Success in Self-Awareness
Success is a relative term. The first step towards being successful is defining what the term means in our own jargon. Essentially, putting thought into our own goals and aspirations is a step in the process of self-awareness. Whether we want to be a teacher, a movie star, or an executive in corporate America, it is critical to know what “success” means to us. Knowing our own principles and what we respond to can not only enhance our own career, but that of those surrounding us. Written as a student opinion article, I want to first verify my credentials: none. I am simply speaking from personal experience of self-understanding. That being said, this article should purely be used as another road sign with directions to help guide us in our journey.
With an unlimited number of approaches, I have laid out three useful steps which can help start or improve our own process of self understanding. For one, personality tests are a great tool, free of charge, and available online. Among the popular tests is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test based on Carl Jung’s Psychological Types. Although known to be controversial, I have found this test can provide some truth to typical personalities found in humans. Secondly, the process of becoming self-aware can always be enhanced with careful thought about our relationships with others. If we can understand how we interact with others, we will be better able to manage those relationships. This leads to my final but important point: some people may value relationships more than others. The last step I may suggest is concerted thought towards values. Recognizing and prioritizing our own values will help us to understand whether or not we can compromise with others. Compromise is the ultimate tool for success on any team.
Just as any other, this process is one which requires continuous education. As we face new challenges every day, we have more than enough opportunities to learn about ourselves. To summarize the three suggested steps towards improved self-awareness, the following may act as references. The personality test may help quantify qualities and characteristics of a behavior. Second, attention to our actions and reactions will allow for better relationships. And finally, prioritizing and defining our own values before situations of conflict can help us relate to others and their core principles. The underlying theme here is a required conscious effort. We cannot gain any insight from these steps without that concerted approach. Consequently, this effort applied to any learning will allow us to reach our own terms of success, no matter how different they may be.
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