There are many prescriptions to upgrade individuality, but self-awareness seems to be a master stroke.
Where to look first when many ingredients of upwardness are accessible.
I am keen to learn about my individuality in the maze of opinions, data, information, definitions, contradictions, boundaries, claims, degrees, endless persuasion, and aggressive follow-up.
Frankly, choosing what is the best among variants to boost individuality has put me processing more inputs in my command.
I am running to a variety of listening, reading self-help books, questioning my practices and patterns, thinking away from herds, seeking justification in gatherings, and prioritizing clarity on diverse viewpoints from available men and materials with an open mind to understand the peculiarities of life.
Matters complicate when all groups claim they are right in their conclusions.
In this process, I noticed considerable complexities in my approaches and dealings too.
To simplify, I started focusing more on inward upgrading, as listed below, than outward factors.
●I am dependent on others to get quick fixes, even for highly relevant issues, just to save my labor.
●Mostly, I am not anxious to verify the facts. The profound excuse: I have no time to inquire about details.
● I am prejudiced in many instances; that is my persisting concern.
● I have to have critical thinking before coming to a viewpoint.
● I am more involved in handling consequences, not the roots. So the issues remain messy.
● I am not the first to contradict my actions, even after knowing they were bad.
● I am not equipped well to face real-life puzzles.
● I am carrying fears in my mind, mostly imagined.
Nevertheless, despite all sorts of deficiencies, I am always ready to effect change in my attitude and perspectives, including downsizing weaknesses.
To be more specific, I am anxious to explore my inner strengths like self-discipline, commitment, acceptance, adaptability, and navigating my own thoughts and ideas more frequently.
On my reading table, this take of Aristotle helped me amazingly in shaping my individuality:
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."
This article is an attempt to expand the power of self-awareness in humans—who have been created the best among all creatures on earth.
No doubt, without knowing yourself, life is empty.
Now coming to finding my individuality, my focus is on some realities—people are shy to share.
■ I always affirm that my experiences are not sufficient to use them as such in all situations.
■ What I experienced decades ago is likely misfit in today’s scenarios.
■ I am now sure that conventional methods to trace uniqueness are insufficient.
■ I understand that fact is one, but interpretations make it all opaque. Interpretations must be further analyzed to filter realities.
■ I don’t need external approval for what I do, even if it goes wrong.
■ I know designs of changes vary from person to person, as challenges are not uniform.
■ I am getting answers to my questions affecting my life—sooner or later.
■ I devote my time to sharing knowledge and inferences, getting the benefits of being self-aware at the higher range of learning.
■ I have derived a strong clue from this quote of Debbie Ford:
"Self-awareness is the ability to take an honest look at your life without attachment to it being right or wrong, good or bad."
■ I am effecting transformation in my behaviors before asking others what they need to relook at and reflect on.
■ Self-awareness is pivotal to learning life skills, dealing with people, selling products, sharing ideas, and nurturing harmony to optimize living with purpose.
■ I have shifted the mindset of unfair comparisons to a passive mode.
■ I firmly believe that challenges, whatever they may be, upgrade my perspectives and functional expertise.
■ I try to be not hugely sensitive in any matter. I seek remedy in pause and not in displaying panic.
■ I adopted the "can do" approach. I reinforced myself when I read the message of Clint Eastwood: "Amateurs are the people who will tell you what you can’t do."
■ I pay attention to stories of my life to identify areas for improvement.
■ Accepting my mistakes and failures is not considered a matter of shame.
■ I can make the decisions myself. So I insist on getting reliable information as far as possible.
