Becoming a better person in your own eyes is a whole-life project & thus you should focus your step-by-step efforts on multiple areas of your existence. Since you likely know innately which qualities you consider good, growing as an individual is simply a matter of making an effort to do good whenever possible. Respect should be a key element of your efforts. When you acknowledge that all people are deserving of compassion, consideration & dignity, you are naturally more apt to treat them in the manner you yourself wish to be treated.