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Sometimes self-improvement can feel rather overwhelming.<\/p>\n

You just wanted to be a bit more confident at social gatherings\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026but 3 years and 100 books later you find yourself deep down the self-development rabbit hole pondering questions such as:<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do I find my life purpose?\u201c<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHow can I live an authentic life?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

And as if these questions were not already complicated enough, your social confidence isn\u2019t your only problem anymore.<\/p>\n

You tasted the self-help fruit and are now concerned about your health, fitness, spirituality, productivity, professional success, happiness, integrity \u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026.and the list goes on and on.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to ask you this:<\/p>\n

“Wouldn\u2019t it be nice to make self-improvement simple again?”<\/em><\/h3>\n

Simple as in an uncomplicated process you can follow to make changes in your life?<\/p>\n

My answer to this question is \u201cYes\u201d, which is why I tried to simplify self-development down to 2 steps.<\/p>\n

I came up with those 2 steps reflecting on what has worked for me in the past (I\u2019ve been one of those self-development junkies for the last three years), and what in my experience self-development tends to come down to.<\/p>\n

Of course, you cannot explain the world in a short article like this.<\/p>\n

But sometimes simplicity drives you towards action more effectively than complexity.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s what I hope to do for you. So without further a due \u2013 How to improve yourself in 2 simple steps:<\/p>\n

Step 1: Ask Yourself 2 Simple Questions<\/h2>\n

The first step is to reflect on your life.<\/p>\n

And no you don\u2019t have to lock yourself in a room for a year or meditate on a mountain with Tibetan monks.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s take it very easy.<\/p>\n

Just ask yourself those two simple questions:<\/p>\n

#1 What is going well in my life?<\/p>\n

#2 What is going not so well in my life?<\/p>\n

And answer them.<\/p>\n

Make sure you cover a range of areas: work, relationships, health, fitness, dating, hobbies, family, whatever.<\/p>\n

Some people are chattier. So if that\u2019s you ask your best friend if she can help you answer those questions over coffee.<\/p>\n

If you are more introverted like me, just write down the answers on a paper or in a word document.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve thought enough about those two questions (maybe an hour or so), give yourself props for the stuff that\u2019s going well. Good for you! Nothing we have to improve here.<\/p>\n

For the stuff that\u2019s going not so well, pick a few items that bother you the most<\/u> and write them down on a list. It might look like this:<\/p>\n