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• n  the act of improving yourself

• Beneath the bits and bytes that shape the character of Silicon Valley, there's a booming digital subculture committed to the art of self-improvement, geek style.
• Through his self-improvement tips for cultivating personal virtues and through his civic-improvement schemes for furthering the common good, he helped to create, and to celebrate .
• During the first weeks of the year, diet searches outnumber their closest self-improvement counterpart, "exercise," by 250%.

• self-reformation

News & Articles

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• Should You Consider Public Speaking As A Career, And Other Questions Answered
  Entrepreneur and adventurer (I love that self-description) Rodolphe ?Rudy? Dutel got in touch with me to help him kick off his new blog on self-improvement, Karma, and yes, adventures.  I think I checked the self-improvement box, since the discussion was all about storytelling, rehearsal, the career of professional speaking, and other public speaking mysteries.  We conducted the interview as a ...
  June 18, 2013 - Forbes

Quotes

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• Andre Marin in Brandon Sun
  Self-improvement should be a work in progress all our lives, and I confess to needing it as much as anyone. But I believe, if my detractors had known me at Episcopal, they might marvel at the self-restraint and mellowness I developed as an... John McCain http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCain&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEhauRSvpu74c5JI21AhXVu-x_kmQ CNN International http://www.google.com/url?q=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/01/mccain.tour/&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGB4TNH6BUvp0rZdeNOd1O0y9lxCg Apr 1, 2008 87783 117219 self-improvement If organizations fall into the trap of believing their own hype, they can become complacent and lost the urge for self-improvement," wrote Marin. "Puffery can become a shield for inertia and apathy. If governments and their agencies believe...
• Joe Cole in Sportinglife.com
  My attitude is simply to keep fighting and not let anyone take my place,said Cole. "I've always had belief in my ability but my philosophy has always been one of self-improvement. I'm learning something new every day and I'm just as hungry...