Be a Better Person - Celestine Chua

 Character is something we can change, not something we are born with and can’t change. Here are 101 ways to be a better person by Celes. This was my 22nd of 2o22. 

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"We cannot become what we need to be, remaining what we are." - Max Depree

1. Be Growth oriented - Discover your purpose
2. Work on your negative traits
3. Identify your ideal self
4. Find a role model
5. Be a role model
6. Be a better child to your parent
7. Be a better friend to your friend
8. Be a better sibling to your sibling if you have one
9. Be a better partner if you are attached. - When you're in a relationship, it's easy to make demands and expectations about what your partner should do/be, but it's difficult to take ownership for the things we aren't doing and being ourselves. Commit yourself to being a better partner, and release your expectations of your partner. Both of you will be happier that way
10. Be a better parent if you have children
11. Be a better employee
12. Be a better manager/leader
13. Be a better member of your community
14. Be a better human to others
15. Be a better being in this world
16. Be Able - Equip yourself with skills, The more skills you have the more able you become. 
1. Learn something new
2. Hone your current skill
17. Be Accepting of differences - Of people, mindset, lifestyle or cultures. 
18. Be Adaptable, Flexible, Versatile
19. Be Adventurous - Step out of your comfort zone. Travel
20. Be Altruistic - 
1. Always have the best intention for others
2. Volunteer for a cause you believe in
3. Save the environment
21. Be Assertive
22. Be Attentive
23. Be Bold
24. Be Candid
25. Be Caring - Show Concern, Call your Friend
26. Be Coachable - Find a mentor
27. Be committed
28. Be Compassionate/Kind
29. Be Confident
30. Be Conscientious/Meticulous
31. Be Considerate/Thoughtful - Make a habit to consider others in your decisions and actions, for they affect other people. Make sure no one is negatively affected before you proceed with your plans.
2. Practice the Golden Rule. It's the ethic of reciprocity, which states "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself." How do you want others to treat you? Shower others with this behavior, and you'll attract more of the same.
3. Practice the Silver Rule. Related to the Golden Rule, it states "Do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you." It's to make up for the shortcomings of the Golden Rule. How do you not want others to treat you? Make sure you don't do this to others.
32. Be Cooperative
33. Be Courteous
34. Be Courageous/Overcome Fear - Is there anything you're scared of? Don't be. Fear is mental — It's only what you perceive it to be. If you challenge that which you're afraid of, you'll realize there's nothing to be scared of at all, because there is nothing to lose — We entered this world with nothing but our consciousness, we'll leave the world with the same consciousness.
35. Be Curious
1. Have an insatiable thirst for knowledge
2. Ask questions often
3. Get feedback from others
36. Be Dependable
37. Be Discerning - Don't accept blindly all that you read, question, exercise judgement appropriately, and not just become sceptical. 
38. Be Emotionally Generous - Be giving, positive, Encourage others, share happiness. Compliment others.
39. Be Empathetic
40. Be Encouraging
41. Be Enthusiastic
42. Aim for excellence - Take on more than you can handle, expect nothing less than the best, live your life to the fullest, 
43. Be Fair 
1. Don't bad mouth other people
2. Don't discriminate
3. Don't judge
4. Uphold justice
44. Have Faith - Don't put pressure, do you best and have faith. 
45. Be Filial
46. Be a follower - Aristotle said it best with this quote: "He who cannot be a good follower cannot be a good leader." Are you a good follower? Are you able to take directions from others? Are you willing to take directions from others?
47. Be forgiving - Bury your anger, bury the hatchet with someone, 
48. Be Friendly/Approchable
49. Be Generous - Sharing the good things in your life, donate, 
50. Be Gentle
51. Be Grateful - Write a Thank you note to your friend, 
52. Be Hardworking/Diligent
53. Be Helpful
54. Be Honest
55. Be Humble
56. Be Independent
57. Be Individualistic
58. Have Integrity
59. Be Intuitive
60. Be a leader - A leader is someone who is able to bring the best out of others, who is able to inspire others to be bigger than who they are, who is able to energize people into action, who is able to lead a way with a common vision. Contrary to what many think, leadership doesn't begin when you lead a group of people; it begins in our everyday life, with how we conduct ourselves and how we live our lives.
61. Be a listener
62. Embrace Love - Love unconditionally.
63. Be Loyal/Faithful
64. Be Kind
65. Be Magnanimous - Accept Criticism, Ignore malicious attack
66. Be Meditative
67. Be Merciful
68. Be Moral - Go the non-cruel path
69. Be Mindful/Present
70. Be Nurturing - Recognise the strength in others. 
71. Be Open minded
72. Be Optimistic/Positive - Don't Complain, Smile, Laugh
73. Be Organised
74. Be Patient
75. Be Peaceful
76. Be Persistent
77. Be Prudent
78. Be Purposeful
79. Be Reasonable
80. Be Repentant
81. Be Resilitent/Be Strong - Are you facing any obstacles that are making you waver in your goals? You have the strength inside you to do whatever you want — you just have to draw from it.
82.  Be Respectful
83.  Take Responsibility - live upto your responsibilities, Don't self victimize.
84.  Be Self-loving
85. Be Reflective
86. Be Sensitive - Don't impose, don't give unwanted advice.
87. Dedicate yourself to service.
88. Be Sharp
89. Be Sincere/Genuine
90. Be Spontaneous
91. Be Sympathetic
92. Be Tactful
93. Be a Teacher
94. Be Trusting
95. Be Trustworthy
96. Be Unattached
97. Be Understanding
98. Be Vigilant
99. Be Visionary
100. Be Vulnerable
101. Be Wise.