What You Can Do During Self-Improvement Month

Dale Carnegie wrote one of the earliest self-help books in How to Win Friends and Influence People. The paperback was first published in 1936 to help people get out from their mental ruts and to utilize their talents. Not much has changed over the decades--people still desire to improve their lives. The self-help industry knows it, drumming over 10 million dollars a year, as the continual thirst to feel better grows. The subject matter on becoming a better you is the focus of television advertisements, magazines, diets and used in therapy. Topics like self-confidence, learning to forgive, letting the small things in life go, and living with purpose are all fundamentals of self-improvement. But there is also financial, spiritual, and a journey that is always ongoing. Reading a book like the one Carnegie authored is the beginning, and hopefully these 6 tips offered for National Self-Improvement Month in September will spur success over your lifetime.

Be Yourself

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Start today to be yourself no matter how much pressure you feel. Pressures from the traditional media, social media and peers can make us feel inferior. Sometimes low self-esteem can happen in childhood if you were picked on or bullied. For many, this continues through into adulthood stifling confidence. Make the decision to build confidence today by accepting who you are. Self-love doesn’t need to be just two pretty words, it can be a reality. Confess that you are whole and making progress. Tell yourself you can achieve wholeness despite disappointment, or a painful past. Taking small steps to rebuild self-worth always pays in the end. If this is a struggle, talk with a trusted friend or professional.

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