As places that aim to encourage self-improvement and development, schools should work toward teaching students why social norms -- like not wearing leggings as pants -- develop before they force students into following questionable dress code solutions.
The line at the top of this post is taken from the homepage of DeskTime, a time tracking company that dispenses with the self-improvement ethos of rival services and gets down to the gritty business of employee accountability.
It became the bible of this new religion and Scientology grew rich, charging its followers for self-improvement courses that promised fulfilment and ultimately superhuman powers.
Compared with Europeans, who instinctively look to government for guidance, the vast majority of Americans still believe that hard work is the key to self-improvement.
This process begins with a desire to change behavior and embrace willpower as a method of controlling your finances, as recent research suggests that this has genuine scientific merit as a self-improvement tool.