You want to be the best you that there is, right? Perhaps in order to do this you need to learn some personal skills in order to better yourself and your relationship with yourself (which will often translate to your relationship with others). Below are a list of self help tips to guide you on your journey to self discovery.

One of the best ways to get an accurate picture of yourself and to learn wisdom is through serving others. Whether you enjoy volunteering at a homeless shelter, helping kids at your church or cleaning up the environment, service projects can strengthen your sense of purpose and your connection to your fellow human beings.

Changing habits can be challenging yet very rewarding in your quest to find balance. If you would like to change any habit, it is important to create a goal and a plan to get there. You also need a way to track your progress. If you wanted to quit eating junk food for instance, a good way to get to this goal would be to save up all the money you saved on junk food any buy yourself a nice reward to remind you of your success.

Learning a new skill is a great way to stretch yourself and improve the quality of your character. What’s more, perfecting a hobby, technical skill or artistic form may be challenging at first, but if you master it, you will gain a sense of accomplishment, purpose and enjoyment. What’s more, you add to your pool of leisure activities and make yourself a more rounded human being.

Eat a healthier diet to boost your mood. Include raw veggies and fruits, whole grains such as brown rice and millet, soy products, legumes, nuts and seeds. Diets lacking in an adequate amount of complex carbs can be the cause of serotonin depletion. When the body has low levels of serotonin, people may experience low moods and depression.

Give yourself a routine. Depression and similar negative moods can be caused by boredom, stress, and a wide variety of other things. Creating a routine for yourself and sticking to it can eliminate many of these factors. You will stay busy and accomplish far more with your day, alleviating potential guilt.

What are your goals? What do you like to do? Many people have always said to expand and relax your mind, read a book! Well, yes and no. Some people don’t like general reading, but they would like to read or study something of interest to them. If you take time to study something of interest to you, then you are taking a step in the right direction. This has a positive impact on your life.

Stop being afraid to ask for help! Look inward to find the answers to your problems and questions. Use the self help tips above to get the support you need and long for! Life is too short to not try to be the best, happiest and healthiest you can be!