How to Be a Better Person: Practical Steps for Self-Improvement

Let me be honest with you about something.

Most people who want to know how to be a better person aren't willing to do what it takes to actually become one.

They want the easy way.

They want the shortcut.

They want someone to give them a magic formula that doesn't require work.

That's not how it works.

Becoming a better person isn't about positive thinking.

It's not about affirmations.

It's not about reading self-help books.

It's about doing the work.

Every single day.

When you don't feel like it.

When it's hard.

When nobody's watching.

What Does It Mean to Be a Better Person?

Being a better person means becoming someone you can respect.

Someone you can trust.

Someone you can count on.

It means keeping the promises you make to yourself and others.

It means doing what's right even when it's difficult.

It means taking responsibility for your life and your results.

Most people think being a better person is about being "nice" and making everyone happy.

That is false.

Being a better person is about pursuing your potential, holding a high standard, and refusing to compromise on your values for comfort, acceptance, or anything at all.

How to Be a Better Person: 5 Tips

Here's how to actually become a better person and start pursuing the best version of yourself possible:

1. Stop Lying to Yourself

You can't improve what you refuse to acknowledge.

You can't fix what you won't admit is broken.

You can't become better if you don't face the truth about where you are.

Most people lie to themselves about everything.

Their habits.

Their effort.

Their results.

Their potential.

Everything.

Stop making excuses.

Take an honest look at your life and own what you see.

You will always be a weak and mediocre human if you fail to accept responsibility for yourself and your life.

2. Keep The Promises You Make to Yourself

This is the foundation of everything.

Every time you break a promise to yourself, you lose respect for yourself.

Every time you quit on yourself, you prove you can't be trusted.

Every time you give up, you reinforce the belief that you're weak.

Start small.

Make promises you can keep.

Then keep them no matter what.

Through keeping your promises, you will build a sense of confidence and self-belief.

These are two skills that will be required of you in order to become the best version of yourself possible.

...and if you can't keep the promises you make to yourself...

Nobody will ever trust you...

Including yourself.

3. Build Discipline

Discipline is the bridge between who you are and who you want to become.

It's doing what needs to be done when you don't feel like doing it.

It's showing up every day regardless of circumstances.

It's choosing the hard path over the easy path.

Without discipline, you'll never become a better person.

With discipline, you can become anything.

...and above everything else...

99% of the time...

Choosing to do what's right is also choosing what's most difficult.

Discipline will help you make the right decisions time and time again.

Your actions and results tell the real story.

If you want the story told about you to be one of greatness...

You'll need the discipline to make the best decision every time.

4. Surround Yourself With Winners

You are the sum of the 5 people you're closest to.

If you spend time with losers, you'll become a loser.

If you spend time with winners, you'll become a winner.

Stay away from negative people.

Stay away from complainers.

Stay away from people who make excuses.

Stay away from people who swirl in drama.

Surround yourself with people who challenge you to be better.

People who hold you accountable.

People who inspire you to be great.

Who you surround yourself with will either be the reason you become great...

...Or the reason you don't.

5. Embrace Discomfort

Growth happens outside your comfort zone.

If you're comfortable, you're not growing.

If you're not growing, you're dying.

Seek out discomfort.

Do things that scare you.

Take on challenges that push you.

Put yourself in situations that test you.

A huge component of becoming a better person is hardening yourself mentally and physically.

Bad people are weak people.

Good people are strong people.

Build Your Foundation of Mental Toughness

Here's the good news...

You don't need to memorize any advanced strategies or formulas for how to be a better person.

You just need the mental toughness required to take action and make a commitment to being and becoming better.

It isn't rocket science.

It also isn't easy.

Which is why if you're truly serious about becoming a better person...

You must focus on building the skill of mental toughness.

It's the foundation upon which every other skill you need to become the best version of yourself is built.

Confidence.

Self-Belief.

Self-Worth.

Fortitude.

Perseverance.

Grit.

These skills and more will materialize as a result of the intentional development of mental toughness.

If you aren't sure where to get started...

I recommend you read my book, The Book on Mental Toughness.

It's a guide, resource, and tool that you can utilize at any time to help build the skill of mental toughness and take complete control of your life for good.

The book will also introduce you to the 75 HARD Program.

It's a free, transformative mental toughness program that if you complete with 0 compromise and 0 substitutions...

You and your life will never be the same.

Being a better person starts here.

Get your copy of The Book on Mental Toughness now.

You'll never regret the decision to go all in on yourself.

That's the truth.