Self and Self-Awareness Archives – Page 8 of 32

Self-Awareness and Compassion

November 17, 2023 - The Self-Awareness Guy

Self-awareness and compassion are interwoven because, when you understand how your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors affect you and others, you’re able to treat people well and build a better world. Here are some characteristics of compassion:

Consciousness of another person’s distress and the desire to help them.
The ability to understand when someone else is suffering, hurt, struggling, or feeling down.
The desire to help others without any need to be rewarded.
The ability to step outside your immediate needs and tend to someone else’s.
Consciousness that all kinds of people fall on hard times or have difficulties and need help.
Helping people without judging them.

A big part of self-awareness is strengthening your ability to see beyond your own horizons and feel compassion for others; which means that you’ve become comfortable and healthy enough as a person that you can feel other people’s pain and try to help them with it.

A world without compassion is one where nobody helps anyone and everyone just worries about their own desires and needs. As you increase your self-awareness you will find that your compassion increases and you’re better able to tend to others because you’re healthier. What will you do to increase your self-awareness and practice compassion?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and What You Put Out in the World

November 7, 2023 - The Self-Awareness Guy

Self-awareness affects what you put out toward others or in life in general because, when you understand your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, you’re able to spread positive energy in the world.

Think about what you feel, think, and do the next time you interact with people at work or in your personal life. How does the vibe you put out affect what you get back from people? For example, how do you feel when someone does the following?

Frowns.
Scowls.
Speaks in an aggressive tone of voice or shouts.
Doesn’t listen.
Doesn’t look at you.
Is angry or impatient.
Talks over you.
Rolls their eyes.
Always griping or negative.
Lacks self-awareness.

How would you react to a person acting like this? I bet you can think of
many other things that are not conducive to great communication or to
effective interpersonal relationships. It’s amazing how much the energy
we put out affect what we get back. On the other hand, think of how you react when someone does the following:

Smiles.
Listens.
Speaks in a calm tone.
Looks at you.
Talks when appropriate.
Nods and prompts you for more information.
Focuses on positive approaches.
Is self-aware.

What was your reaction to this type of behavior? If you’re like most people
you would likely be more attracted to interacting with this person.
There really is something to the idea that what we put out is what we
get back. What can you do about it? Start today by putting out positive
vibes that the world can pick up on. It will take conscious effort and
practice on your part but, over time, you will transform who you are
and live more in harmony with yourself and others.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and spread positive energy?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and Your Perspective

November 7, 2023 - The Self-Awareness Guy

Perspective affects everything you do in life. For example: A person in Bangladesh living in complete poverty can be very happy while a person in an affluent neighborhood in the United States can be miserable. Your level of self-awareness affects your perspective on life because, when you’re comfortable with your thoughts, feelings and behaviors, you’re able to maintain a positive outlook.

Perspective is the way you see the world based on your self-awareness and personal experiences. If you filter out the positive, you tend to focus on the things that aren’t going well. If you filter out the negative, you’re better able to see the beneficial side of things. A great example of perspective is found in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Tiny Tim doesn’t have use of his legs but he doesn’t wallow in self pity, he forges on and is a source of strength for his family.

You’re faced with important choices throughout your life. At any moment you can choose your perspective and that will lead you down a certain path. Try this simple exercise: The next time you feel you can’t overcome an obstacle, consciously tell yourself, “I can handle this,” or some other positive affirmation. This will help you shift from a negative to a positive perspective.

It’s amazing what can happen when you choose a perspective that gives you the power to move forward rather than staying stuck. What will you do to view the world from a positive perspective?

Cheers,

Guy

Characteristics of a Self-Aware Person

October 28, 2023 - The Self-Awareness Guy

The key to self-awareness is to understand how your thoughts, emotions and behaviors affect you and others so that you can live a deeply meaningful, fulfilling life without the junk that gets in the way of being effective, balanced or happy. Here are some of the characteristics of a self-aware person:

You’re willing to look at yourself honestly.
You let go of what doesn’t work.
You celebrate the things you do well.
You understand how your behaviors affect others.
You work on being as healthy as possible.
You work on living a life of balance instead of extremes.
You say you’re happy only when you really are.
You continue taking steps to understand yourself.
You allow yourself to be vulnerable.
You keep learning about yourself.
You work toward achieving enlightenment.
You’re comfortable with being touchy-feely.
You work on resolving the psychological issues that hold you back.
You feel your emotions.
You live your life authentically.
You take steps every day to make your dreams come true.

Imagine if you did things like these and how your life would be impacted. Remember that you don’t have to do everything at once, pick one thing you’d like to work on and practice it until it becomes second nature, then move on to the next. Over time, you’ll become a more self-aware person.

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and Inner Peace

October 28, 2023 - The Self-Awareness Guy

When you possess a high level of self-awareness you also experience inner peace because, when you know yourself well, you let go of a lot of the noise that gets in the way of feeling great about yourself and living the life you want to. Here are some ways self-awareness leads to inner peace:

You actively work on healing your hurts so you can feel better about yourself.
You look deep inside and discover who you really are and then live your life accordingly.
You become familiar with the things you do well and the things you need to improve so you can be a more effective person.
You let go of superficial concerns and focus on the things that really matter.
You attract healthier relationships because you’re healthier.
Each day become an opportunity to learn and grow.
You feel a sense of calm inside because you are more in tune with who you are.
You do kind things for yourself and others.
You make the world a better place for yourself and others.
Your life is more fulfilling and joyful.

A lot of people never achieve inner peace because they forget to look within. Self-awareness allow you to intimately understand who you are and live life as the real you. When you wake up each day able to enjoy being yourself, your whole existence changes.

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and Envisioning Your Future

October 18, 2023 - The Self-Awareness Guy

A lot of people stumble along their self-awareness journey because they forget to visualize what they want to achieve. The key to successful personal development is to be able to envision yourself as being the person you want to be. Take some time to picture what your goal is; what it feels like; what you see; what’s happening around you. Let go of negative thoughts that tell you can’t do it or other noise that only gets in the way. Picture success and you’ll head in that direction.

You might find it helpful to consider the following ideas to help you build your self-awareness and vision:

Look deep inside yourself and identify what you really want to do in life.
Pick one thing to start working on.
Do one small thing each day to work toward your goal.
Keep doing small things until you feel like you’ve reached your goal.
When you reach your goal, evaluate what you did well and what you would improve.
Start the process over again.

Picturing your future doesn’t require some magic insight, all you have to do is take action each day to move in the direction of your dreams. Remember that it’s the act of continuously doing small things that will get you where you want to be. Along the way you’ll learn and grow and become more self-aware.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and envision your future?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and the Key to Achievement

October 8, 2023 - The Self-Awareness Guy

When I help people figure out what they want out of life a common theme arises time after time: that every movement in our lives starts with us. This seems like a basic concept but it can have profound implications. We can choose to build self-awareness and move in a different direction at any time, but we have to start. Here are some steps you may try to get going:

1. Think of something you want to achieve in your life.
2. Think of one thing you can do today to achieve your goal.
3. Take action and do it.
4. Praise yourself for actions you complete.
5. Ask yourself, “What did I learn about myself?”
6. Repeat.

People just like you create amazing change in their lives by being self-aware and taking action. It’s incredible how much control we have over our lives if we consciously do things to change it. All it takes is deciding that we are going to do something and then following through.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and achieve what you want in life?

Cheers,

Guy