C.R. Lawton said -
"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have mastered, you will never grow."

Slides and notes to ponder upon-
What is it?
Why do I need to bother?
Why should I improve my self? Mull over the benefits of becoming the new you v/s staying the same. Self-image is important though. Self-improvement is accepting yourself the way you are and trying to grow to your full potential.

You already have many positive qualities. Take an inventory of the skills you already possess. Even if you are only managing a household, you will have some of the following skills. Add your professional and other skills to the list and you will be amazed at your own inventory of skills. From there, it is easy to improve upon one area at a time. 

Managing a Household:
(Ref: Building Your Life Skills -by Judith Johnstone / Oxford How To Books, Ltd., 1999)
Skills required to manage a home are indisputably, as the term suggests, managerial. This is what makes them so important and potentially useful as employment skills. Managing a household successfully combines the complexities of:
- leadership
- time management
- forward planning
- financial control
- organizational and administrative skills

and most important of all: a wide range of communication skills, i.e.
- listening carefully
- speaking effectively face-to-face and over the phone
- negotiating and diplomacy
- persuading and commanding
- the ability to formulate and write official letters.

Benjamin Franklin wrote in his autobiography:
"As I knew, or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other. But I soon found I had undertaken a task of more difficulty than I had imagined. While my care was employ'd in guarding against one fault, I was often surprised by another; habit took the advantage of inattention; inclination was sometimes too strong for reason. I concluded, at length, that the mere speculative conviction that it was our interest to be completely virtuous, was not sufficient to prevent our slipping; and that the contrary habits must be broken, and good ones acquired and established, before we can have any dependence on a steady, uniform rectitude of conduct."

You can learn new things and improve the things you already know.

Attitude qualities
- positive mental attitude
- how you look at things
- state of mind
- what goes into your mind controls your mood and behavior
- confidence
- positive thinking

Action qualities
- taking action
- overcoming procrastination
- staying disciplined, improving self discipline,
- daily physical exercises

Personal qualities
- efficiency
- effectiveness
- focus, concentration
- getting things done
- time management
- people skills
- self-confidence
- stress management
- organizing skills
- excellence habits - striving for excellence in things that matter

What do you want to improve?
I don’t need to improve anything...??
I am fine the way I am...??
I know everything....??

Dig deeper
What one thing I can improve about myself? What one action I can take now?
- learn something new
- travel somewhere
- patience
- peace of mind
- have fun attitude
- speaking skills
- writing skills
- painting
- learn to play piano
- exercise
- health & fitness
- gain clarity & stay focused

What is more important to me at this time?
- having quality time with my family
- intimate relationship
- create something that adds value to people's lives
- generate a secondary income more than job income
- develop technical products, innovate, b2b
- get a coach

Areas that I can improve about my self
(Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-development)
- Financial matters
- Physical health
- Family and relatives
- Social circle, community
- Fun and adventure
- Professional skills
- Mental knowledge and learning
- Self help, character, spirituality and emotions
- Intimate relationship

How to improve self
- pay attention to the positive qualities you already possess
- choose the area you want to improve (one or two at a time - during a month's time)
- make specific plans
- take action
- seek the help of a friend
- use Affirmations
- control your environment, set up the environment
- take action
- get a coach

Caution: don’t try to hit too many targets at once

Remember: no risk = no reward. Take calculated risks