REFLECTIVE ESSAY: SELF-AWARENESS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

As an individual who are in the stage of early adulthood, it’s indeed a must for us to assess our
personal development. If we all have the sense of awareness of our whole self and our full capacity then
we can make the best out of every task and every goal we situated. It will be our big advantage if ever
we placed in a difficult situation. We crafted our skills, knowledge and full potential therefore there are
always a high possibility in the process of the acquisition of the goals and dreams we set.

Additionally, we all worked hard building and shaping the person we are currently at. However
despite the personal growth we subconsciously attained, we can’t constantly be attentive of everything
we acknowledged and accepted on our self. There will come a time that we will be committed to bad
habits and lifestyles that are not really beneficial to us. And we will keep on doing it because we are not
knowledgeable enough and unaware of the things we do. More so, it will be our drawback in acquiring a
better version of ourselves. Therefore, developing our personal aspects will never be an easy task that
we will wrap up all at once but it’s a never ending process we should personally develop all throughout.

The first step of enhancing our personal development is the self-discovery. Human nature is full
of discovery and differences. We are unique from each other hence we possess diverse characteristics,
personalities, character, values, principles and unmatched purposes in life making us exclusively
different and exceptional. From the values we possess up to the confidence we have, it takes a self-
reflection to finally discover our inner self. If you are that confident then you aren’t afraid to face the
crowd. And if you have that good character within you then the people around you will eventually sense
that.

In addition there are these lines that somehow connected to the course of this context. It shows
that our words are causes by the thoughts we made; our habits are results of the words we uttered , our
behaviour are made by the habitual patterns we create and ultimately our destiny are the consequences
of our daily habits. So in every actions we made there will be always a respective consequences out of it.

Furthermore the power of self-reflection will never lose its purpose on every individual who
basically needs it. If you want a sense of awareness then take time to meditate and reflect all the actions
you did, every emotion you invested, your response impulse and the principles you hold unto. What are
the things that truly interest us? What are the goals and dreams I truly want to achieve? What are the
beliefs we possess? On what extent are our capabilities? What are my strengths that I still need to
improve? And what are my weaknesses I need to fix? These are just some questions that will eventually
awake your sense of awareness. Along with this you will definitely come to realized and fix all these
things all at once if we let our subconscious mind speaks the truth that will answers all the ifs and how
of our life. With all this realizations and self-reflection we are now perceptive and conscious of our
individuality.

Besides the above mentioned, another fundamental process we should focus onto is the self-
development. Once we learned and assessed our talents, knowledge, skills and personal aptitude then
we can practically developed it furthermore to have a sense of satisfaction towards our personal
development. And eventually we can intensify these strengths and take actions that aligned our set of
goals.

One way to test our capabilities and potential is when we are placed in a situation where it
requires our competencies. And once we finally overcome that, then we can definitely say that we are
indeed competent and flexible in our own way.

Here comes the process of self-mastery and self-actualization. Both of these concepts are
essentially made that will practice our sense of awareness, control and deep understanding. With lots of
negativity around the world, we should take control on how we react on these unfavourable
circumstances. Self-mastery definitely shares it purpose on how we should rationally acted on these. If
we know how to take charge then we will absolutely attain the freedom in everything we do and
encounter.

. In summary, self-discovery, self-development, self-mastery and self-actualization plays a vital

role in acquiring a sense of awareness and personal development. We should take this process as our
daily practice to better improve our crafts and full potentials. And through this, we can surely be
competent, confident and capable individual.

-DIANA D. CAS