Self-Awareness and Happiness

 More Self-Awareness and Happiness

What is Self-Awareness?

It is the ability to understand the different areas that make you happy in life, and those that do not make you happy. Becoming self-aware is understanding yourself and your limits. 

 Life differently and more thoroughly

Self-awareness allows you to see your life through various lenses, perspectives, and possibilities. It embodies the opportunities to evaluate what should change, what new habits need to be formed, and the ultimate dreams you really do have for your life. The more aware you are with your conscious and subconscious, the more you know how you really feel about yourself. Knowing these things will push you to achieve goals you’ve only otherwise dreamt about. You will also learn more about yourself, and who you truly are.

 You better understand the world around you.

Along with seeing your life differently, self-awareness empowers you to see others and the world around you differently. You process different emotions, scenarios, and experiences through a healthy filter. You become a more understanding and nicer person. A better understanding gives you more space to not be so hard on yourself and others. As new habits begin to form, you start automatically choosing to see the positives in everything. This new perspective ultimately leads to a journey towards happiness.

You find inner peace.

With self-awareness in tact, your attitude and perspective become clearer over time. The more you practice and embrace self-awareness, the more your perspective will shift. With a clearer perspective, you better process things you do. You see the good in things, and don't dwell on the negative. Happiness does not just happen, it is chosen. By choosing self-awareness, you find an inner peace with what happens in your life.

How to Take Action?

Keep a daily journal

You should get a pen and a journal where you will record your daily activities, emotions, and what you feel about each day. This will enable you to keep track of your tendencies and understand yourself better.

Take a self-assessment

Thoroughly assess yourself; identify the things that make you happy and those that anger you. Look at your positive side as well as your negative side. You can take a look in the mirror and answer the following questions:

• Who are you?
• When are you happiest?
• What angers you?
• What things put you in a great mood?
• Who motivates and inspires you?
• What amuses and makes you laugh?
• You should be honest with yourself when answering these questions.

Give yourself continuing self-assessments

 Once you have understood who you really are—what angers you the most and what makes you laugh—the next step is to reflect and audit your improvement and progress.