UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND EXTERNAL IMPROVEMENT
From an ordinary perspective, both self-improvement and external improvement are quite similar. Although we can say they are inextricably intertwined and this is because, looking at the human world entirely, these two are both important and necessary for the everyday growth and development of man.
Self-improvement
Self-improvement can be referred to as the individual change in habits, thought patterns, beliefs, and behaviors. It is sometimes the ability for an individual to work on him/herself which might involve learning new skills and improving their knowledge about a certain thing.
Sometimes, people need to get out of their comfort zone to overcome their personal challenges. Self-improvement is certainly something that comes within the human subconsciousness. The human mind yearns for a change in their way of thinking and mindset changes.
External Improvement
Meanwhile, External improvement is very much something everyone can see happen to you. Being rich, physically fit, and having more credentials are what we can define as an external improvement. You can decide who to be your friend, who to relate with, increasing your social status, all these are still external improvements.
A lot of time people undergo external improvement without changing themselves. You can be rich and while your behavior still remains the same. You can also be physically fit and at the same time, there is no change in your mentality and the way you perceive things. When such a scenario occurs, it is definitely by luck and circumstances you can’t control.
External improvement that happens without self-improvement is from circumstances or factors outside your control. While winning the lottery might be awesome, but if you’re currently broke, that is definitely not a plan you want to go with. Instead, it will be best if you can start changing your behavior, skills, and habits.
Life Strategy
You need a life strategy because changing or improving your life is not a joke and it takes time and consistency. If you can strategize a good plan everything will surely come out so great more than what you could ever imagine. Your total life strategy is a collection of every habit, behavior and thought pattern, conscious and unconscious, that you use to solve the problems you have in life, meet your needs and stay alive.
Lasting Self-improvement
Self-improvement is identifying current strategies, how they meet your current needs and solve your current problems, and figuring out how to adjust them into a better configuration. It must start by recognizing who you are now, then making small and stable changes to reach the stage where the problem has been solved.
