In self-improvement, we often look at today's flaws that we would like to fix. But the website buddhism.kalachakranet.org suggests you mentally project yourself five years into the future and ask who you want to be:
Which qualities have I developed in myself?
What are the most important lessons I have learned?
What have I done for others that I feel most happy about?
How did I manage to stop underestimating myself?
How did I manage to stop pretending that I cannot do things?
Which kinds of powers and abilities did I discover in myself?
Which kind of powers and abilities did I find in others?
What can I do right now to be this person in five years?
Harvey Schachter