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Self-Awareness and Being Successful - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Self-Awareness and Being Successful

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If you possess self-awareness and think you will succeed, you tend to succeed because you take action and you move in circles that are beneficial to you. Even though people understand this concept intellectually they often get stuck in, “I can’t succeed,” mode. It’s perfectly normal to feel like you’ll never break through or achieve your goals but you can have a great impact on how your life moves by simply thinking successfully.

Try thinking about the following things the next time you feel like you are lacking success:

1. What do I want to succeed at?

2. What am I doing today to achieve my goal?

3. What baggage can I shed so I can begin working on my goal?

4. What is one step I can do today to succeed?

5. How will I know if I’ve succeeded?

6. What will I do to enjoy and celebrate my success?

7. What do I need to do to continue thinking successfully?

Try working through these seven questions and focusing your energy on building your self-awareness and being successful. So much of your success depends on how you view what you do in your day to day life. If you always focus on what’s going wrong you’ll tend to move in that direction. If you take the time to celebrate the little things you do along the way, you’ll build a positive reservoir that will help you move forward.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and invite success into your life?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness Helps You Take Action - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Self-Awareness Helps You Take Action

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Have you ever met someone with big dreams but who never does anything about them? Frequently, the only thing that separates those who succeed from those who stay stuck is the ability to build self-awareness and take action. It sounds obvious but action is a key element in helping us move forward in life. Many individuals remain in the planning or idea phases of life, living with vague hopes that someday they will achieve something.

I’ll let you in on a secret: The people who succeed move their ideas from abstract to concrete by taking action. How does one do it? Here’s another amazing secret: You actually have to do stuff to succeed. The great thing is that you can begin this process at any time. Increasing self-awareness and taking action feels great and it yields positive results because we are actually taking charge of our lives.

Think about the difference between the person who dreams all day and the one who dreams but also does something to make them come true. Here are a couple ideas that will help you move toward action.

1. Think about something you would love to achieve.
2. Come up with five ideas that might help you start working on it.
3. Pick the idea that makes the most sense to you.
4. Take action and do it. Set a short-term date by when you will finish it.

Nothing happens without actually doing something. What will you do to develop self-awareness and take action on today?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and Facing Difficult Issues - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Self-Awareness and Facing Difficult Issues

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If you possess a high level of self-awareness, you’re probably used to facing difficult issues head on. Many people fall into the trap of pretending that things are going well or avoiding challenging situations at all costs, which leads to constantly having to suppress unresolved issues and trying to fill the resulting void. Here are some things to think about if you’re hesitant to deal with dilemmas:

  • You can handle any issue in your life.
  • You don’t have to take everything on at once.
  • You don’t have to repeat the patterns in your past.
  • You can change.
  • You can move in a positive direction any time you choose.
  • You can take one small step today toward dealing with the issue.
  • You can keep taking small steps.
  • You can adjust your approach as needed.

The only way to truly grow as a person is to consciously decide to stop doing things that don’t work. Building self-awareness means getting to know yourself well at every level and having the courage to resolve thorny situations. Anyone can avoid challenges, what will you do to face your issues directly?

Cheers,

Guy

5 Signs You're a Great Leader Who Possesses Self-Awareness - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

5 Signs You’re a Great Leader Who Possesses Self-Awareness

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Think about a time when you worked for a great leader who possessed self-awareness. What did it feel like? What are some of the things that person did to become exceptional in your mind? There are many qualities that go into creating a great leader. Here are five elements:

  1. They listen well. Great leaders don’t feel they always have to be talking on top of others or having the last word. They are happy to listen to others and glean knowledge and wisdom from them.
  2. They use the skills of their employees. Great leaders are adept at identifying the skills and talents of their employees and use them to get things done. They believe in helping people shine.
  3. They inspire others. Great leaders don’t only bark orders, they actually inspire their employees to do better and grow. These leaders don’t mind when someone becomes more knowledgeable or skillful, they encourage it.
  4. They welcomes and generate new ideas. Great leaders have the ability to see things others might not and to encourage others to do the same. They aren’t afraid of change and value growth and fresh thought rather than the status quo.
  5. They put ego aside. Great leaders know that the workplace isn’t about them, it’s about the collective energy everyone creates together. They don’t worry about power trips, they enjoy helping other people feel great.

There is a certain feeling that self-aware leaders create in the workplace. It isn’t based on fear, intimidation or hierarchy, but rather on their ability to look beyond themselves and help others grow.

