Self awareness is about getting to know yourself.

your thoughts

your emotions

your beliefs.

Are you always struggling to make ends meet? I would guess you believe money is hard to come by.

Most of these beliefs were implanted into your subconscious when you were just a child and had no say in the matter. As you become more self aware you will be able to recognize which ones are working for you and which ones aren't.

Some were handed to you by your parents. "Money doesn’t grow on trees you know!"

Others were gifts from fri-enemies in school. "Wow are u stoo-pid!" You’ve been reinforcing those beliefs by repeating them to yourself all these years. Do you really think that twelve year old bully knew what he was talking about? The good news, you can change the faulty beliefs and your entire belief system. Self Awareness is the key to finding out what those beliefs are.

What kind of things do you say to yourself?

For example, you’re at work and you realize you’ve made a mistake. Hands on your head, you think, “GAA, I’m so stupid!” STOP! Your next thought will be, “No I’m not. I’m human. I made a mistake, its okay. A mistake is just an opportunity to learn, I’m responsible, I will fix this and move on.”

Get in the habit of redirecting the self talk to more positive statements. Here's a fun excercise to help you change your negative self talk. Through repetition and your new found awareness you will change those core beliefs.

And pretty soon you'll be able to count on yourself be nice to you and you'll start to see changes in the rest of your world too!

You’re thoughts will direct your feelings and emotions.

Emotions are neither good nor bad. They just are. You can look at them as tools for helping you determine what you like and what you want. They can be a road map toward the life of your dreams.

HUH? Okay. Example. It’s Sunday afternoon and you realize that tomorrow is Monday and you have to go to work. You’re mood sours, your stomach turns and you feel a headache coming on.

Guess what. You’re feeling Dread. I would assume you don’t like your job and you’d probably be happier with a new one, preferably doing something you love.

Or you over hear your co-workers talking about a new club opening this weekend and your heart flutters because you LOVE dancing and you were looking for something to do on Friday night.

These are really simple examples but it’s a start. I highly suggest getting a journal and start writing down you’re observations and discoveries as you practice self awareness.

It is human nature to move toward things that make us feel good.

Increasing your self awareness will help you improve you're relationship with yourself and others.

I do want to warn you as you go through this process of self discovery it’s not always easy. From time to time, you’ll become aware of some ugly untruths disguised as reality. I’m here for you.

Care to share?

What are your thoughts on this subject? I would love to hear!