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The Self-Awareness Survey:

"Who Am I?"



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"Who exactly do you want to be?
What kind of person do you want to be?
What are your personal ideals?
Whom do you admire?

What are their special traits that you would make your own?
It's time to stop being vague.

If you wish to be an extraordinary person,
if you wish to become wise,
 then you should explicitly identify
the kind of person you aspire to become.


If you have a journal, write down who you're trying to be,
 so that you can refer to this self-determination.


Precisely describe the demeanor you want to adopt
so that you
may preserve it
when you are by yourself or with other people."

 
                                                                       -- Epictetus

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SELF-AWARENESS


Many parents often see their child as perfect.  Understandably so.  Their child is "complete, wonderful, flawless, and ideal."  They never do anything wrong, and are never criticized or disciplined.  In fact, these parents overly praise the child, even is such is not deserved.
 
Other parents often are overly critical of their child.  Essentially, they see their child as "bad."  The child "never does anything right."  He or she is too lazy, too sloppy, too disorganized, always late, doesn't care, too clumsy, isn't a good student, etc.
 
The truth is that no child - in fact no adult either, is perfect or is bad.  We are all "a work in progress."   We are all, as human beings, imperfect, and we all have as a life goal -- the need to grow and improve.
 
Like death and taxes, change is a constant of life. Yet change does not have to be a negative.  Positive and planned change can be a wonderful thing - it helps mentally, physically and emotionally.  In purest form, as in nature, it is a "transformation"… like a butterfly from a caterpillar.  For humans change is a transformation to higher stages of being in thought, word and deed. 
 
The beginning of such growth and maturation, however, lies with self-awareness.  It is consciously looking at your own thoughts and feelings and actions, and even your soul - and examining them and reflecting upon them.
 
And the foundation of self-awareness - a very special area - is recognizing one's "blind spots."   Blind spots are those areas of life which may be our weaknesses - yet, we fail to see and recognize them while others readily see and recognize. For example, one may not be aware that he/she is disorganized, yet others see it and know that it causes constant problems in our lives and perhaps the lives of those around us.  In this case the ideal would be for the person to become aware of this so it can help his/her transition and growth into higher levels of responsibility.





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To help accomplish this voyage into self-awareness,
here is a list of questions
that can help reduce the "blind spot" that everyone has. 

They can help you "Look at Yourself"
to foster a "reality-based" idea of one's being, versus one's perception:


What were the three most positive events
in your childhood?
 
What were the three most negative events
in your childhood?
 
How do those events affect you today?

What are three of your greatest strengths?

What are three of your greatest weaknesses?

Which of those three are causing the most trouble in your life today?

What helps you the most in
day-to-day relationships?
 
What is more important to you:
Money or Honor? Why?
 
If you won a million dollars,
what would you do with it?


If you were financially independent, what kind of work would you gladly do for free?

What qualities do you dislike in others?

Which of those qualities do you,
yourself have?
 
What are three things you believe
you need in order to have a great life?
 
Do you believe you have those
three things now? Why or why not?

How do you handle disagreements
with others?


How do you want others to behave
when there’s a disagreement?
Do you want to behave similarly?
 
What is the single biggest attitudinal change you could make that would enhance your relationships with family,
friends or coworkers?


What are the "buttons" that people can "push" that cause you the most anger
or over-reaction?

Do you appreciate feedback from others on your strengths and weaknesses, or tend to see it as unwarranted criticism?

What have you done that you
believe in and are proud of?

What are three significant beliefs your parents or guardians had about God?

How do you describe your relationship
with God?
Is it the relationship you want?
 
Based on your answers is there a general theme to your life? 
If so, what would that theme be?


 

The more one knows about oneself, the more freedom and choice he/she has to make significant change - and that is what human growth and maturation is all about.

Remember:

Step #1 is consciously looking at your own thoughts and feelings and actions, and even your soul - and examining them and reflecting upon them... and feedback from  others can be a big help here.

Step #2 is taking the action needed for change.... for growth and maturation.

Step #3: Is always looking to and asking others for guidance and help in this journey called life!



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"Often it's the deepest pain which empowers you
to grow into your highest self." 
                                 -- Anonymous


"Don't go through life, Grow through life…"
                                      -- Eric Butterworth

 
"Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice."
                                               --Elizabeth Cady Stanton

 
"Don't wish it was easier….
Wish that you were better." 
                           --John Rohn

 
"Ego says, 'Once everything falls into place,
I'll find peace',
Spirit says, 'Find your peace,
and then everything will fall into place.'" 
                                                -- Marianne Williamson

 
"Do something today
that your future self will thank you for." 
                                  -- Anonymous
 

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