To know yourself is your first priority! you should understand yourself first then only you can understand others.
How can you realistically set goals, go about life and have successful relationships if you don’t know who you are or what you want? You really can’t.
Not knowing yourself will lead to confusion and wasting much time in hit and miss situations.
We tend to underestimate the importance of knowing ourselves. Many of us go through each day reacting to events and just getting by rather than making conscious choices based on who we are and what we want.
When we don’t know where we are headed it’s hard to set goals, get motivated and determine the best course of action. Before we can do any of these things we must establish who we are.
- Become aware of how these moods and emotions affect your state of mind
- Examine how you interact with others
- Observe how your environment affects you
Take a moment to find yourself. Take a moment to get to know yourself and who you truly are. By being present within the now, it allows us to disregard everything that is outside of ourselves. We rid ourselves of the past, we stop looking into the future, and we disconnect from the external world and society that plagues our being.If you know you are an alcoholic and you don’t like that about yourself you stay away from places and situations where there will be alcohol. If you know that you have a short fuse and no patience with stupidity then don’t watch politics. If you like fixing things maybe become a mechanic or handyman.Knowing yourself is important to be happy and to become the best YOU that you can be. Remember that in all creation there is only one you. You may have things in common with others but all individuals, even from the same family, have unique experiences which help them develop individuality. Perspective is unique to each of us and if you allow it “God” can guide you into places and situations where your uniqueness is needed. I put God in quotations because I don’t wish to offend anyone and some may not believe or call Him by different names but the principle is sound.
Self-awareness is a trait–or maybe “practice” is the more accurate way to put it–that everyone can always improve at. It is part emotional intelligence, part perceptiveness, part critical thinking. It means knowing your weaknesses, of course, but it also means knowing your strengths and what motivates you.
Happiness and satisfaction are more easily attained when you are able to use your strengths in the service of a cause you believe in. We are all uniquely talented and have the greatest capacity for growth and development in areas we already excel in. It thus follows that we have the greatest opportunities for learning and achieving excellence when we engage in work that allows us to utilise our respective strengths and abilities.
This is why it is important to understand who you are, what you’re good at and what you want before you even begin to consider your scholarship options. This will help you confidently make the right decision – one that will eventually help you derive long-term fulfilment in school and in your future career.
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