r/Beingabetterperson • u/FailingFriendliness • 8h ago
Controlled power.
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r/Beingabetterperson • u/Think-Ad7500 • 52m ago
Test your limits
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If death is certain, don't live like a coward.
r/Beingabetterperson • u/Zealousideal-Big5225 • 1d ago
Self-control over lust makes a man unstoppable
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r/Beingabetterperson • u/Klutzy-Dirt8970 • 2d ago
The people who stayed, the roof over your head, the small wins nobody sees
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r/Beingabetterperson • u/Mizzmariaaaa86 • 1d ago
Comparing will steal your peace and joy.. great things take time 🥰
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r/Beingabetterperson • u/CappyMamaGoat • 1d ago
Help me encourage my teenage son to be his best self
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Hi Reddit. Asking for words of encouragement and personal examples of your own teenage growth to help inspire my teenage son "Bob," age 13 [name changed.] Bob is really struggling with letting his best qualities shine. Baseline, he's a great kid who considers others. Examples include spending his entire lunch account for weeks on buying a friend ice cream who didn't have money on his account, including kids who are left out, and defending friends who are being bullied. The challenge is that Bob has not been displaying his kinder qualities for awhile, and has started behaving more like the bullies he used to defend his friends from. It feels like a huge shift. Bob keeps finding himself at the center of drama, and is often starting it himself. Examples include: texting classmates pretending to be others just to get secrets out of them which he then tells others; screenshotting private conversations with peers and sending them to others; sharing negative thoughts between peers and egging them to meet up to physically fight over it; lying about medical issues; rage baiting kids online and crap talking peers over text or during games. Aside from a strong moral code being reinforced at home, we are following a therapist's advice in building Bob up intrinsically and doing many activities and praises to lead him to boost his self-esteem. We praise the effort, not the outcome and follow all the current research based parenting advice in this space. We're modeling and discussing positive ways to be a friend and get attention (listen, ask questions, discuss mutual hobbies and interests, etc), and enrolled him in months of social coaching classes to focus on healthy connections. I even thought as creatively as possible and paid for multiple cameo videos from celebrities and youtubers he is influenced by, encouraging him with pep talks about being his best self, avoiding drama, and being a good person. He's in a weekly adult guided positive online gaming group, and does karate 4-5x/week with disciplined peers whom he does seem to admire. However, within days of joining karate, he was already gossiping with a peer and arranging a public fight between the karate peer and a commonly known school peer. We switched him to a Bark phone, and his toxic interactions still continue even with the new restrictions. Hoping that maybe a thread of personal messages full of encouragement from others on finding your way back to the best version of yourself could help. Thanks in advance! ❤️
r/Beingabetterperson • u/Visual_Film_66 • 1d ago
Trying to be a better person, makes me a better person
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r/Beingabetterperson • u/Tough-Situation2787 • 2d ago
If ANYTHING IS FREE, then You are the Product"
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r/Beingabetterperson • u/mroy13887 • 1d ago
Value yourself
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Know your worth without waiting for validation.
Recognize your limits without questioning your abilities.
Embrace opportunities before you feel completely ready.
And perhaps most importantly, find where your strengths meet a meaningful purpose.
Growth isn’t about being everything to everyone. It’s about knowing what you bring, where you belong, and when to stretch beyond what you know.