Do You Know Yourself?

To know yourself is to take a sincere and positive appreciation of yourself. The purposes are to discover your hidden potential, find a direction in life and set goals so that you can live meaningfully, productively and happily.  How do you find out more about yourself? Check out the following:

• Find out your strengths: What are you good at? What interests you the most? To know your strengths is to develop your capabilities to a greater height. Your strengths will promote your self-confidence and self-esteem.

• Know your weaknesses: Are you always in negative moods? Can you react to others positively? Identify your bad habits and replace them with good ones. Choose one habit at a time and transform yourself before changing the next habit.

• Like and dislikes: What type of people do you enjoy spending time with? When do you feel down and when are you upbeat? Do you like your job? Do you enjoy shopping or savings? Do you enjoy peace of mind?

• What are your dreams and aspirations: Your hope and expectations are closely linked to what you are good at. Develop your strengths to realize your dreams and aspirations.

• Your goals: Can you turn your dreams into goals and work on it every day? Goal setting is to focus your energy on things that matter to you the most. There is no waste of time because you know where you are going and what you are looking for.    

Meditation is one good way to discover more about yourself. Your inner voice will reveal to you what you want out of life and be truly happy. Self-awareness is finding your purpose, charting your direction and getting self-fulfillment in life.