Reinventing yourself doesn't mean taking baby steps to become a slightly different person -- it means diving into a new and improved version of yourself head-first. Truly reinventing yourself, whether you want to change your career, your outlook, or the way you view your relationships, is hard work, but it pays off tenfold. If you want to reinvent yourself, you have to make a game plan,

Changing behavior, whether your own or someone else’s, is not an easy process. Make sure you set yourself and others up for success, rather than demanding perfection. Whether you want to change or you want someone else to, you should focus on setting clear and realistic goals, thinking positively, finding support, tracking and rewarding progress, and accepting relapses.

Realizing you’re an obstacle to your own success can be frustrating. However, standing in your own way is a common problem you can overcome. You can get out of your own way by letting go of negative thinking so you can create a positive mindset. By practicing mindfulness, you can learn to live in the present moment rather than in the future or past. Then, you can work to overcome your

Whether you're Tiger Woods, Kenny Powers, or just someone who is down on his luck, anyone can make a comeback in life if he puts his mind to it. Nobody said it was easy, but if you make a plan to address your past mistakes and to strive toward the life you want, then you'll be on your way to being the person you want to be, against all odds. Don't ever let anyone who doesn't believe in

Realizing that you aren’t living your best life can leave you feeling stuck and frustrated with yourself. While changing yourself completely could be challenging at times, it is still possible if you are willing to put in the effort.

Personality is a collection of patterns — thought, behavior, and feeling — that make up who you are. And guess what? Patterns can change. It'll take work, but if you're truly devoted to this idea, anything can happen. Remember, though, that your old personality will likely shine through regularly as our beliefs and thinking is shaped by our life experiences.

Self-improvement is universal to the human experience; we all have things we’d like to change about ourselves. Perhaps you want to lose weight, improve your skills in a certain area, be more comfortable socially, be happier, or more productive. Whatever the ultimate improvement desired, in order to achieve it you may benefit from identifying your specific goals, enacting change, and

Life is a constant exercise in self-improvement. And while some of that focus lands squarely on becoming more educated or rising in the ranks of the workplace, sometimes we forget to improve how we treat ourselves and those around us. In the rush to achieve, the idea of being "better" can become lost to ambition and selfishness. The journey to improving your soul and your compassion

Making yourself into a new person can mean different things to different people. To become the new person you want to be, you will need to clearly define what that means to you. Whether you want to change your career or your self-image, making a plan and following through with the necessary steps will help you become a new person.

People are often let down by those around them. It is not uncommon that a person might be so overwhelmed by betrayal, disappointment, or other negative emotions that they would rather feel no emotion at all. While being truly emotionless isn’t possible for most healthy people, you can sometimes benefit by appearing to be heartless in certain situations. If you detach yourself