I believe in the saying that experience is the best teacher. Most of my self improvement and development in my youth came after some teasing and mistakes. I didn't change just because of the teasing, but those helped point out what was wrong with what I am doing. So I learned to look after myself, improved my hygiene, how I present myself, and other things. Since then, I have been my own worst critic. I constantly strive for efficiency, and I take what I think are good things from others to help improve myself. This has translated to work ethic, performance, and presentations.