Self Awareness - the foundational competency

The first of five competencies necessary to be developed for sustainable success is self awareness. I consider this to be the foundational competency. And for those who would argue 'I know myself completely', I refer them to Oscar Wilde's statement of: "Only the shallow think they know themselves!" Am I aware of what it is that I'm doing from the standpoint of knowing why it matters to me? Why does this matter, what will be different as a consequence of me taking this action? Is that valued and valuable and does it support the sense that I was used well and that my life's energy, which is non-renewable resource, was actually spent in a wise way? Do I have the necessary resources to go to the next level? Am I using my resources wisely?

As you may have discerned there is a lot of questioning that comprises self awareness – Socrates had it right when he said that the “unexamined life isn’t worth living”. This is where inner strength is discovered. Self awareness is an enormously important competency, and is truly one of the core competencies that often most needs to be developed.

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