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Unlocking TRUE Self-Awareness
True self-awareness takes courage. We have to be ready to look within and find things we don’t like and perhaps feel unable to change. This is why the practice of a form of COMPASSIONATE self-awareness is so important. The practice …
Understanding Self-Awareness
Dr. Tasha Eurich in her research differentiates between internal and external self-awareness. While gathering external data we have to bear in mind that the other person is seeing you through their own lens, so it is not objective. Of course, …
What is Blocking Your Self-Awareness?
These archetypes come from the research of Dr. Tasha Eurich. She has a fabulous TEDx talk called ‘Increase your Self-Awareness with One Simple Fix’. She says that 95% of people believe they are self-aware, but only 10% – 15% actually …
The Importance of Cultivating Self-Awareness
Dr. Tasha Eurich @tashaeurich has conducted extensive research into self-awareness. She says that 95% of people believe they are self-aware, but only 10% – 15% actually are! It makes sense, that the more we know ourselves, the more we will …
Journalling for Self-Awareness
Self-awareness is about getting to know yourself in an open, non-judgemental way. Most of us fall down right here. We might be self-aware, but we are incredibly judgemental in the process. The trick with self-awareness is to enter any self-examination …
Importance of Self-awareness
As a therapist, it is my job to help people become more self-aware and curious about themselves. This is kind of easy for me because I have been curious about this in myself ever since I can remember. Someone once …
Aspects of Emotional Intelligence
Socrates in Plato’s Apology was credited with saying “An unexamined life is not worth living”. This is at the core of self-awareness. Self-awareness calls us to reflect on our words and actions, be curious about our triggers, and understand our …
Notice What’s Already Okay
Sometimes I notice that I’m over-focused on what isn’t working or what I think is wrong. It seems that all of the okay things vanish from my awareness in those moments. When I bring them back, even one small thing, …
11 Ways to Support Yourself as a ‘Cycle Breaker’
A cycle breaker in a family consciously chooses to develop different ways of communicating, interacting, living and thinking to their family of origin. This can start at a very young age, knowing early that you just think differently, or are …