Self and Self-Awareness

Self-Aware People Learn from Conflict - Unlock Your True Potential: Empowering Tips for Building Self-Awareness

Self-Aware People Learn from Conflict

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Self-aware people learn from conflict because they understand their and others’ emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, and how each party can contribute to making matters worse or better.

Some people love conflict and some run screaming from it. Yet conflict can signal that something very important is happening and that we need to pay attention. Conflict is also a great opportunity to build self-awareness and learn about each other to fix things for the better. Try these tips the next time you have and issue with someone:

1. Name the problem (what is it).
2. Each of you describe how you see the problem.
3. Come up with a few ways to fix the problem.
4. Agree and choose one solution.
5. Get an outside person involved if you can’t decide on a solution.

I’ve found that if two people just sit down and agree to talk (respectfully and without shouting) they can resolve even the most complex problem. It’s wonderful to see two people come to an agreement and figure out a way to resolve a nagging issue. It’s almost like a weight has been lifted off their back.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and learn from conflict?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and Taking Action Go Hand in Hand - Unlock Your True Potential: Empowering Tips for Building Self-Awareness

Self-Awareness and Taking Action Go Hand in Hand

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Self-awareness and taking action go hand in hand because, when you understand your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, you are in a great position to do things to move your life forward consciously and positively.

The only difference between those who succeed and those who stay stuck is taking action. I’m always amazed at the incredible things people can do when they decide to act to make their dreams a reality. Here’s what some smart people say about the subject:

Annie Dillard:

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.

Aristotle:

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

Alfred Adler:

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement.

Anatole France:

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

Ann Radcliffe:

One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.

Go out today and take action to make your dreams a reality, you’ll be glad you did. Remember that you don’t have to do everything at once, just do one small thing each day and, over time, you’ll see the results in your life. What will you do to develop self-awareness and take action?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and Believing In Yourself - Unlock Your True Potential: Empowering Tips for Building Self-Awareness

Self-Awareness and Believing In Yourself

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One of the most important elements of self-awareness is believing in yourself. That means that you take action because you deeply value who you are and want to improve the quality of your life. It requires that you appreciate your innate ideas, talents and gifts and have the confidence to share them with the world.

Having confidence in yourself doesn’t happen overnight, it requires taking action over time so you can eventually get to the point where you truly love yourself. Thankfully, anyone can embark on this journey and build up their confidence, all it takes is doing things like:

  • Healing the hurts from your past.
  • Doing one small thing each day to move in the direction of your dreams.
  • Saying positive things to yourself.
  • Treating yourself well.
  • Following your own inner voice.
  • Continue increasing your self-awareness.

When you believe in yourself, you are willing to do things to improve your life and take care of yourself. It allows you to move in any direction you wish and follow your inner voice.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and believe in yourself?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness Helps You Find Your Own Answers - Unlock Your True Potential: Empowering Tips for Building Self-Awareness

Self-Awareness Helps You Find Your Own Answers

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Self-awareness helps you find your own answers in life because, when you understand your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, you’re able to move forward consciously and take action more confidently based on the knowledge you have of yourself.

I often get questions from people who are genuinely trying to figure out what to do in a difficult situation. While I can give people examples of what other people have done to be successful, it is difficult to give people advice on what they should do. Each person will have their own way of arriving at a solution and a self-awareness consultant is there to help them arrive at whatever end they see fit.

I encourage people to think in terms of building self-awareness and finding their own solutions to tough issues. If you don’t know what to do, spend some time thinking about the following points:

1. What would I name this issue?
2. What are some possible solutions for the issue?
3. Which solution makes the most sense to me?
4. What do I need to do to start working on the solution?

I help my clients take charge of their lives and gain the confidence necessary to work through tough challenges. We all have the answers we need inside; it just takes a bit of effort to find them. Outside people can give us their opinion but only we can arrive at the resolution that makes the most sense to us.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and find your own answers?

Cheers,

Guy

Real Happiness Exists When You Have Self-Awareness - Unlock Your True Potential: Empowering Tips for Building Self-Awareness

Real Happiness Exists When You Have Self-Awareness

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There have been many times over the years where I’m facilitating a workshop or consulting for someone and it’s apparent that the people involved don’t have self-awareness and really don’t believe deep inside that they can be happy or create an enjoyable workplace. This lack of optimism comes from deep inside and is often caused by messages people received as kids. If you’re constantly being told that life is hard and happiness is frivolous, you’ll tend to carry that view into every part of your existence.

You can be genuinely happy but it takes conscious effort and self-awareness. Here are two vital elements to help you get started:

  1. Believe that happiness exists.
  2. Be willing to let go of the thoughts and behaviors that get in the way of being happy.

Think about your own situation and whether you walk around thinking and behaving in ways that promote happiness. It’s up to you whether you want to create positive vibes in the universe or not. If you choose to focus on being happy and supporting others to do the same, you’ll live a much more enjoyable personal and professional life.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and be happy for real?

Cheers,

Guy

15 Signs of Self-Awareness - Unlock Your True Potential: Empowering Tips for Building Self-Awareness

15 Signs of Self-Awareness

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Here are fifteen signs that a person has self-awareness:

  • Understand themselves better.
  • Behave proactively instead of reactively.
  • Connect more meaningfully with others.
  • Feel more at ease with themselves.
  • Have worked through past hurts.
  • Behave positively.
  • Pursue their dreams.
  • Enjoy positive relationships.
  • Treat others with kindness and compassion.
  • Have less conflict in their lives.
  • Understand where they end and others begin.
  • Have healthy boundaries.
  • Do things to help others.
  • Make the world a better place.
  • Live life based on their true selves.

You’ll know you’re around someone with self-awareness because they are following their dreams and do things in a way that bring joy to themselves and others. What would you add to this list?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and Boosting Your Self-Esteem - Unlock Your True Potential: Empowering Tips for Building Self-Awareness

Self-Awareness and Boosting Your Self-Esteem

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People frequently ask me how they can boost their self-esteem, especially when they’re feeling down. Building yourself up is a lifelong and continuing process that requires self-awareness to be able to evaluate and focus your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in order to move forward positively.

There are no set rules on how you should feel on any given day but there are some things that can help you boost your self-awareness and how you feel about yourself. The great thing about self-esteem is that you can increase it at any time, all it takes is some conscious action. Here are some ideas to help you get started:

  • Do things you love doing.
  • Celebrate your successes.
  • Focus on positive things.
  • Associate with people that support you.
  • Listen to your inner voice.
  • Keep moving forward even when it seems difficult.
  • Take small steps but always keep stepping.
  • Develop goals you are working toward.
  • Do nice things for yourself that don’t cost money.
  • Look in the mirror and say positive things to yourself.

Building self-esteem is a process of continuing to support and celebrate yourself. It doesn’t come all at once or even stay constant but you can make sure it is strong by staying active and continuing to take action. There will always be negative things that come along but, if you work on increasing your self-esteem, you will find that you can weather any storm.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and boost your self-esteem?

Cheers,

Guy

The Self-Awareness Guy