Self-Awareness and Believing In Yourself - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

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

10 Signs You Practice Self-Awareness - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

10 Signs You Practice Self-Awareness

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It’s easy to tell who values self-awareness because they behave in ways that are uplifting for them and the people around them. Here are ten signs that you practice self-awareness:

  1. You know where you end and others begin.
  2. You behave positively toward yourself and others.
  3. You have compassion and empathy for others.
  4. You are able to see other people’s points of view.
  5. You keep your personal stuff out of your interactions with others.
  6. You heal your own hurts.
  7. You know who you really are deep inside.
  8. You live authentically.
  9. You help yourself and others grow and succeed.
  10. You get up each morning and think, feel and behave like the real you.

If you do these things habitually, you’re a person who possesses healthy self-awareness. If you don’t, no worries, just pick one area to strengthen and practice until you become good at it. The key to building self-awareness is to always be cognizant of what you’re doing and whether you’re living positively and genuinely. What will you do to keep building self-awareness?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness Helps You Find Your Own Answers - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

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

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

Lack of Self-Awareness Leads to Uninspiring Leadership - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Lack of Self-Awareness Leads to Uninspiring Leadership

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Many intelligent, dedicated professionals practice the time-honored tradition of uninspiring leadership. They don’t do it on purpose, it’s just that they’re used to the “Giving Orders and Controlling People” model of leadership instead of leading with self-awareness. Uninspiring leadership doesn’t have to be the norm because there are positive alternatives available to anyone who chooses to use them. The first step to shifting your leadership approach is to assess whether you practice uninspiring leadership, that is, behaviors like the following:

  • Lack of empathy.
  • Getting angry at people.
  • Not trusting employees.
  • Lacking organization.
  • Not delegating.
  • Not admitting mistakes.
  • Not believing change is possible.
  • Adhering to one way of doing things.
  • Continuing to do things that don’t work.
  • Thinking you have all the answers.
  • Resistance to new ideas or approaches.
  • Not listening to people.
  • Imposing solutions from outside.
  • Not asking for or valuing employee input.
  • Lack of self-awareness.

If you want to do the things on this list, you’re welcome to and you’ll see results based on your actions. If you’d rather inspire yourself and others, then you’ll do the opposite of these things, for example: If you don’t currently delegate effectively, work on learning how to delegate. Inspiring leadership is about having the self-awareness to let go of the thoughts and behaviors that don’t work and replacing them with new approaches that yield positive results. This gives you the power to choose how you think and behave in the workplace and what kind of leadership style you prefer. What will you do to increase your self-awareness and practice inspiring leadership?

Cheers,

Guy

8 Ways Self-Awareness Helps Leaders Inspire and Motivate - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

8 Ways Self-Awareness Helps Leaders Inspire and Motivate

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Most leaders have a grasp on how to give orders but much less of an idea of how to inspire and motivate beyond setting a positive example or giving enthusiastic speeches. The missing element is self-awareness, as in the leader’s knowledge of himself (or herself) and how he affects himself and others. Here are some examples of how self-awareness builds leadership excellence:

  • Self-awareness helps leaders manage  their own thoughts, emotions and behaviors so that they don’t transfer or project them onto employees.
  • Self-awareness helps leaders behave consciously and proactively instead of reacting based on their unresolved inner hurts or ego.
  • Self-awareness helps leaders get out of the way and let their employees shine.
  • Self-awareness helps leaders feel more balanced.
  • Self-awareness helps leaders build happier workplaces.
  • Self-awareness helps leaders get rid of behaviors that don’t work and replace them with positive ones.
  • Self-awareness helps leaders evaluate their strengths and areas for improvement.
  • Self-awareness helps leaders welcome change and ambiguity.

Inspirational and motivational leaders understand that they have to be healthy in order to help their employees thrive. What would you add to this list?

Cheers,

Guy

Real Happiness Exists When You Have Self-Awareness - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

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

The Self-Awareness Guy