Self-awareness is the ability to assess what works in daily emotional situations, as well as what does not work. It is part of being emotional well. How do you deal with anger, joy, fear, disappointment, anxiety? Do you manage your stress in healthy ways? If your desire is to have a vibrant life, a life that is balanced, is there a need for you to examine your emotional wellness? Self –awareness is the key to having success in your emotional dimension.
The meaning of being in a state of self-awareness is to have a conscious awareness of how you react when you come face to face with these kinds of emotional situations. It is the ear to the voice of your conscience. You need to ask and answer the hard questions. Here is an example of a question you may choose to ask.
How do I manage emotional situations? What is your answer? You need to be honest with yourself. You can start right where you are now, no illusions, no excuses, this will help you set realistic goals as you work towards your desire for your best life ever.
What goals do you want to set as you travel the road to success? As you ask and answer the hard questions around how you manage your emotional dimension, success is sure to be yours.
When setting goals to get our best life ever, there are stages that we go through.
Stage one is what I call the stage of unconscious incompetence, were you are not aware that you may be in conflict with your principles and with what you value.
Stage two is conscious incompetence. At this stage, you are aware that you are not living your best life; however, you don’t know how to change.
Stage three, is where you set goals and make choices to change your pattern of behavior. When you set goals, there is a need to write them down. This is so you have a record of what your plan will be, for if you do not write it down it is only a dream.
The fourth and final stage is the unconsciously competent; the change you have forged becomes automatic. What if you asked yourself these questions. Do I manage my stress constructively? Do I fear what others might think if I don’t go along with their plans? Do I handle disappointment with grace? If you need an idea of where to start to make a change here is a thought.
- Gratitude/attitude. Begin to be grateful for all that you already have and then begin to use gratifirmations, a word created for the practice of being grateful for the things you believe you are ready to receive. (Joyce Odidison, life coach) Try it you might like it. Have a beautiful and blessed day.
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