Improvements

Well, we all have some characteristics that we think need to be changed or removed from our lives. Sleeping too much or eating too much, emotional instability, inability to control anger, or peeping-tom attitude are few examples of traits that we want to grapple at some point in life. We understand that these habits will lead us in the wrong direction and hinder our ability to succeed and grow in life. When a person knows what his or her limitations and takes action to overcome them, he or she would certainly succeed sooner than later. Assuming the previous statement is true, I try to analyze my personality and identify the characteristics that will need to be changed.

Below is a list that has traits that I want to change:
1) I dearly need to improve my communication skills - both verbal and written. Especially -
- I tend to give excessive information many times. I will need to change this attitude so I give enough information that the receiver does not get overwhelmed.
- I over promise. I need to be realistic and assume responsibility for only that much I can satisfactorily deliver.
- I involve in conversations that contain emotions, which in turn hinder my abilities to think straight and act properly.
2) Physical fitness
- I clearly understand the physical condition my body is in by looking at the health report (cholesterol report, in particular) that I get every six months. Not a single time have I succeeded to keep my cholesterol down to acceptable levels two consecutive terms. This fact only tells me how indisciplined I am regarding physical fitness.
3) Not trying the best
- I give up on a task when it is partially complete persuading myself that I did the best I could. I do not realize how close I am to the goal at the time I give up. In other words I accept defeat easily. I do not to stretch to the maximum. I have to continue to work until success and stop worrying about consequences and accept defeat only when I die.
4) Over confidence
- I think I can achieve a task at least tomorrow, if not today. The truth of the matter is that the task could be completed today with some effort rather than wait for another day. In other words, I procrastinate, which is a killer of success.
5) Bad attitude
- I have a notion that I have the set of characteristics that is seen only in the greatest people on the earth, when in fact I have so many traits that are bad, ugly and what-not. This wrong notion drives me in the wrong direction and directs me to misbehave with people. For instance, I would be sarcastic when I answer a question when it seems trivial to me. The fact that I miss is that my attitude ridicules the person who posed the question and portrays my bad nature.

The list has 5 items only. But the work I have to do to overcome these 5 items is tremendous. I hope to modify my personality so that I could handle life in a better manner.