this is an idea that I've had, and I'm sure other people have had it as well, to change the way we look at character creation.
The idea:
Make an Initial character sheet, where your character starts out, skill wise, personality wise, etc. and then a Final character sheet, which is your characters final stats, it's what they want to achieve, do they want to be a better swordsman, the best archer, a master mage, whatever.
maybe even throw in some intermediate steps,
like
Initial, growth 1, growth 2.... growth x, Final
to help you keep track of your character and how they've grown, whether it be in personality, or in skill. doesn't matter.