If the world would not be a better place if everyone on the planet followed your example, it might be a good idea to periodically stop and consider ways in which you could change that.

Lead by example.

From the comments:

Drew: This is essentially the Kant Philosophy. “Always act in such a way that you could will that the maxim of your act become a Universal Law.”

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