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When you stop paying attention attention pays you
When you stop paying attention attention pays you









You don’t have to be good at everything, but you should foster and focus more of your energy on the things you ARE good at.

#WHEN YOU STOP PAYING ATTENTION ATTENTION PAYS YOU PROFESSIONAL#

Managing Your Career – the better you understand your strengths and weakness (on a personal and professional level), the more equipped you’ll be to focus on cultivating your strengths rather than getting distracted or dragged down by your weaknesses. And this can be very valuable when it comes to investing in and building relationships – whether it be with your coworkers, friends or family. It’s important to know your weaknesses and blindspots so you can be proactive in improving upon them. It’s this continual commitment to being self-aware that will make the difference as it guides and directs you along your journey, facilitating adjustments and learning along the way.Ĭommunication & Relationships – When you’re self-aware, you understand how others perceive you and how you might be coming across.

when you stop paying attention attention pays you

Not only do you have to be aware of what you want to change to begin any such journey, but you’ve also got to be committed to checking back in with yourself. So back to the original question here – what’s the point or why should you prioritize getting to know yourself? For starters (because there are many reasons!), here are 3 areas of life that will greatly benefit from your being more self aware:Īny kind of Self Improvement or Change – self-awareness is crucial for any sort of self improvement or personal development. So it’s important to take the time to actually think about it and be honest with yourself. And yet I keep on living, oftentimes in auto-pilot mode – doing things that contradict what I “think” I want. It’s interesting and oftentimes surprising for me to realize that what I’m doing doesn’t correlate with what I want. And the more you know about your own habits and functionalities, the easier it is to improve or change – 0r at least know where to start. The more you pay attention to yourself, the better you’ll understand why you do the things you do.

when you stop paying attention attention pays you

This is especially important if you’re trying to improve or work towards something “more” (or just different) for yourself or a relationship. It really is so important to train your mind (or maybe force it) to STOP and consciously think about the life you’re living: to think about how you feel about #allthethings and whether or not you’re moving in the right direction. The Importance of Self-Awareness: How will being self aware actually help me? What’s the Point? Journaling has also been helping me a lot with this – and it’s so nice to be able to look back and look for trends in my emotions and actions from day to day. Without taking time to reflect, I don’t think I’d be able to really identify where I want to improve on a personal level. Or super late at night when I can’t sleep. I attempt to take time to reflect at the end of each day when I’m home, alone, and cozied up on my couch. This is hard and sometimes even confusing because we have this “ideal” self that we STRIVE to be, but it’s important to understand who we are when we’re NOT trying, you know? Like what’s your default mode? It’s interesting and even challenging to think about. You’ve got to peal back the facade, admit things you don’t want to admit, and give yourself grace for wherever you’re at right now.įor me, I’ve had to let go of all my self-judgement (as much as possible), and accept myself for where I am, who I am, and what my natural tendencies are. This isn’t always as easy or straight forward as it may seem because we play a lot of mind games with ourselves.

when you stop paying attention attention pays you

In other words, you’ve got to come as you are – literally. Have you ever heard that phrase – come as you are? I feel like I’ve seen it on a few door mats, kitchen sign things and maybe heard it in a worship song too? I bring it up though because in order to truly know yourself, you’ve got to be honest and true to yourself. The Importance of Self-Awareness: How do I become more self aware though? So like, HOW does one become self-aware? And why should you invest in doing so? Well, let’s talk about it. Sounds great, right? But also a little elusive too. At its core, self-awareness means understanding your emotions, strengths, weaknesses, thoughts, and beliefs – and how they impact YOU, your world, and those around you.









When you stop paying attention attention pays you