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DEVELOPING SELF-AWARENESS W O R K B O O K If you want to develop yourself to your fullest potential, you must master the art of selfawareness. On this path of personal exploration, you ll discover both positive and negative things about yourself. Some of them may even you. Self-awareness involves not just knowledge of your strengths and weaknesses, but also the ability to observe your thoughts. The final mystery is oneself. - Oscar Wilde DISCOVER YOUR TRUE SELF Do you identify yourself with your vocation or your role in your family or society? This is only a part of who you are. Uncovering your true self entails peeling away the many layers of your thoughts and beliefs until you get to your inner core. 2
Before you embark on this journey, understand that wanting to see your true self is essential. Facing your negative traits can be unsettling. If you are serious about expanding your levels of self-awareness however, the exercises that follow can help challenge your negative thoughts and beliefs as well as take steps to change them. Likewise they can help you hone those characteristics you find most constructive. TURN THE SPOTLIGHT WITHIN The world is your mirror. Bearing this in mind can help you develop your levels of selfawareness. You ll probably notice that at some level others reflect traits that you have within yourself, and that can sometimes make you feel uncomfortable. Detail a situation in your life where someone may have been exhibiting a negative trait you recognize within yourself. How did you respond? How did this make you feel? How can you use this knowledge to transform this negative trait into a more positive one? Jan Marie Mueller 3 ThinkBrilliantly.com
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHILE DEVELOPING SELF-AWARENESS Being self-aware means you know your goals and are willing to do what it takes to achieve them. You understand what contributes to your happiness as well as your sadness. You are deeply in touch with your values, beliefs, strengths, and weaknesses, and are aware that these affect the way you relate to others. You recognize your achievements and take steps to overcome your challenges. Answer the following: What are your goals in life? Jan Marie Mueller 4 ThinkBrilliantly.com
What things make you happy? What things make you sad? What are your core values? (ambition, equality, integrity, responsibility, dedication, honesty, optimism, etc.) Jan Marie Mueller 5 ThinkBrilliantly.com
What are your core beliefs? (You only live once; all people are created equal, etc.) What are your achievements and what have you learned about yourself from them? Jan Marie Mueller 6 ThinkBrilliantly.com
What are your challenges and what have you learned from them? Jan Marie Mueller 7 ThinkBrilliantly.com
BE AWARE OF YOUR MOTIVATIONS Think about what motivates your actions and words. Whom do your actions benefit? Could they harm anyone? Do they? WHAT IS YOUR PERSONALITY TYPE? Determine whether you re an extrovert or introvert. Are you a blend of both? If so, note down examples of both states. Instances when I am introverted: Jan Marie Mueller 8 ThinkBrilliantly.com
Instances when I am extroverted: Jan Marie Mueller 9 ThinkBrilliantly.com
How to Warm up Your Flexibility Muscle Learn how to master various situations by exercising your flexibility muscle. Sign your name with your dominant hand. Sign your name with your other hand. If you practice writing with your other hand, you ll find it gets easier. Gradually you can extend this flexibility to other areas of your life. This will expand your possibilities. Jan Marie Mueller 10 ThinkBrilliantly.com
WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW? We are connected with everything in our world, in one way or another Watch this documentary. It helps you become more self-aware by combining spirituality with quantum physics. It demonstrates how our beliefs can create our circumstances and how we can affect water with thoughts, words and music. Keep in mind that our bodies are mostly composed of water. Imagine, if you can affect water so easily, how readily your body would respond to positive thinking. By increasing your levels of self-awareness, you truly can manifest whatever you desire! ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR NEGATIVE TRAITS Accepting our negative traits requires courage. Take the time to look deep inside yourself and write down what you find ~ right now. Recognize your negative traits without judgment. Allow yourself to just be, as you are in the moment. Awareness is the first step toward change. Jan Marie Mueller 11 ThinkBrilliantly.com
PERCEPTION IS THE KEY Even a challenging situation can be transformed into a positive one if you perceive it that way. Write down a recent challenge in your life and reflect on how you can give it a positive spin and use it to your advantage. Jan Marie Mueller 12 ThinkBrilliantly.com
HOW TO BE YOUR BEST SELF Think about your strengths. Take a minute to jot them down. Now consider how your strengths contribute to the happiness of others and add that to your notes. Jan Marie Mueller 13 ThinkBrilliantly.com
Think about your achievements. List ten accomplishments below. Next to each, note down the new things you learned as a result. Jan Marie Mueller 14 ThinkBrilliantly.com
Make a note of your preferences and habits. Write down your preferences and habits so you re aware of them and can change them if they are not serving you well. THINGS TO WATCH FOR WHEN THERE S CONFLICT Whenever you find yourself in a conflict situation, ask yourself whether the true core of the matter is your desire to prove you are right. If that s the case, you are most likely letting your Ego get the better of you. Check for negative emotions such as jealousy and anger whenever you feel stressed. Jan Marie Mueller 15 ThinkBrilliantly.com
