Welcome to the world of the “self-aware person.” I’m sure you’ve heard of this concept. For me, it’s a way of thinking about the way I lead my life that is much more subtle and nuanced than the popular and sometimes over-simple belief that we have this conscious, and therefore, inescapable, self awareness.
The self-aware person gets it. I believe that this idea of self-awareness is the key to understanding how to be a better person and how to be a better entrepreneur. It has helped me to be open to, and to embrace, the world around me.
It’s really a way of thinking. Self-awareness is the ability to see yourself at the same time as you are fully in the moment. It’s also the ability to be present, as if you are observing and acting in your world as if you were not. In other words, you are able to be aware of your external surroundings fully, and not just as a spectator, but as if you were there, in the world, observing, acting, and thinking.
I know what you’re thinking. “Self-awareness? This is all about self-awareness.” To be clear, I’m not saying it’s as simple as “I’m aware of myself” or “I’m aware of my surroundings.
Self-aware means you are aware of your own actions and emotions, and the reactions of those about you. You know you are upset – you know that you are sad, or angry, or ashamed. And you are aware that you are not that person, but that you are that person. You are aware that you are alive, you are acting, and you are not just a passive observer.
Self-awareness isn’t just a matter of being aware of what you are doing, or where you are, or when you are. It is also a matter of knowing yourself. What your core values are, what you want to do with your life, what makes you happy, what you care about, what you fear, what you love, who you are, and how you can be who you want to be.
If you are at all aware of your own values and responsibilities, then you’re not just a passive observer, you’re a member of a group. That’s why you are so important to us. As a self-aware person we are able to see the world as it is, to be part of it. We are all part of the same group.
You can’t be a passive observer unless you’re also a member of the group, and what makes you a member is not what you do, but how you behave and who you are. We are all members of a group that is made up of a wide range of people, but what makes each of us a member is the way we relate to each other in our group.
Like I said before, most of the time we are on autopilot, except when we are actively interacting in the group. We are here to support each other, to make sure everyone is safe, and to get the job done. We are not here to take over the world. That would be a different level of self-awareness, but it’s not as easy as just saying, “I’m going to be aggressive, but I’m going to be kind.
We should probably add the other thing that makes the point that we’re here to help each other, and to give the other person the kind of help they need. If we have a good enough group of people in one room, each one can sit down and discuss and make suggestions about what to do and where to go next. If we have a good enough group of people in another room, each one can sit down and talk about their opinions about what to do that day.
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