Self-improvement

Recognizing and accepting one's own shortcomings and compensating for them is a sign of good leadership. Take, for instance, the story of Dr. Goodspeed and his owner's manual from Assignment 3. What started out as an attempt to find a capable someone to fill a position by giving them tips on "how to work" the CEO, became an acknowledgement of his own flaws and an opportunity to recieve feedback from collegues and constituents and to improve.

As we discussed in class, you may pre-disposed to certain behaviour, but you can either control that behaviour or let it control you. Self-improvement starts with Self and ends with Improvement, which in fact never ends. What does this mean? It means first you must know your Self and your tendancies, strengths, weaknesses, disposition, etc. Once you know your Self and realize and accept all these things, then you may begin the never-ending process of Improvement.

At this stage in life, many of us (us meaning people my age) are still getting to know our Self. College is an ideal opportunity for this--you can test your strengths and weaknesses and gain a keen insight on the concept of identity. The entire college experience is a self-assessment in a way, in which one can discover potential to change, improve, or compensate for one's own shortcomings.