Use Self Reflection To Get Some Direction
Friday, September 5th, 2008
Have you ever done something and then thought to yourself, “Why did I do that”? Have you ever wondered to yourself how you will ever get to where you want to be, or even where it is that you want to be?
Taking the time to properly reflect on your life is a practice that will help you understand yourself. Not taking the time to reflect is like going through life with your eyes closed - voluntarily blind.
Spend some time on a regular basis reflecting on your life. Here are some things you need to do that.
Self Awareness Leads To The Life You’ve Always Imagined
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
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“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” - Joseph Campbell
“Be Yourself” is a popular piece of advice. Everyone likes to hear it, yet what does it really mean? The Ancient Greeks said to “Know Thyself,” but why is it so important to know who you are? The concept of Self is not that clear, yet we all seem to sense a pattern of qualities, traits and characteristics that are completely one’s own.
How do you come to know who you are? This seems to be a silly question as you spend every minute of your life with yourself, yet we can still be astonishingly ignorant about who we really are.
Be Idle and Achieve
Monday, June 30th, 2008
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Idle time is one of the least valued and most valued things in our lives. Least valued because we tend to think that faster is always better and most valued because we’re already going so fast that all we want is to be able to slow down. Periods of slowness are important not because of what we are doing, but because of what we are not doing.