“Know thyself”

~Socrates
How Self-Aware Are You?
Self Awareness defined:
 Self awareness is the capacity to recognize
your own feelings, behaviors and
characteristics - to understand your
cognitive, physical and emotional self. At a
basic level, it is simply understanding that
you are a separate entity from others.
Strengths-the qualities Weakness-It is the
that allow someone to quality or feature that
deal with problems in prevents someone
a determined and from being effective
effective way. or useful.
 In a broader sense, the questions,
1. 'Who am I?,'
2. 'What do I want?,'
3. 'What do I think?' and
4. 'How do I feel (physically and emotionally)?'
are all questions that require self awareness
to answer.
Self awareness is knowing your
 Motivation
 Preferences
 Personality
 Factors affecting your judgment
 Decisions
 Ways of interacting with others

Personality-It is the set of Motivation-the process of

emotional qualities or ways giving someone a reason for
of behaving that makes a doing something or a force
person different from other that influences someone to
people. be engaged in actions.
Why is it Important?

 One becomes attuned

to present realities and
surroundings

 Starting point for

effectiveness at work
Elements of self awareness
 Feelings and thoughts
 Interests
 Strengths and Limitations
 Values
 Skills
 Goals
 Abilities Value-This term was
derived from the term
 Leadership Orientation, and
valere , which means
 Preferred communication to be worth or to
become intrinsically
desirable.
Benefits of self awareness
 Understanding yourself in relation to others
 Developing and implementing a sound self-

improvement program
 Developing relationship with others
 Understanding the value of diversity
 Managing others effectively
 Increasing productivity
 Increasing your ability to contribute to

organizations, your community, and family

Barriers To Self Awareness
 Family of origin rules
 Culture
 Trauma
 Depression and or anxiety
Who are the self smart persons?
 Those who can
◦ relate and empathize
with others
◦ trust others and can be
trusted
◦ open to feedbacks
◦ listen and make positive
modification to personal
behavior
There are three things extremely hard:
A steel
A diamond, and
to know one’s self.
How to gain self awareness?
 Recognize your
◦ strengths Attitude-It is the feeling
◦ weaknesses or way of thinking
◦ biases that affects a person’s
◦ attitudes behavior.
◦ values
◦ perception
 Analyze your own experiences
 Looking at our selves through the eyes of others
 Self disclosure
 Acquiring diverse experiences
 Increasing our emotional intelligence
Self Analysis
 Examining oneself as an object
based from prior experiences
 A necessary skill for
synthesizing information
relevant to professional and
personal effectiveness
 Self Analysis is the systematic

attempt by an individual to
understand his/her personality
without the aid of other
persons.
Behavior
 It is the way we conduct ourselves.
 Human behavior is influenced by our
◦ Feelings
◦ Judgments
◦ Beliefs
◦ Motivations
◦ Needs
◦ Experiences
◦ Opinions of others
Four Components of Behavior
1. Motivation
◦ The drive to pursue one action over another.
2. Modes of Thinking
◦ The way you process the various inputs
received by the brain.
3. Modes of Acting
◦ The course of action you apply in a given
situation.
4. Modes of Interacting
◦ The way in which you communicate and share
ideas, opinions, and feelings with others.
Points to Remember:
 Self awareness is when you realize that,
although you are not the center of the
universe, everything you say and do can
affect those around you.
 Self awareness allows you to control your

attitude, manage your moods and choose

behaviors that do not negatively impact your
life or those around you.
Lesson Summary
Self-awareness is the knowledge of self in
three basic areas: cognitive, physical and
emotional. It is the ability to recognize your
own feelings, behaviors and characteristics.
Being self aware can help you take better care
of yourself, have deeper relationships and live
a more fulfilling life.