Self-Awareness

What is the ultimate advice one can have in order to succeed in life?

Everything comes down to just one thing. Self-awareness.

We are all individuals. We can never find another individual with the exact same features as we are. No matter how determined you are to find, it is just not there. We are all unique in our own ways. We can have the same face but we have different characters. We can have the same upbringing but we take different paths. We can have the same education but we venture into different careers. We can have the same job but we do things differently. We can have the same materials but we live life in our own ways.

What is it that makes us who we are?

Some say it is very much got to do with our upbringing. This is true as the first few years of our lives is the time when we are like a blank sheet of paper. Whatever our guardians feed us is whatever that is written, hardwired into our minds. There is no erasing, no correction. Sometimes, we even feel like life is just as is, that there is no other way except for this way that we definitely have to go through.

Love is the strongest of all feelings. With love, anything can be made possible. It is with love, we conquer all fears. It is with love, we thrive. Sometimes we become so immersed in love that we have forgotten the reality of it.

Remember those times when you were in love, how are your days? Are they full of vibrant colours? Are they full of excitement? How do you feel? Your heart pumps so fast it feels like leaping out. Your brain goes blank you become speechless. Your body takes action in the way you would never imagine possible. The urge you have to make it happen is bigger than your fear. You are no longer your usual self. You are not shy to show your feelings. You are not worried that your actions may cause others to feel uneasy. You are determined to do what you do and you make it a point to do it. You do not know what the outcome will be, you just do it.

Then you get rejected. What do you do? Do you just give up? Or do you find other means and ways to get through with what you want? How are you going to get what you want? What are you willing to sacrifice for what you want? Are you willing to change yourself? Are you willing to do whatever it takes? Are you willing to fail again and again until you finally reach the point of success? Are you willing to face the consequences of losing hope? Are you willing to be different from the norm?

Keep that feeling at all times. Remind yourself of you. Stay true to yourself.

Whatever that is behind you is history. In front of you, there are only two paths. One is made up of golden bricks that is easy to walk but leads you nowhere. Another is made up of sticks, pebbles, and stones, probably with potholes everywhere that looks like a horrible path to cross but leads you to the infinite pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Which path will you choose?

There is no right or wrong in the path you choose. There is only the awareness within you.

Many times in life, we tend to choose the easy way out. The way that everyone agrees to be the right way. The way that is easy to access. But what kind of feeling are you getting while taking the easy way? Do you feel like life is a bore? Do you feel like you are just another being? Do you feel empty?

Every one of us feels differently. Some of us chase more than just dreams. Some of us chase more than just money. It is the feeling of satisfaction within that counts. Look no further. Ask yourself, the answer you need is within you. Deep within you. You have to be aware of what fills the voids in your life. You have the strength to fill the voids on your own.

Self-awareness is a simple yet complicated tool to find satisfaction.

 

Strong people have a strong sense of self-worth and self-awareness; they don’t need the approval of others.

Roy T. Bennett, author of The Light in the Heart