Meditation, goals and journaling were all on my short list. One thing that I'm beginning to think is a primary "habit" is a time of daily reflection on how I'm doing. Journaling can serve the same purpose I imagine. Just taking five minutes a day to ask "how is my life going? What have I learned from today? What might I have done differently? What do I want to do tomorrow?" I find if I don't take some time for daily reflection, I lose ground. I may have goals, but if I don't have a habit of looking a them, they just sit in a book. On the other hand, if I take five minutes, even if it's to say "I really didn't make any progress on my goals and that's fine." - as long as I keep doing it every day - eventually I get back on track.
As to Ezzyta's suggestion, I think there is a definite danger in self-development becoming an ego trap - a long, difficult road we insist on completing before we allow ourselves to be happy. But if we can start with utter self-acceptance, then I think we can allow ourselves the fun of creatively experimenting with our potential - more as play than as a burning need to be different than we are.
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