What is Self-awareness: Way of Cultivating and Time for Yourself

Self-awareness is something so crucial which an individual can’t live or survive and without it, a person will become incompetent, impassionate, weak, and overall is not in control of oneself. It is extremely vital in a career, especially for leaders, since they should be able to decide immediately, they should not hesitate or doubt their decisions, and they must think objectively for the betterment of their members.

Knowing what I really am, what I like and dislike, and what I excel at or not helps me see the clearer picture as to where I want to end up in my career. It is especially challenging if I won’t be in an environment that I personally enjoy or prefer. Self-awareness can help me in my future career by determining what’s best for my physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing so that I can settle at my future job with ease and with no regrets. It is essential to become self-aware since not understanding and seeing what’s inside you could cause complications, such as existential or identity crisis, having a complex personality, and overall not being certain about the choices for yourself, the people around you, and especially your future career.

My easiest and personal way of cultivating self-awareness, firstly, is to take down notes on the simplest things about myself- i.e., what food do I like? what are my pet peeves? what are my favorite songs? how can I focus on studying? and so much more. Secondly, find or make time for leisure or recreational activities since I didn’t have any talents growing up, I delve into some activities or hobbies to spare time and simply relax by enjoying these pastimes such as, calligraphy, graphic design, painting, playing video games, reading books, watching movies and etc. Lastly, is to talk to someone you are close to and comfortable to vent or rant about what is inside your head because bottling up one’s emotions can lead to mental illnesses and it would be difficult to overcome once it already has started so, therefore, talking to someone and sharing your feelings can make you stay sane and feel that you are not alone battling and tormented by life’s hindrances and obstacles because everyone has their own struggles and understanding and knowing what they are also going through makes you empathize someone’s life.

In conclusion upon what I’ve read and understood in the article is that you shouldn’t question your worth, your capability in performing something because maybe, it isn’t just for you. Don’t blame yourself for not becoming what you want, you are just in the wrong place and you won’t develop your character and become self-aware if you are in the wrong environment. Just like what the article said, “Self-awareness isn’t one truth. It’s a delicate balance of two distinct, even competing, viewpoints”, you can’t always blame yourself for everything because sometimes what is around you can be the cause or solution to the problem, it isn’t always about yourself. One should start asking themselves “what” instead of “why” to understand and learn who they really are and what can we acquire more about ourselves.