How do you get to know yourself?
I want to say a few things about myself to start my article, hoping to inspire others. I did not know myself for a long time, and I feel embarrassed to think that way, but I must speak the truth.
Why do you think getting to know yourself is essential?
We spend a lot of time thinking about our relationships with others, but we have to believe in our relationship first. Then you must know about your likes, dislikes, weaknesses, and strengths. You may like your muscles and may not pick the fault, then think about how you can make better use of your liability, and whatever it may be, learn to love yourself. Therefore, you must know yourself because you need to love yourself.
Then know about yourself and your capability; you will have more confidence and lead an independent life.
You will practice coming out of it if you fear dealing with people when you know about what you say. You will also decide to overcome your weakness; you will work on your strength to enhance your confidence.
I will explain it better by using an example; say you are a weaker personality and cannot say no to anyone. What happens in the end? Everybody around you will take advantage. You went through misery all the time, and now, you are clear about the weakness. That helps you from being abused because you will expect that in advance and quickly move away from a particular situation. Therefore, knowing yourself enables you in many ways and ultimately makes you a confident person. When you build your courage, you can try new things, set your unique goals, achieve that, and live fulfilled lives.
Here are the ways to get to know yourself better.
When you are trying to know yourself, never tell any lies. For example, you are someone who quickly gets angry with anyone. So, you must accept that and love you do not like it; you can change yourself by developing your awareness and controlling yourself.
Makes notes about your desires and ask yourself why you do like those.
Get to know what motivates you to live with great passion and desires. I have loved for a long time having a business but never spent time analysing the goods and beds about having a business; therefore, I could not accomplish my love. As that is my long-term desire, I have almost settled down with my passion.
If you know your fears, you can put them away in a rightful place; if we accept our fearfulness, we control our emotions. When you know that you are in a fearful situation, you can prepare to prevent any consequences in advance that you might meet.
New experiences:
You cannot broaden your horizons if you are in a box. What does “new” mean to you? Is it trying a new restaurant or traveling to a different country? Could you do it?
Feedbacks:
Ask your friends and family about your strengths and weaknesses. It is effortless to get defensive over your shortcomings—however, the price you pay to know yourself.
Self-care:
If you can predict it, you can prevent it.
Take the time to refresh yourself, mentally and physically. You cannot reflect if you are stressed and do not feel good about yourself.
When we know ourselves well enough to predict how we respond in any situation, we take back our power. I cannot reply to harsh words coming from someone as far as I am concerned. Therefore, I know that I will be in that situation; I quickly move away from the people who easily say harsh words to anyone.
You can change your behavior when you know your characteristic and default habits. Then you can bring more structure and discipline that gives you a solid foundation to get more freedom.
