How to Be a Better Person in Life

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Be a Better Person in Life

Being miserable can come from just being a bad person. You have to ask yourself, if you really are a good person overall. No one wants to be a bad person, but sometimes being a bad person seems to be easier. Sometimes we don't even really see it. It's easier to cheat, lie and steal in life, than to do things the honest and good way. I think at times we've all been a bad, or good person. We all have good and bad in us. So let's try to bring out more good in us.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Be more positive. If you're always going to dwell on the negatives in life, or a situation, then it's going to bring out your worse qualities in life. It's going to bring out the bad in you. Instead of thinking about all that is wrong, think about all that is good. It will change your attitude for starters.
Step 2

Think about the position others are in. This is for those who tend to treat others badly, because they aren't getting what they want out of them. Well, that's an easy way to be bitter, mad, and angry. That anger takes away a lot from you and tends to make you less pleasant to be around. Well think about how others are feeling? Put yourselves in their shoes. Try to understand their point of view.
Step 3

Take small steps in achieving something. This is an easy reason why a lot of people seem to fail at a lot of what they do. Everything is a rush. They have to get things done NOW, without taking the proper time. Take those baby steps, and do things one at a time. Stop making things more difficult than they are. Everything can be accomplished, if you give it the proper process. Slow it down, some of the wiser words you'll ever hear.
Step 4

Learn and be willing to change. A great Einstein quote. I could be paraphrasing it. "Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value." Another great quote, "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Those who are willing to change, are willing to be better at anything in life. It starts with being a better person.
Step 5

Be nicer to people. This is the easiest way to get results from people. Whether it's work, or in your personal life. People will be much more responsive to you, when you show them respect. To get respect you have to give it to others.
Step 6

Learn to forgive and let go of a grudge. The more anger you build up, the more feuds you have. The more it takes away from you as a person. Forgiving someone can relieve a lot of tension and stress you have built up. Not everything is so personal in life. Once you can understand that, you have less feuds, fights, which will improve your outlook in life, and the ability to be a great person. People aren't purposely out to hurt you. They are just defensive and scared, that's all it is.
Step 7

Be honest. "The truth shall set you free." The best way to be a better person, is being honest. Not just to others, but to yourself. Lies will only bring you down in the end. Whether this is work, relationships, or just your own self.

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betterbody said

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on 6/16/2009 Good tips for being a better person.

edieness said

on 6/14/2009 Pretty cool article on How to Be a Better Person in Life.5*

shenandoah said

on 6/5/2009 Great advice and quotes on being a better person. Imagine if almost everyone tried to live more honorably, productively and compassionately...