KNOW YOURSELF

BY

DR. MIDRAR UL HAQ

KNOW YOURSELF

Motivational Quotes Video

KNOW YOURSELF1. Write an article on yourself?2. Compare your strengths and

weaknesses?3. Compare yourself with others?4. What happens to you when

comparing yourself with others? Do you plan for the future to achieve those things which you are lacking?

Use of Brain

KNOW YOURSELF

You Know others know

Blind Area You Know others don’t know

Others Know you don’t know

Reasons to Get to Know Yourself Better

1. You will discover something you don’t know about yourself- and like it.

2. You will know where your moods, attitudes and beliefs begin-and other people’s stop.

3. You will notice more than you imagined about the rest of the world.

4. You will laugh more ( You are really quite funny.

5. You will find yourself on track to getting what you want.

Know Yourself

Four Ways to Get to Know Yourself Better

1. Introspection

2. Observation

3. Feedback-giving & receiving

4. Assessment Tools

1. Introspection

• Pay attention and take notes of your own experiences, actions and reactions.

• Pay attention to how you feel inside while you participate in a variety of activities can give you some insight into your own behavioral preferences.

• Pay attention to your body language and note when you feel bored and tired or interested in a particular activity. Also note down your personal preferences.

Four Ways to Get to Know Yourself Better

Four Ways to Get to Know Yourself Better

2. Observation

• In addition to what you see in yourself, the observations of others can also be helpful.

• Some times others see behaviors in us that we don’t see, especially when we are too involved in activities to pay attention.

• During observation, keep in mind the following key concepts:

Situation----------------What is going on? Specific Behavior-------What happened? Impact------------------What is the result?

Four Ways to Get to Know Yourself Better

3. Giving and Receiving Feedback

• Feedback information can be given in a helpful or a harmful way. Actually sharing observation is an interpretation of reality. So, be kind and real to yourself and to others when sharing your observations.

• Feedback from others is the impression or opinion of the observers. Try to evaluate the feedback and think deeply on that for yourself improvement.

4. Assessment Tools

• Try to use assessment tools like taking personality tests for comprehending your personality.

• Put some structure around observations, inner thoughts, feedback and score of the assessment tool to make some sense out of all the information.

• Assess your positive and negative points. Start Playing game on your strengths and trying to improve your weaknesses.

Four Ways to Get to Know Yourself Better

RIDO Scale Self Assessment

Hexagon Model of Personalities

Self Assessment 1. Personality Test

2. Video (47 traits of Personality)

Three Great Questions for Getting to Know Yourself Better

1. If attention were currency, where would I be investing?

2. What will change if I pay more attention to what is already working for me?

3. If I woke up one morning with everything I want now, what would I do next?

Two Things to Do Today to Get to Know Yourself Better

1. Stop at regular intervals, take a breath, and notice all the places your body is tense, relaxed, warm, cool or tingling.

2. Stop thinking for a moment. Turn off the voice in your head and notice what it says when you turn it back on again.

Watch Inspirational Videos for Self Imrovement

1. Twenty words to change your life

2. Inspirational video-dreams & goals.

3. What drives you to succeed?

Know Yourself

Know what you canand want to do in lifeSet goals for yourselfand work hard to achieve themStrive to have fun every dayUse your creativity as a meansOf expressing your feelingsBe SensitiveIn viewing the worldDevelop a sense of confidenceBe honest with yourselfand with othersFollow your heartand adhere to your own truthsKnow that the more you give The more you will receiveBelieve in yourself and your dreams will come true

( Susan Polis)

ConclusionGetting Self Knowledge is mandatory for us. It purifies and closes us to Almighty Allah, enables us to choose rightly and to choose how we will work for a better world, not only for the human species but for millions of other species sharing this planet with us.

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