Self Awareness
Self-awareness is the conscious knowledge of your own character, feelings, motives and desires. In other words, it is understanding who you are and why you do the things you do. Self-awareness is the basis for all personal growth.
~ Wherever you have hopes or expectations, there is a risk of disappointment. You fell short of reaching an important goal; the bonus you were counting on didn’t come through. A trusted friend let you down, or someone you like didn’t return your feelings. Maybe you didn’t receive birthday wishes from someone you care about. You […]
Can you remember what your priorities were 10 years ago? There would have been fundamental issues of course like family, a home, your health and achieving success in your chosen field. Maybe you were still searching for your purpose in life, dreamt of taking a year off to travel or starting your own business. Chances […]
~ Chances are you’ve heard all the standard advice on how to communicate, especially if you’ve ever worked in management or sales … look the person in the eye, think of interesting topics to discuss in advance, look, nod and smile to show that you’re paying attention, repeat back what you just heard or summarize […]
~ The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are. ~ Carl Jung The notion of being “authentic” has been kicked around so much it’s become something of a buzzword. But hype aside, the question remains, just how do we find that special place of truth within ourselves? Seriously, have you ever […]
~ If I were to ask you to list the most defining moments in your life so far, what would you include … graduation, marriage, the birth of your children, possibly a traumatic event such as the loss of a loved one? Today I’d like to challenge your thinking a little by taking a closer […]
~ Change is a constant theme in life. We set goals and pick inspiring words and themes to guide us through yet another year of striving to grow on our journey to become the person we believe we were meant to be. But as time passes, we may begin to doubt our dreams or simply […]
