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Self-Awareness


                 Conscious knowledge of your own understanding, beliefs, character, and
                 behaviour is called self-awareness. Being self-aware means that you can
                 identify your strengths and weaknesses. It is all about knowing yourself, like
                 your values, interests, skills, talents, etc. It can be practiced and cultivated
                 to understand your strengths and weaknesses. It allows you to see things
                 from the perspective of others so that, you  become accountable for your
                 own actions. It helps you:

                 •  Improve your skills by recognising your passion, and your commitments in life.
                 •  Channelise your energy in your favour with full productivity.
                 •  Focus on your weakness.
                 •  By giving you happiness with the credibility of your work.
                 •  Bring good leadership qualities at the workplace.
                 •  Manage your emotions and behaviour to strengthen your relationships in personal and professional life.
                 •  Decrease your stress level by identifying your likes and dislikes related to tasks.
                 Know Yourself


                 You might choose to do things that society wants you to do. Sometimes you indulge in an activity just to make
                 your family happy without even thinking whether you want it or not.

                 Knowing your strengths, weaknesses, values, interests, skills, and abilities will help you transform your thoughts,
                 feelings and actions into a life full of peace and happiness. It is very important to learn about your true self, and
                 identify the qualities that make you unique.

                 The answer to the most important question, “Who am I” will help you identify your true self. This can be done by
                 finding out about:
                 •  Your beliefs, that control your thoughts and feelings.
                 •  Your background and past experience, that shape your decision in future.
                 •  Your opinions about yourself, that will shape your personality, and will give you clarity and understanding about
                   your life.
                 •  Your likes and dislikes, that will help you prioritise your activities, and will keep you emotionally healthy.
                 •  Your values that persuade your choices you make in life.

                 Strength and Weakness


                 Strength is a positive trait that enhances your knowledge, skills, talent and brings confidence in what you do.
                 They are the talents and abilities that uniquely identifies you. It helps you believe in your capabilities and use them
                 efficiently to achieve your goals.

                 Weakness is a negative trait that brings unhappiness, and sometimes pull us away from the path of success in life.
                 It is also sometimes associated with pain, trauma, and negative emotions.

                                  By understanding          Based on that            By improving we
                                  ourselves we can          information, we can      will
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                                    know what we can         plan what and how       eel confident about
                                   and cannot do             we can improve            ourselves
                                                             ourselves



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