Benjamin Franklin designed a plan to help himself build the character qualities that he wanted to strengthen. His plan certainly seems to have been successful. The primary method Ben Franklin used for his own self-development program was to focus his attention on a particular character trait each day. He would learn about the meaning of the trait, how it had been illustrated in positive and negative ways in history, and how it could be applied in his own life situations. We can do the same thing and improve our life by focusing on a new self-improvement idea each day.