10 Simple Tips for Personal Development

Adrian S. Potter
2 min readJan 26, 2023

Improvement doesn’t need to be complicated.

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1. Talk to those people you admire. Ask them for advice on whatever qualities they have that you want to emulate.

2. Spend time creating new, positive habits. These habits will be the foundation of your success.

3. Strengthen your mind and improve your analytic skills. Do word problems, solve puzzles, or play strategy games that require thought.

4. Surround yourself with people who have similar goals as yourself. Or different goals. The point is to be around upbeat people who try to learn and achieve.

5. Tap into new wisdom every day. Read a book. Listen to a motivating audio recording. Watch a positive video.

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6. To get another perspective, ask for feedback from friends and family.

7. When you lose focus, ask yourself, “why?” Once you know this answer, you can improve your strategy.

8. Write to yourself to help overcome any lingering doubts or issues you are still keeping inside.

9. You cannot always avoid difficult people, but you can learn to deal with them…

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Adrian S. Potter

Antisocial Extrovert · Writer and Poet, Engineer, Consultant, Public Speaker · Writing about self-improvement, gratitude, and creativity · www.adrianspotter.com