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8 Benefits of Self-Awareness - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

8 Benefits of Self-Awareness

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As you develop self-awareness, you’ll increase your ability to consciously move your life in any direction you want rather than fumbling around letting things happen to you. Here are eight benefits of self-awareness:

  • You get to take an honest look at yourself.
  • You can evaluate what you do well and what needs adjusting.
  • You can keep what works and get rid of what doesn’t.
  • You can heal your emotional hurts.
  • You become healthy inside and outside.
  • You learn how to treat yourself and others well.
  • You feel, think, and behave in positive ways.
  • You genuinely love yourself.

Imagine what your life would be like if you did these things. Self-awareness is beneficial because it emphasizes getting to know yourself on a deeper level and living life as the authentic you. You get to let go of all the junk that isn’t real and just be yourself. What would you add to this list?

Cheers,

Guy

People with Rigid Beliefs Aren't Self-Aware - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

People with Rigid Beliefs Aren’t Self-Aware

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As a self-awareness consultant, I often encounter people who have rigid beliefs and are completely stuck in a certain way of thinking about things. They are literally unable (or unwilling) to see things from another point of view or have empathy for someone else’s experience.

Having a rigid beliefs can lead to not enjoying life to its fullest because you limit your options and opportunities. I’ve found that people who value self-awareness tend to be on the opposite side of the spectrum, they like to think freely and expansively and enjoy new experiences. Here are some characteristics of a person with rigid beliefs:

  • Inability to consider other points of view.
  • Belief in only one way of seeing the world.
  • Inflexibility of thought.
  • Imposing beliefs on others.
  • Inability to change.
  • Scared of new ideas and experiences.
  • Stuck in a limiting behavior pattern.
  • Saying things like, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” “My mind’s made up,” or “I’m happy with how I think.”
  • Difficulty dealing with ambiguity.
  • Lack of emotional intelligence.
  • Intolerance and bigotry.
  • Living in fear or anger.

There’s nothing inherently evil about wanting to think and behave the same way over the over, it just tends to lead to getting stuck in a rut and repeating the same mistakes over and over. I enjoy connecting with self-aware, forward-thinking people because they’re open to new experiences and are eager to live courageous, authentic lives.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and avoid having rigid beliefs?

Cheers,

Guy

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

Self-Awareness and Ego

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As you build self-awareness you realize that your ego is simply who you think you are, not who you really are. The key to living a deep, meaningful and fulfilling life is to get in touch with the authentic you by:

  • Being willing to explore yourself and define who you actually are.
  • Identifying what you do well and what areas of your life would benefit from some additional strengthening.
  • Being candid about the hurts you carry and actively working on healing them.
  • Getting rid of the negative voices in your head.
  • Interrupting the patterns that make you unhappy.
  • Letting go of the things you’ve made up about yourself in favor of revealing the real person inside.
  • Reaching a point where you’re so healthy and balanced that you treat yourself and others wonderfully.
  • Connecting with everyone and everything else in the universe.
  • Living consciously rather than reactively.
  • Living as the real you with no filters or masks.

It takes courage, mindfulness and deliberate effort to say goodbye to your ego and live life as who you genuinely are. What will you do to increase your self-awareness and decrease the influence of your ego?

Cheers,

Guy

Self-Awareness Helps You Look at the Difficult Things - On Developing Self-Awareness and Being Self-Aware

Self-Awareness Helps You Look at the Difficult Things

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A major part of self-awareness is to take a careful look at the difficult things in your life. This can include things you have a hard time doing or past events that bring up uncomfortable memories. The more you work on resolving issues in your past, the better able you’ll be to grow and succeed.

Here are some examples of difficult things you might want to look at to improve your self-awareness and help you live a more meaningful and rewarding life:

  • The hurts from your past.
  • Negative family issues you haven’t resolved.
  • Emotions, thoughts, and behaviors that hold you back.
  • Things you would change about yourself.
  • Actions you would take to live a better life.
  • How you treat yourself and others.
  • Finding meaning and guidance within instead of externally.
  • Making amends for negative behavior.
  • Doing things to make the world a better place.
  • Admitting mistakes.

A big part of self-awareness is being able to take a candid look at yourself, celebrate the positive things, and change the negative ones. It requires courage and conscious attention but, when you do it, you’ll be laying the foundation to live a much better life.

What will you do to develop self-awareness and look at the difficult things?

Cheers,

Guy

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

The Self-Awareness Guy