Turn the Villain into a Challenger

This will help you to take action instead of feeling sorry for yourself. So the next time you see someone do something you want to do, either:

• Reverse engineer what they’ve done
• Seek them out and ask them how they did it.

Constructive conflict can produce creative solutions. When teams engage in rigorous debate, they are often forced to examine underlying assumptions, challenge the status quo and evaluate competing views. 

The process of perspective-taking can yield new insights that jumpstart ...

Reading about self-improvement can be a compliment or a substitute for taking action.

• A complement view to self-improvement writing is that it should aid with personal development - the more books you read, the more likely you are to work on improving yourself.
• With substitutes...