| The art of understanding yourself is all about how | | | | you interacting with people in a confident, assured |
| you see yourself reacting to events going on in your | | | | manner which makes you feel involved and part of a |
| life. | | | | team. |
| Being Self Aware | | | | Be honest with yourself |
| The more self-aware you are, the more able you are | | | | There is no point in being unrealistic, however. You |
| to understand others and yourself, which will benefit | | | | know what your strengths and capabilities are; you |
| every aspect of your life. | | | | just need the confidence to carry them out. |
| You will begin to identify the things in life that make | | | | Don't focus on your weaknesses |
| you happy and this, in turn, will encourage you to | | | | Ask yourself what your strengths are as well as |
| challenge areas of your life that you take for | | | | question what you feel you are weak at. We can't all |
| granted. | | | | be scientists or brain surgeons, but we can achieve |
| Think about the good and bad things in your life | | | | success and happiness doing what we are good at. |
| There will be things in your life which are good and | | | | By learning from your weaknesses, you can build a |
| make you happy. In contrast, there will be some | | | | stronger future for yourself. |
| areas of your life which you want to change. | | | | Identify the dominant emotions of your character |
| Taking time to think about all aspects of your life is a | | | | By identifying elements of your character and |
| great way of assessing your skills and interests and | | | | emotions, you can begin to understand who you are. |
| will help you focus on the areas which make you | | | | By analysing your thoughts and behaviours in a way |
| happy and satisfied. | | | | that shows you where your attention is being |
| Positive thinking | | | | focused, you will gain an insight into your strength of |
| Incorporating new behaviours and positive thinking will | | | | character. |
| go some way to eliminating any past failings. | | | | Put your emotions to good use |
| Positive thinking will improve your self awareness, but | | | | Be happy with yourself and try to be friendly to |
| it will also improve your confidence to enable you to | | | | people, even when they don't deserve it - it will |
| make positive decisions in your life. | | | | stand you in good stead in the future. Be strong and |
| Positive thinking will also enable you to proceed | | | | maintain your values - people will look up to you for |
| confidently in any action you take, as you will feel | | | | it. |
| more capable in your abilities. This could simply involve | | | | |