Blind Spots: Insight for Self-Awareness

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Along with this frustration comes a lack of self-motivation and a threat to your overall psychological well-being. 

How in the world are you supposed to get what you want or how can someone give you what you want if you aren’t even consciously aware of what you want?


2. What are the three things that make you the angriest and how do you effectively manage your anger in those contexts?

This question relates to emotional mastery.  Your emotions and moods dictate your actions.  Either you master them or they will master you.  There is no in between.

Emotional blind spots will cost you more than anything. Period.

Take the word angriest out of the above question and substitute most frustrated, saddest, happiest, or any other emotion. Yes, being too happy can be a problem as well.  

In life, people and events will blind-side you less often if you are prepared. True masters and high achievers only appear to be spontaneous. In actuality they are prepared to be spontaneous.  Think about that.

3. How do you get better at what you do best every day?

It’s all about self-improvement and personal development.

My philosophy is- Improve your strengths; manage your weaknesses because you will be well known for one or the other.  Which is it going to be?

4. The next time you find yourself unmotivated and procrastinating, how are you going to get yourself fired up?

Self-motivation is the catalyst in every endeavor that you embark upon.  It works like the ebb and flow of the tide.  Sometimes it’s high; sometimes it’s low.

If you don’t take the time to learn how to increase it when it’s low then this blind spot will have you...


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