Former senior vice president of sales at MiMedx, Kevin Lilly has held numerous senior management positions in many healthcare organizations in the greater Atlanta area. He obtained a double degree in marketing and management from Kansas State University before acquiring an MBA in international management from the American Graduate School of International Management. Kevin Lilly advocates for self-improvement, especially among young adults.

Self-improvement is the advancement of one’s status, knowledge, or character on one’s own. Self-improvement requires self-awareness and the capacity to change negative habits. The following strategies will help you achieve your self-improvement goals.

Define your core principles.
Everybody has their own beliefs and core values. However, not everyone has articulated them explicitly. The benefits of defining core principles include boosting self-esteem, establishing a foundation on which to build one’s skills, and identifying which skills and opportunities should be pursued and which are unnecessary or even detrimental.

Create an action plan.
If you are pursuing self-improvement, consider specifying your career goals, aims, and expectations. Writing these things down will help you strategize how best to achieve your goals and create a plan towards long-term self-improvement.

Identify your blind spots.
Often, it's challenging to achieve self-development goals because we do not spend a lot of time thinking about our faults. Becoming self-aware will help you identify areas in need of improvement or development.