment, or reading about inspirational people like Gandhi or Mother Teresa to reflect on ways I can improve.

  4. Tusitala Tom profile image69
    Tusitala Tomposted 12 years ago

    Been at it for most of my adult life.  How?  Reading books on Spirituality, Humanistic Psychology, New Age.   Into serious meditation (Vipassana as taught by S.N. Goenka) for twenty-six years now.   Lots of self-improvement books read, plus attending the odd workshop.   

    Been a member of Toastmasters International on and off since 1972 and am still in it.

    Trying to consciously make ourselves a better person really means a search within ourselves - Self Discovery.   You won't find it outside.  It's an inside job.

  5. IDONO profile image59
    IDONOposted 12 years ago

    Yes. 12 of them. When I started attending AA. Only 1 of those steps involves alcohol. Step 1.  The rest are a guide to become a better person both socially and spiritually which is missing while in the throws of any addiction. This program taught me to keep life as simple as you can and to progress in life without it being at the expense of someone else. It's not a bible thumping, born again pity party like so many think. It doesn't promise to make life great. But it sure makes it a lot easier to deal with. We are our own worst enemies, you know.

  6. Express10 profile image80
    Express10posted 12 years ago

    Exercising regularly, going to college and trying things I haven't done before are just three of the things I've done. I've also been working on becoming more assertive because I am one of those people with the "disease to please."

  7. loyalsudz profile image61
    loyalsudzposted 12 years ago

    I recently added Remedy Service/Help Desk software to my repertoire of software skills.  I needed to take 6 courses, 4 of which had to be completed within a two week period.  I worked really hard and completed all the courses and now I am going to be providing a lunch and learn training session on the material.  I am little nervous about speaking in public but I have decided to give it my all because I really love what I am doing.  I wrote procedures for the training materials and I will spend part of this weekend practicing for the training session aloud.   Next stop is a public speaking course, and I may even decide to join a local toastmasters.

 
working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)