What conflict are you facing today? How is your ego contributing to the stress you feel in this situation? Can you think of a way to reduce the conflict by working on your innermost emotions? KEEP A JOURNAL Writing your thoughts and actions down every day is the best way to develop your selfawareness. Be disciplined about it and you will be amazed at how much better you are able to understand yourself. Jan Marie Mueller 16 ThinkBrilliantly.com
Don t put it off Start a journal today! WAYS TO DEVELOP SELF- AWARENESS Apart from making it a point to learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of others, do the following: Decide on a set of core values that will serve you well in your day to day life. Consider traits such as humility, honesty and courage. Think about the values you are already living up to and those you would like to cultivate in the near future. Write them down. Choose 2-3excellent self-help books and commit to reading one chapter a day, every day. It s not necessary to devour them in one sitting taking the time to read bit by bit gives you time to put what you learn into action. Jan Marie Mueller 17 ThinkBrilliantly.com
Here are a few of my favorites to get you started: The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle What to Say When You Talk To Yourself by Shad Helmstetter The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin Which books will you read? Jan Marie Mueller 18 ThinkBrilliantly.com
Another excellent idea is to seek out others looking to increase their levels of selfawareness. Practicing the art of self-awareness can be much easier in the company of those who are interested in doing the same. Like-minded people can also help guide you and keep you focused when obstacles present themselves. Look for online forums as well as organizations in your local community. Make a note of possible places you could try: THE PRACTICE OF FOCUSING Are you in turmoil right now? If the answer is yes, take a step back and write down what s bothering you. Don t worry about the details. Just go with the overall feeling. Write down each thought as it comes to you. This exercise will help you feel less emotional while making it easier to be more objective about the situation. Jan Marie Mueller 19 ThinkBrilliantly.com
By practicing some or all of these suggestions, your level of self-awareness will expand and grow. As you gain a deeper knowledge of yourself and a greater understanding of the thoughts, emotions and beliefs that define your world, you will become richer and more fulfilling as well. Your partner on the road to happiness & success, Jan Marie Mueller Jan Marie Mueller 20 ThinkBrilliantly.com
WHO IS JAN MARIE MUELLER? Jan Marie Mueller is both enthusiastic about life and what she likes to call a brilliant thinker. Not brilliance as in exceptionally intelligent (that would be going too far!) but brilliant as in positive and innovative. She s also an avid personal growth advocate and dedicated to making whatever changes are necessary to reach the goals she chooses to set in life. Most of all, she loves reaching out to and helping other women do what it takes to make the positive changes they crave in their own lives. Every morning, she wakes up energized and confident, knowing she has found her purpose in life and is pursuing her passion. Nurturing a success mindset along with an intensely positive self-image have made a huge difference in her life so much so that she never ceases to be amazed by all the wonderful things that keep happening each and every day. Still, there was a time many years ago when self-doubt, low self-esteem and depression threatened to rock her entire world. She struggled with keeping the monsters in her mind at bay and battled with feeling desperately unhappy and miserable. Looking back now, she understands what a vicious cycle her life had fallen into how she had begun allowing limiting believes to eat away at her self-esteem and sabotage the Jan Marie Mueller 21 ThinkBrilliantly.com
goals she d set. Whenever she got close to realizing her dreams, that nasty little voice inside her mind would whisper she didn t deserve success. To break out of that negative cycle, she decided she needed to begin thinking brilliantly feeding her mind with positive information, transforming her thought processes one by one ~ changing her life from the inside out. By using positive thoughts to silence the negative ones and committing to taking baby steps, day-by-day, she discovered she could give herself the invaluable gifts of unconditional love and nurturing as well as the power to live the life she had always dreamed of. She decided to stop accepting the status quo and take responsibility for her future. She started and built up a successful business. She learned to reach out to people, ask more questions, stand up for what she believed and follow through on those beliefs. It took courage and required her to push outside of her comfort zone, but once she got started she never looked back. Developing her levels of self-awareness was the first step. As she discovered her true self and learned to embrace her core identity, she also learned to love herself - flaws and all. Now she s so excited to share her life lessons with other women just like you. Help you discover how to leave the status quo behind in smart ways. Discover your inner brilliant thinker. And reconnect with your true self. Jan Marie Mueller 22 ThinkBrilliantly.com
If you re looking for the clarity, courage and confidence to become what you truly desire so you can get excited about fulfilling your purpose and transforming your dreams into reality, she d like to help. Your partner on the road to success & happiness, Jan Marie Mueller Your Brilliance Coach Jan Marie Mueller 23 ThinkBrilliantly.com