SELF-AWARENESS THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-AWARENESS

Who am I?: An Introduction to Self-Awareness
• Simply put, self-awareness is an awareness of
the self, with the self-being what makes one’s
identity unique. These unique components
include thoughts, experiences, and abilities.
WHAT IS SELF-AWARENESS?
❖ It is defined as a clear perception of your
personality, including strengths, weaknesses,
thoughts, beliefs, motivation, and emotions.
❖ It allows you to understand other people, how
they perceive you, your attitude and your
responses to them in the moment.
❖ Psychologists believe that people who have high
self-awareness are MORE SECURE than people
who are not sure of their capabilities and gifts.
❖ McCarthy, A. and Caravan, T. (1999) study
showed that one of the keys to managerial
success is self-awareness.
❖ Silva, P. (2010) revealed that self-awareness is
the regulator of emotion. Self-awareness affect
our happiness.
❖ It empowers you to make changes and build on
your areas of strength and identify areas where
you would like to make improvements.
❖ It helps you create what you want and master
your feelings, behavior and actions.
❖ It is often a first step to goal setting. 
HOW LIMITS AND LIMITATIONS WORK?
❖ Restrict you from getting what you want out of
life.
❖ Hinder you in bringing the BEST in you.
(Prevent you to MASTER your own feelings,
behavior and actions which is your first step in
goal setting.)
❖ Affect your behavior and disposition. (Our
behavior was created 5 to 10 years ago.)
Example: Experiments on fish (Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institute)
WAYS TO DEVELOP YOURSELF
❖ Be responsible for your actions
❖ Avoid negative people

❖ Duva, T. and Silva, P. (2002) predicted that ❖ Read autobiography of successful people
success and failure attribution are moderated ❖ Attend seminars/ workshops
by self-awareness and by the ability to improve ❖ Join and participate in school or community
on. organization/s and activities
❖ Balance your time between Personal and
THE FOUNDATION OF SELF-AWARENESS Academic
❖ Personality – Who you are ❖ Offer help to people
❖ Strengths – What you’re good at EXAMPLE OF SELF-AWARENESS ACTION PLAN
❖ Weaknesses – What are your limits
❖ Self – Image – How you see yourself
❖ Beliefs – What you think
❖ Choices – What you do
❖ Association with Others – Who you are with/
How are you with others
❖ The Perception of Others – How they see you
SELF-AWARENESS IS AN ISSUE OF:
❖ Know yourself - This is a reality issue.
❖ Change yourself - This is a responsibility issue.
❖ Accept yourself - This is a maturity issue.
❖ Forget yourself -This is a security issue.