There is ***[self religion][1]***: > A self religion (or self-religion) is a religious or self-improvement group which has as one of its primary aims the improvement of the self ---------- Also ***stoicism*** has [self-help][2] (self-improvement) ideology in it. > The [Stoics][3] taught that destructive emotions resulted from errors in judgment, and that a sage, or person of "moral and intellectual perfection," would not suffer such emotions. > > Philosophy for a Stoic is not just a set of beliefs or ethical claims, it is a way of life involving constant practice and training (or askesis, see asceticism) ---------- A word for a person or concept that puts emphasis on self-improvement would be ***["flourishing"][4]***. > In positive psychology, flourishing is “to live within an optimal range of human functioning, one that connotes goodness, generativity, growth, and resilience.” Thus, ***[eudaimonia][5]*** or eudaimonism is a related concept. It is a Greek word but it is also a loan word in English. In modern psychology, it is conceptualized in six factors, one of which is **personal growth**. > Eudaimonia, sometimes anglicized as eudaemonia or eudemonia , is a Greek word commonly translated as happiness or welfare; however, "**human flourishing**" has been proposed as a more accurate translation. > > Etymologically, it consists of the words "eu" ("good") and "daimōn" ("spirit"). It is a central concept in Aristotelian ethics and political philosophy, along with the terms "**aretē**", most often translated as "**virtue**" or "**excellence**", and "**phronesis**", often translated as "practical or ethical wisdom". [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_religion [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-help [3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoicism [4]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flourishing [5]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudaimonia