This document lists 50 ways that people can hinder their own improvement. It was created by T. Curtis in August 2010 to focus on behaviors and patterns that stop improvement from occurring. The list is intended to help people recognize faults within themselves that prevent improvement so they can work to overcome them.

1. 50 ways we hinder
improvement
Or
Things we should improve

2. Created by T Curtis August 2010
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3. I spend most of my writing and reading time focusing
on how to improve. This slide set does this as well, but
by listing behaviors and patterns that hinder or in
many cases stop improvement. This list is for us to
look at and see what we recognize in ourselves. If we
can see our faults, we can begin efforts to overcome
them, to improve. Please resist the temptation to shift
the focus from yourself. The rewards will be worth it.
We do not need to correct all findings at once, but we
can start somewhere. May reviewing this list help you
in your improvement process.-T Curtis
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4. See improvement
as only a future
endeavor

5. Ways we hinder improvement
Do not set goals
Refuse to measure yourself or group
Continually change course Focus on
Find excuses for failure
others when
Claim to be special
Prefer potential to results finding fault,
Seek to seem, rather than to be
and you will
Believe your own hype
Practice self justification back door
Never be wrong
yourself exalt.
Avoid responsibility
Learn but never apply

6. Ways we hinder improvement
Do not plan
Practice self-deception
Speak in "if only" language Goals are for
Always blame others
others, but
Refuse to see opportunity for self improvement
Fault find in others not for me, I
Blame the system
would rather
Expect entitlements
Require customization in everything have my
Always put off to tomorrow
options free.
Avoid figurative mirrors
Be quick to offense

7. Ways we hinder improvement
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Refuse to change
Ease before effort
For natural talent to be enough
If at first it does
Unrealistic expectations of others not come with
Have a ready excuse or scape goat
Hold grudges
ease, it will never
Never face opposition then my talent
Live completely in the past
please.
Relish others' failure
Constantly complain
Fault the equipment

8. Ways we hinder improvement
Expect someone else to set your path
Be paralyzed by too much choice
Claim too little information
Compare personal strength to others weakness
Improvement
Feel sorry for self is for another
Always talk about effort and never about results
Refuse to acknowledge others' accomplishment
day, today is
Be jealous but to laugh
Always feel safe
and play.
Build protection around your ego
Accept status quo in all you do
Claim uniqueness only when needing an excuse

9. Never do anything
you are not already
good at