How to Increase Self-Awareness

Self-awareness refers to the conscious understanding of your thoughts, feelings, actions and interpersonal connections. Increased self-awareness can help you gain insight into the factors that influence your external world as well as your internal beliefs, values and morals. Through conscious and holistic living, you can empower yourself, find your purpose and realize your potential as a human being. Learning more about yourself may be challenging because it usually involves change. However, releasing unhealthy or self-destructive patterns allows you to evolve and embark on a journey of self-discovery and fulfillment.

Things You'll Need

• Journal

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Instructions

• 1

  Create a table of major life areas, such as health, finances, career, love, family and life purpose. Describe under the column heading what changes you would like to see in each life aspect.

• 2

  Tap into your intuition and rational decision making to conclude which component is the priority. Establish short- and long-term goals for the life area that requires the most attention.

• 3

  Examine your thoughts, feelings, actions and sense of purpose related to the aspect you choose to improve first. Release any people, places or situations that are negative, draining and inhibit progress in that area.

• 4

  Surround yourself with happiness and inspiration. Say affirmations, appreciate the underlying blessings, engage in uplifting activities and embrace your natural passions and talents.

• 5

  Pray, meditate and enlist spiritual support to increase self-awareness and make the necessary changes to manifest the life you desire. Detach from outcomes, remain flexible and be open to change even if the result is different from what you expected.