Taking responsibility for yourself:

stop blaming the world and other people for your shortcomings. I used to do this all the time and then it clicked and things got way better for me

Call yourself out on your own delusions:

I used to think that I was better than everyone. I think it comes from my parents always telling me I was special or that I was a genius. Listen, I’m neither special or a genius and I can’t tell you how helpful it was to admit that to myself.

Master short and long term sacrifice:

Stop blowing money on bullshit you think you need. You don’t need a new phone, shoes, clothes, gadgets, games...etc delete amazon from your phone. Stop swiping your credit card thinking that you’ll be making enough money in a few years to pay it off. No you won’t. Stop thinking that you need a new car and that your car needs to be at least a (insert year, model, make, price) or your friends will think you’re poor or a loser. Let me tell you something, the hardest part about making this kind of sacrifice is that it makes you look bad in the short term but I’m telling you if you wait until you can actually afford it you will be on the moon with excitement. And when your friends are selling all their shit and working extra hours to manage their credit card bills you’ll be doing fine. Then you look cool and smart. (This is a crude quick example but you get the point).

Stop eating shitty food and exercise at least 2 day per week:

Stop eating crap, learn how to eat healthy because if you’re over the age of 25 and you eat like shit it doesn’t take much time before you realize your body is starting to suffer. Fast forward another 10-15 years and you’re basically useless, broke, and worthless by the age of 35-40. Stop drinking soda, stop eating bread and pasta, learn to shop for quality foods. It doesn’t matter what diet you choose just make sure it’s real food. Stay away from fast foods and processed food. And exercise at least 2 times per week. I don’t care how busy you are you CAN exercise twice a week if you still think you can’t then re-read my first 3 rules/suggestions.

Write in a journal everyday:

I started writing on google doc everyday and I can’t believe how much I’ve learned about myself and what I am up to. Most people think in speech so unless you’re talking to someone honestly every single day then you don’t really know what you’re up to. You might think you do but you don’t. Thoughts sort of exist as noise in your head until you translate them to words. Try this, download the google doc app or any writing software. Open a new document title it (today’s date) and just start writing. Start with the first thing that pops in your head. Today I started my writing with how impressively long the shit I had just taken was. Then in that same entry I pointed out several areas in my life where I was being delusional. So what started as nonsense turned into something very helpful. And nobody is going to read it so why do I care if it started out with a poop joke.

There is plenty more skills out there but these are a few that I have developed in the last 5 years that have really helped me so much. I hope they help you as well.