My take on the topic is that while I can improve myself by various strategies, which may produce some improvement, it is clear that if I am changed from the heart the improvement is likely to be greater, more authentic, real and long-lasting. It's not so much by self-improvement as by His transforming qualities.
"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Romans 12;1)

Although it is to be in free verse, the contest required some rhyme as well as the use of the words "I am", "I can", and "I will", which I have used in order throughout.
The rhyme is intermittent, fine for free verse.
Four stanzas, each of nine lines, each has three "I am ..., I can ..., I will ..." statements.

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