Self-Consciousness

Self-Awareness Means Getting to Know Yourself Well - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Self-Awareness Means Getting to Know Yourself Well

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Self-awareness is the process of getting to know yourself well. The more you know who you are deep inside, the better chance you have of coaching your life in a positive direction. As you build your self-awareness you:

  • Discover how your thoughts affect your progress in life.
  • Learn how to think positively and take action.
  • Learn how to deal with your feelings.
  • Resolve difficult issues in your life.
  • Heal your hurts.
  • Listen to your inner voice.
  • Live consciously and authentically.
  • Be the real you.

The more self-awareness you build, the more likely you are to live a deeply fulfilling and meaningful life because you’ll be tapping into your innermost strengths, talents and abilities. Getting to know yourself means that you comprehend who you are and why you do the things you do.

Cheers,

Guy

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

Self-Awareness and Resilience

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Self-awareness helps you build resilience so you’re able to bounce back from any setback in your life. When you understand your strengths and areas for improvement, you’re able to adjust accordingly, acquire extra knowledge when necessary, and make positive decisions that reflect who you really are.

People who get stuck often lack the perspective to realize that they have other options in life. They’re so focused on one way of doing things that they overlook the many other opportunities that could help them be much more flexible and happy. As you increase your self-awareness you’ll begin to understand that you have a lot of talents and abilities inside you to work through difficult times. Even when obstacles seem insurmountable, you’ll be able to draw on your self-knowledge and live happily and authentically. What will you do to increase your resilience?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and Boosting Your Self-Esteem - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

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

Self-Aware People Are Dynamic Instead of Static - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Self-Aware People Are Dynamic Instead of Static

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People tend to be static or dynamic, which means that they either want to keep the status quo or value ongoing change. When you lack self-awareness and live a static life, you devote a lot of energy to keeping things as they are, a daunting task since the universe is constantly transforming around you. Being self-aware and dynamic helps you be nimble, flexible and able to handle the challenges that come your way, as well as being happier. Here are some signs that indicate whether you’re static or flexible:

Signs You’re Static
Try to keep things the same.
Struggle with change.
Pine for the good old days.
React to events.
Resist new trends.
Struggle with new ideas.
Look at change as losing something.

Signs You’re Dynamic
Don’t mind if things aren’t the same.
See change as a positive.
Pleased that things are constantly evolving.
Behave proactively to welcome change.
Welcome new trends.
Appreciate new ideas.
View change as gaining something.

In the history of the world, many people have tried to halt change but none has succeeded in the long run. Struggling against change only leads to frustration and disappointment whereas welcoming it makes life easier and more enjoyable. Being static will leave you consistently behind while being dynamic gives you the ability to handle any situation that comes your way.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and be more dynamic?

Cheers,

Guy

Broken People Lack Self-Awareness - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Broken People Lack Self-Awareness

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Broken people lack self-awareness and live based on their unresolved hurts instead of striving to increase their self-awareness and become more balanced and healthy. Broken people don’t like themselves, which means they do things like:

  • Treat themselves and others poorly.
  • Act out of self-interest.
  • Lack empathy.
  • Hurt others to get what they want.
  • Never resolve their own issues.
  • Think and behave in profoundly fearful and negative ways.
  • Don’t understand their own thoughts and behaviors.
  • Thrive on conflict.
  • Build superficial or negative relationships.
  • Have to be on top of others.

It’s not that people like this are intrinsically evil, it’s just that they don’t have the self-awareness to realize there are other options in the world, like healing their inner hurts and traumas and moving in a healthier, more positive direction.

Individuals who feel great about themselves treat others well and make the world a better place for as many people as possible. They act out of compassion and kindness and help others grow and succeed. They value self-awareness and constantly work on becoming healthy and whole.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and avoid being a broken person?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and Building Confidence - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Self-Awareness and Building Confidence

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People who lack self-awareness often ask me how to increase their confidence. It’s been my experience that people build their confidence by doing things they enjoy and experiencing both success and failure. The common denominator is that confident people tend to be those who confront the challenges in their lives and learn from the outcomes.

Eleanor Roosevelt said:

“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.”

Taking deliberate and conscious action to increase self-awareness and doing things purposefully to work toward some goal will help you become a confident person. We all have an incredible ability to take on any challenge in our lives, we just have to be willing to actually do something to make things happen.

Try taking on a challenge today and keep doing it until you are an expert. Put one foot in front of the other and keep walking. Then take on another challenge and keep going. In time you’ll wonder why you ever lacked confidence at all.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and build up your confidence?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness and Attachment to Outcomes - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Self-Awareness and Attachment to Outcomes

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A lot of personal development experts talk about doing anything you want in life. You can move in the direction of your dreams at any time you want but many people lose motivation when they feel like they aren’t getting exactly what they wanted. The key to success is to gradually build your  self-awareness without focusing on a specific outcome. You never know what you’ll discover along the way.

Cheers,

Guy

The Self-Awareness Guy