If you believe in someone and push them, they will get better, thereby reinforcing your belief in them. And likewise if you don't believe in someone. So what if the person you believe in, is you?
Every time I screw up I tell myself, I'll do better next time. Every time I'm scared of doing something and get flustered I tell myself, I just have to do better than last time. This helps ground me
Be able to empathize with people even when they are wrong. There is an amount of peace you get from being able to say - I know where you're coming from, but you're wrong. It helps you forgive, and make the right decision.
Afterall, punishing someone never stops them from wanting to do crime, but trying to help them out of a vicious life could.
What I tell myself: No, I am working out more than once a week. Yes I'm eating chocolates because I'm stressed.
The truth: I've been missing badminton sessions and I haven't visited gym outside the class hours, often missing that as well. I'm eating chocolates because I'm getting addicted to it.
Only if I tell myself the truth will I do something to change it. If I lie (knowing the truth isn;t enough, you have to admit to the truth), I will never take steps to be better.
Its easy to live a life without caring for anything. Because that will protect you from failure and heartbreak. But no one became great without caring for a cause. Be it your company, making money or your ethics, caring for something will teach more than you can imagine.
Ask questions, be present while communicating. You don't know how much you can learn from others. This brings me to...
Be on a watch out to learn something from whomever you meet. Everyone has something useful to give you.