How well do we know ourselves and are we being authentic?

Reflect, empower, grow

 

How well do we know ourselves and are we being authentic?

 

I’m sure that many of us reflect on a regular basis. We often use societies view to ask ourselves questions and compare: What do I need to change about myself? How much weight did I put on over the last 6 months? How much cash did I spend? What are my goals for this year?

 

Normally we take this time to reflect in January when we are probably feeling overwhelmed, miserable, tired and skint. Why wait until January to ask ourselves these questions, wouldn’t it be easier to regularly check-in with ourselves?

 

We are very quick to book in holidays, trips, social events and much more but how many of us book a check-in day? Most people have a phone with a calendar function on it, why not set yourself a regular check-in appointment (once a month for example) – a chance to be honest, self-critical, and vulnerable.

 

The allocated time then provides an opportunity to be authentic and look both physically and metaphorically in the mirror. For those that like to be philosophical or look deeper – A chance to explore our own soul.

 

There are many resources available that we can use to take a holistic view of ourselves. We have created a very simple one for you to be able to use.

 

This simple example can be used to take a snapshot view of yourself at any given time.

 

Here is a list of instructions of how to complete this:

 

Number (1 to 10 with 1 being most important and 10 least) the areas in order of importance to you (there is right and wrong here)

 

To complete the pie, simply trust your gut feeling and shade in each slice of the pie. The more shaded, the more content or fulfilled you are within that area. The less shaded, the less content or fulfilled you are within that area.

 

The chart allows a visual awareness guide to be able to put things in place to increase those other areas of our lives that aren’t so complete.

 

I’d love to see some of these. Keep an eye out for the next one to see how we can self-invest!

 

Take care and look after number 1!

 

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