10 things you can do every day to improve your personal development

10 things you can do every day to improve your personal development10 things you can do every day to improve your personal developmentI am fascinated withself-development.I see it as an art in itself, and one that takes a lifetime of practice to master.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moraThat said, here are 10 things you can do in yourdaily lifeto improve yourpersonal development.1. Read about what you want toimproveDo you want to get better at a certain skill? Read about it.Be mora meditative? Read books that explain that in detail.Want to be more productive? Spontaneous? Outgoing? Confident? All these topic areas are covered by books upon books that you can study - and by reading about it, itll always stay top of mind.2. Find amentorA mentor can be anyone from a peer who knows something you dont, and you want to learn, all the way up to someone vastly more experienced who is will ing to take you under their wing (in exchange for your working in some way for or with them).Mentorship is by far the fastest path of learning.3. Reflect at the end of eachdayIf you really want to take self-development seriously (and not just, you know, talk about it), you need to be constantly aware of how you can improve.And the only way to know how to improve is if you reflect and ask yourself where and how you still need some work.4. Create a strong practiceregimenIts your habits that unfold the results, not the other way around.You cant live one life and expect to one day have another.You have to put in place the daily habits that will allow the things you want to change to change.5. Find others to push you and trainwithSelf-development is not just a solo game.In fact, the best self-development is done with others in some capacity.Spend time with people who are working on similar things as you, and youll find yourself growing with them at a faster rate than if you had tried to do it all alone.6. Create a reward/punishment systemThis is necessary for people who need to break bad habits.Sometimes, its a reward (or a punishment) that makes the difference between immediate and rapid change, and ongoing fleeting promises.7. Stay honest with yourselfNo amount of talking about it will ever instigate true change.This is the hardest part for people. Its far easier to buy a book on self-development, carry it around, and say, Im working on being more present, while staying constantly on your phone to text your friends about how youre trying to be more present.You have to really be honest about it with yourself.You are your own judge.8. Find role models you can look uptoAgain, self-development is not easy, so its helpful to be able to look to others for inspiration, motivation, or even just daily reminders of how you can continue moving forward on your journey.9. Measure your progressOne of my mentors taught me, If you cant measure it, dont do it.Took me a long time to understand what that meant. Regardless of how ethereal the thing that you want to work on is, you have to find some way to measure your progress.Its the only way youll really know if you are moving in the right direction - and when/where to pivot as you go along.10. Consistency is thekeySelf-development doesnt happen overnight.It happens slowly and deliberately. Consistency is what creates truly meaningful change - and this is what makes the process so difficult for people. Its not that you pop and pill and youre done. You dont do it once and youre fixed.Self-development is a daily practice and lifestyle.This article originally appeared on Inc. Magazine.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentall y strong people