Are you a nag? Do you worry too much? Are you always poking your nose into other people's business? Do you focus too much on the negative? Are you judgmental? Are you quick to jump on the bandwagon? Most everyone has a personality flaw they wish they could get rid of. However, most everyone also makes excuses for why they have it, and why they can't change it. "It's just my personality" is a common cop out. Personality flaws are not embedded, we develop a personality, and we can change it, we just have to have the right motivation. So, how do you motivate yourself to improve personality flaws?
1. Recognize the flaw: Obviously the first step to changing, or improving a personality flaw is to recognize it as a flaw. All too often we can readily see flaws in others, but neglect to see our own flaws. So, in order to motivate yourself to improve your personality flaws, you have to truly know it is a flaw. It might be helpful to look at others with this same flaw, and see how it affects your relationship with them, how others are affected, and what results this characteristic has caused for them. Like stated earlier, it is easier to recognize problems in others, and thus it is also easier to see the consequences of these flaws. So, for example, if you have a neighbor who gossips a lot, and you want to change that habit, or personality flaw in yourself, look at how their gossiping makes you feel about them. Look at how others feel about them. Do you want others to feel that way about you?
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