Six Steps to Self-Improvement – Tags: Awareness, Growth, L:ife & Legacy, Life Lessons, Personal Responsibility, Pocket Prose, Self-Improvement
Life & Legacy | Awareness
Pocket Prose β’ A 1-minute action step
From awareness to ownership: a guide to the evolving self
A One-Minute Guide to Personal Ownership
1.Β Insight and reflection
Reflect on yourself, your (inter)actions and behaviour
2.Β Identify behavioural and thinking/emotive patterns from childhood
Once youβve identified a copied behaviour, be bold: confront yourself by asking a partner/friend if (a) you exhibit said behaviour, and (b) how that makes them feel.
3.Β Move from childhood β powerless β you to adult β in control β you
Stop blaming childhood and parents for who you are.
4.Β Take (over) responsibility for said patterns/behaviour
Realise youβve grown; your behaviour reflects on you, not your parents. Everything you exhibit is a decision and responsibility.
5.Β Decide which patterns/behaviour belong to the person you strive to be
Youβre in control now; you own the power to determine who you want to become.
6.Β Grow, adapt, improve, evolve. Become a better you
Repeat this for any behaviour stopping you from becoming the best version of yourself in your journey through life.
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