Knowing Yourself

Change is here and it is here to stay WHETHER we like it OR not.  Although sometimes change can feel daunting, overwhelming and even unwelcome at certain times, WHY NOT consciously make it a part of our lives, and learn to develop a taste for the perks that it always brings along?  Another element of change that plays a crucial role and that is KNOWING YOURSELF.  It's really that important to take some time to get to know yourself.  Sometimes it seems like others know us better that we know ourselves💥💥💥

And once we're planning for our future, it helps IF we know more about our own thoughts, values, ideas and personality.  Knowing yourself is really important for a lot of things such as making friends and understanding HOW we communicate best.  First and foremost, let us really figure out WHO WE ARE.  WHEN we're trying to figure out WHO we are, WHAT we think about life and WHAT'S important to us, it's hard to know WHERE to start because there are a zillion things we could think OR even try to do💚💛💜

Getting to know WHO you are, your personality traits, values and skills can take time, seriously.  BUT knowing these things about yourself can help you feel more confident and it can help you figure out WHAT you have to offer others like family, your organizations, employers and even your communities.  I've met a few people in the past, WHO, WHEN confronted regarding their own selves, were in much DENIAL as to WHO and WHAT they were.  Once I frankly told someone that he has to stretch his patient a bit.  To my aghast, he reacted like "I'M THE MOST PATIENT EVER", which almost floored me because I knew him quite pretty well up close for quite many years then💥💥💥

Once you have faced the mirror and fully recognized WHO you are, let us NOT miss out your accomplishments.  Surely, each of us have our set of accomplishments, things we're good at and know HOW to do.  We bet there are tons and tons of things you have accomplished to date, be it on a personal or professional level.  Maybe you HAVEN'T even thought much about it.  OR maybe you did already.  BUT knowing WHAT you do well can help identify things WHICH you have accomplished to date.  Worst thing in life is WHEN someone WHO fails to recognize his accomplishments.  I've known some WHO, to my shocking surprise, they either failed OR refused to recognize their accomplishments for reasons I just CAN'T fathom❎❎❎

Our takeaway:  Let us NOT be too rigid OR technical about definitions.  An accomplishment is basically a goal that you have met OR achieved.   It can be as simple as NOT being late to school for a school week OR making sure you brush your teeth everyday.  BUT frankly, achievements per se, to be more relevant, are sometimes complicated like really reaching an important goal that you set for yourself such as applying for academic acceptance in one of the Ivy League universities OR even be a topnotcher of a national licensure examinations for lawyers OR doctors.  Bottomline is, KNOWING YOURSELF is a must-do because NOT KNOWING YOURSELF is the worst undoing one can commit😔😔😔