If you're reading about self-improvement, there's a good chance you're naturally conscientious. Conscientiousness is a huge strength that has been linked to many benefits. However, some common patterns tend to trip conscientious people up in pursuing their goals. Let's explore them so you don't make these mistakes.

A great goal is to end each day as a better version of yourself than the you who woke up that morning.

That can't happen if you define success based on just one or two metrics. We can't achieve new personal bests every day if our definitions are narrow. For example, a salesperson can't sell more today than yesterday, every day. I can't write an article today that gets more reads than any article I've ever written. An athlete can't lift more weight or run faster than they've ever run before, and keep exceeding the previous day's personal record every day.

However, whatever your craft is (e.g., work, parenting, a creative pursuit, or sports), you can do a little aspect of that craft better each day than you've done it before. Ways to........

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