Comparisons to Better Self Frameworks
Goodness & Willingness
While willingness is not necessarily used for good ends, being pure positivity, it has a relation to goodness that deserves further investigation and disentangling. This page is limited to revealing comparisons.
From the outset, this framework lent itself to comparisons with:
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by focussing on primal injunctions ()
and
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by focussing on producing goodness ().
The stages for investigation and developing the Trees in the three cases show both similarities and differences which are laid out in the Table below.
| Originating Tree | Step-1 Cross 3Ls |
Step-2 Cross 2Ls |
Step-3 Cross 1L |
Step-4 Intra-Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Communal Existence | Unite with Others | Stabilize Yourself | Thrive with Others | Assert Yourself |
| Better World
Bring Goodness to Life |
You are the One | Co-existence via Persistence |
Goodness as Your Criterion | Sustain Your Energies |
| Responsive Persona
Impossible Challenges |
Create Your Base | Stabilization & Persistence |
Integrate with Others | Become Dependable |
The challenge to create either of these better worlds, for community life or one where goodness reigns, demands willingness.
Channel Comparisons
The Tree frameworks can be seen by clicking on the thumbnails.
| Bring
Goodness |
Communal
Existence |
Responsive
Persona |
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Step-1
| Originating Tree | Function | L7-L4 |
|---|---|---|
| Better Communal Existence | Unite with Others | Treat others as yourself. |
| Better World
|
You are the One | Create your World |
| Responsive Persona
|
Create Your Base | Create a support network |
Step-2
| Originating Tree | L6-L4 | L5-L3 | L4-L2 | L3-L1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Communal Existence: Stabilize Yourself |
Be trustworthy Be respectful |
Find your opportunities Use your strengths |
Be humane | Seek congenial arrangements Discover your preferences |
| Better World: Co-existence via Persistence |
Emulate what's good Resist temptations |
Rise above situations Immerse in situations |
Activate potential | Break out of the situation Share responsibility |
| Responsive Persona: Stabilization of Self & Effort |
Draw on reputation Set an example |
Suffer extra burdens Confront obstacles |
Bolster strength | Never give up Imagine success |
Step-3:
| Originating Tree | L7-L6 | L6-L5 | L5-L4 | L4-L3 | L3-L2 | L2-L1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Communal Existence: Thrive with Others |
Value diversity Allow coexistence |
Develop conviction Be conscientious |
Alter paradigms Raise standards |
Show sensitivity Be genuine |
Elevate aspirations Know what matters |
Tolerate imperfection |
| Better World: Goodness as your Criterion |
Be humble Be assertive |
Be selfless Respect yourself |
Uphold the best See the good |
Meet your needs Put others first |
Endure hardships Stay connected |
Apply willpower |
| Responsive Persona: Integrate with Others |
Be conventional Be idealistic |
Show compliance Manifest ideals |
Meet expectations Play your part |
Stand together Enlist others |
Maintain intentions Seek to progress |
Make a start |
Step-4:
| Originating Tree | L6S-L6P | L5S-L5P | L3P-L3S |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better Communal Existence: Assert Yourself |
Stand up and be counted | Make your mark | Face things squarely |
| Better World: Sustain Your Energies |
Sustain identity | Renew faith | Bolster resilience |
| Responsive Persona: Become Dependable |
Deserve esteem | Rise to the occasion | Be resourceful |
- Back to Review.
Originally posted: 5-July-2026