Are you a great leader? A reliable measure is whether people truly enjoy working for you and, without prompting, tell you and each others about their experience. We all know the difference between a workplace that inspires and one that only stresses productivity, make sure you create a wonderful one.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and become a great leader?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and Feeling Better about Yourself - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Self-Awareness and Feeling Better about Yourself

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Sometimes event the most confident people in the world don’t feel amazingly great about themselves. We all have days when we think we don’t measure up to some ideal, some people stay stuck in this state for long periods. The good news is that you can do some practical things to increase self-awareness and feel better about yourself immediately.

Think about the following five questions and how they apply to your life and you’ll be on your way to feeling better about yourself:

1.  Do you do things you love?

2.  Do you fill your mind with negative messages about yourself?

3.  Do you have positive messages to replace the negative ones?

4.  What actions do you take to feel better and do positive things?

5.  How will you know that you feel better about yourself?

Think about these concepts for a while. Your answers will help you find ways to feel better about yourself and become more self-aware. So much of life (and your self-esteem) is about the messages you put in your brain. If you stuff yourself with junk you will likely not feel so great, if you fill your mind with ideas that build you up the results are much more positive. Either way, you have a choice which path you decide to stay on.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and start feeling better about yourself?

Cheers,

Guy

Mean People and Self-Awareness - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Mean People and Self-Awareness

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I talk with a lot of kind, thoughtful, self-aware people and a question that frequently comes up is, “Why are people so mean?” This type of question usually arises because someone has been treated poorly by someone else without provocation. Here are some of the reasons people who lack self-awareness are mean:

  • They have unresolved issues inside themselves that cause them pain and discomfort, so they take it out on others.
  • They haven’t learned how to be nice, perhaps never had a role model to show them what it’s like to kind and empathic instead of cruel.
  • They were hurt at some point in time and have never moved past it.
  • They had their feeling of safety taken away or betrayed by someone they trusted and they lash out at others to form a perimeter of safety.
  • They figure if they hurt others first, they won’t be hurt.
  • They don’t believe in going to therapy to figure out what’s really going on under all the fear and anger.
  • They’re unhappy with themselves but don’t know how to change it.
  • They surround themselves with people who enable their behavior.
  • They think everyone is out to get them.
  • They don’t know how to deal with their own emotions and thoughts.

It’s important to note that, if you said something rude to someone or poked them in the eye, it would be natural for them to be less than nice to you, but I’m referring to instances where you were treated meanly by someone without any provocation.

The main thing to remember when someone is mean to you without provocation is that it has nothing to do with you. You’re not at fault and you didn’t deserve it. It’s just that they have unresolved issues that boil up uncontrollably and you happened to be in the vicinity. If someone is mean to you, you have a lot of power because you can choose the self-awareness path: Realize that it’s not about you, and remove yourself from the situation.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and deal positively with mean people?

Cheers,

Guy

10 Ways Self-Awareness Can Improve Your Life - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

10 Ways Self-Awareness Can Improve Your Life

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The whole point of getting to know yourself is to move past reacting unconsciously to whatever comes your way to being mindful of what you’re feeling, thinking, and doing. Here are ten ways self-awareness can improve your personal and professional life:

  1. You’re able to feel the entire range of your emotions and deal with them positively.
  2. You understand yourself well and are genuinely comfortable with who you are; not just pretending you are so you don’t look weak.
  3. You’ve worked out the negative issues from your childhood and formative years.
  4. You have a consistent pattern of thinking and behavior where all the areas of your life relate well to each other and aren’t in conflict.
  5. You do things that help make the world a better place, not just that benefit you and the people in your immediate social and professional circles.
  6. You’re able to empathize with other people; their joys, struggles, and day-to-day lives.
  7. You feel so good about yourself that other people aren’t a threat and you don’t have a need to compete with them or defeat them in any way.
  8. You build other people up instead of tearing them down.
  9. You feel like your life has a deeper meaning that comes from within you, not from the outside.
  10. You live life as the real you; following your dreams and doing what you really want to do in life.

When you possess self-awareness you’ll be actively working on issues like these at all times and continually discovering more about yourself. The goal is simple: Live a happy life, spread good vibes, and make the world a better place for as many people as possible. How has self-awareness improved your life?

Cheers,

Guy

The Self-Awareness Guy