How to Become More Self-Aware

First of all, self-awareness and acknowledging your strengths and weaknesses is crucial because it allows you to build your life around them.

In other words, once you’ve determined your strengths you will work on them and enhance them. Also, the moment you recognize your weaknesses they are no longer that, but they become a goal that you need to overcome in order to improve.

With that being said, understanding yourself means grasping a go-getter attitude towards life, and excelling in it.

When it comes to the people around you, it’s pretty much the same. If you are a better person for yourself, that means you are able to become a better person for your friends and family as well.

You will learn that people, including yourself, are not flawless and that everyone is going through something. You will be able to empathize with other people’s feelings, instead of focusing only on yourself.

Answering how you can do this, can be quite tricky. To make this process easier, I am going to share a quick summary of the things that you can and should try to both, become self-aware, and develop empathy towards others.

Keep in mind, however, these can vary depending on your personality, and in my opinion, everyone should find their own suitable alternative for embracing these things.

How to Become More Self-Aware

1. Write down your goals and objectives in life. If you want to have a clear understanding of your present and future, take a piece of paper, and write down every goal/objective you have, no matter how big or small. This will show you where you are standing at the moment, and in which direction you are trying to move forward in life.

2. Practice meditation. Not everyone will find this to be a suitable option for themselves, but meditation can help you get in touch with your inner self. It can also provide moments of clarity, which is something that is incredibly important when you are trying to become more self-aware.

3. Ask questions. You won't know how you are behaving until someone tells you the truth. Therefore, ask your friends, family, co-workers how you are behaving with them. Don’t expect all of the answers to be true, but if you see a pattern in their answers you will have a real image for your behavior, and you will be able to change/upgrade it.

 

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