Hello and welcome to the the Travelling introvert going to
talk about self understanding and the reason this has come up is because
there's a common thread throughout of the questions that you see online or
through things that my clients ask me and a lot of it comes down to self
understanding. And so I want to talk about why self understanding is important.
Self understanding is the ability to understand who you are, what you want to
do and what you need to be able to do that. It's the ability to understand your
personality, how your mind works, how your body works and how your personality
and how it functions. It's examining understanding and comprehending your own
thoughts, feelings and motives along with figuring out how your body best works.
And you might think that this is a simple thing but the
truth is most people experience a lot of external pressure and outside
interference when growing up both at home and in society with families, when
you're at school, when you're at university and jobs. And this can sometimes
make you sort of deny yourself or try and fit yourself into a mould that you
think you're supposed to be in instead of trying to understand yourself better,
advocating for what you need and want and then going forth and getting that and
communicating that. Self understanding is so important for so many aspects of
your life. Not just your career, which is what I talk about the most, but
relationships in general and personal development. It is an integral part of
life because it helps you grow as a person and will be successful because you
understand yourself better.
And there are many benefits to understanding yourself
better, including improved decision making skills. When you understand how you
work and your own thoughts and feelings, you therefore can make better
decisions because you're going to be more rational and thoughtful about what
you do, because you're less likely to make your emotions get in the way. And of
course understanding yourself better equals greater self awareness goes without
saying. By understanding your own thoughts and motives you will also become
more aware of your own strengths and weaknesses which guides you and allows you
to work on improving yourself in those areas. Then there's improved
relationships.
When you understand yourself better you will find that
you'll be able to relate to others better, you'll be able to communicate more
effectively and understand where others are coming from. And this in turn will
lead to more robust and meaningful relationships with people you actually want
to have a relationship with rather than just having people in your life that
don't support and help you when needed. And because of this, studies have shown
that people who understand themselves better tend to be happier in the long run
than those who don't. And this there's no clearcut reason why, but it might be
because they accept themselves for who they are and aren't as hard on
themselves when making mistakes or different decisions. Overall, the deeper
understanding you have about your needs and your body and the way your mind
works will lead to better stress management.
People who understand themselves better are better at
managing stress, and this is because they know their triggers and then know how
to deal with their emotions in a healthy manner. So there are many ways to
improve your understanding of self. One thing you could do is try keeping a
journal where you can write about your thoughts and feelings. Make sure you
review your journal. Reading your entries will then help you identify patterns
about your behaviour to learn more about what makes you tick.
Additionally, spending time with those close friends and
family members can be helpful because they can give you feedback. Talking to
others about your thoughts and feelings can help you gain new perspectives and
learn more about yourself. So no matter what method you use, increasing your
self understanding is really important in living a happy and fulfilling life.
When you know yourself better, you can advocate for yourself and make choices
that are right for you to achieve the goals that are important to you and lead
the life that you want to live. Thank you for listening.
This is Janice@thecareerintrovert.com helping you build your brand and get hired. Have a great rest of your week.
