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Self awareness is simply to discover your unconscious actions and patterns and take them to your conscious level. In this way you can better pinpoint which patterns need to be changed by having a clearer and realistic picture of yourself. This also includes strengths, shortcomings, what you think, what you believe, your motivations, and emotional state.
Self awareness can be learned and developed through practice of focusing your attention on the details of your personality and behavior. It is simply paying attention to your actions and learning to get to know yourself better.
Awareness of your mind and how to direct its thoughts, beliefs and emotions, opens new avenues of possibilities. Whether it be relationships, a career, or a college degree, it is the first step in the creation process. Awareness is the first step in changing the way you create your own life.
And since you are capable and responsible for creating your own life, becoming aware of your thoughts is critically important. Because what you think about and how you think about it, is what will shape your life. And since most folks think and have beliefs on a negative level, it would explain why the successful in this world are the minority.
If you don’t have a clue what’s going on in your head, you can’t direct any of your thoughts. They will direct you. So you must learn to be aware of your thoughts.
Your life can be so different when you are the one directing your mind instead of letting your mind direct you. Increasing awareness will help you with emptying your mind of robotic repetitious patterns so you can see yourself and life more clearly.
As you become more self aware, you increase your ability to make changes in the thought patterns and interpretations you create in your mind. Changing the way you look at things in your mind allows you to change your emotional reactions. And then basing your actions on conscious directed thought instead of emotional unconscious reactions, Your life will move more freely in the direction you choose.
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