Know Thyself: Why It Is Important?

 

 

Know Thyself: Why It Is Important?

I touch on what managing change is, how different stages affect the life environment, and also offered some tool(s) and suggestions for your consideration. Ya!  

This latest elucidation is about what it is to “know thyself,” an instrumental element to successful personal change.

Self-management or “knowing thyself” was coined by Peter F. Drucker, a business management guru. He discussed the importance of self-knowledge in one’s personal and professional career life.

Now, I’m, going to use his thoughts to conceptually present a manner of thinking.  I’m talking about self-control and knowing your personal power.

Drucker put forth the following statement “do not try to change yourself – you are unlikely to succeed. work to improve the way you achieve” (2005). 

Think about it, if you lack self-knowledge or fail to plan, you plan to FAIL! That’s a real BOO!

Environmental P.S.

In the environment scan post, I emphasized the importance of doing a scan (internal and external) and to ask the hard uncomfortable questions.  The scan and questions are the ideas to structure a process to maximize the positives of the CHANGE!

This exercise will be an adventure, UBetcha!! And it will aid in gaining a better knowledge of self.

I propose an examination of the — who, what, where and how — of life. 

We’ll call them the “4” Quadrants. 

FIRST…Who “R” U?

To do anything well, you’ll need to cultivate a deep understanding of yourself. Period! No, I am not saying this kind of knowledge happens overnight, By Golly! but it can happen.  I

t is all about setting intentions to not only know what your strengths and weakness are but also how you learn and work, and what your values are.

• Strengths
• Weaknesses
• Desires
• Intentions

In knowing all this, YOU come into the fullness and beauty of SELF.  We can perform better through this knowledge as a benefit to develop ourselves in immeasurable ways.

Enhance your Super Powers!

SECOND…What Can U Do? 

To manage self, one must ask, “what are my values?”  This question has everything to do with — what you will and will not tolerate!  

Easier said than done, tolerance can be tricky. You see, if allowed, people will put us in some very interesting and challenging situations. 

However, you do not have to attend every drama-laden, angst-ridden, occurrence in your life!

Check it out – consistent interaction with people whose value system is unacceptable or incompatible with yours leads to both frustration and non-activity….

Edit people out of your life who challenge your values, Ruthlessly and Often!

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• Focus
• Integrity
• Balance

THIRD…How Do U Do U?

There has been research that shows few people know how they get things done.

I think we can agree; different people do things differently. 

So, ask yourself how you “learn, work, and achieve?” 

This may be an even more important question, as your strengths, how you learn, work, and achieve is unique and a matter of personality.

It comes down to “2” things…what rocks your boat, and does it add value to one’s change management?

I touch on this when I suggest certain tools and practices. But just because something works for me, it may not jive with you at all.

Find your sweet spot for productivity.

• Learn
• Apply
• Achieve

FOURTH….Where R U Going?

Equally important and a return to bullet #2, when you know the answer to these questions about what you will and will not tolerate, you enable yourself to say to any challenge, opportunity, or offer, YES!  with confidence.

Whether that is a YES….I can handle that, I can do that, or I will do that!  The choice is definitively in your hands.

It makes for the kind of results you can expect because this is “who YOU are.”  You know the answers to the three questions concerning your strengths, values, and achievements, and thus, should be able to commit and decide where you do not belong.

Success through commitment

 daTOOL…A LiL Worksheet

I talk about self-knowledge and management, so my Lovelies, I have a link to a downloadable assessment sheet to aid in getting some Mo’ knowledge.  Here get your research on…personal development

Conclusion

The challenges to manage anything — time, projects, work, children, oneself — can seem like a daunting undertaking.  But I am here to tell ya, to manage yourself requires new and unprecedented action from you!

These unprecedented actions will especially mean and involve a shift from pedestrian thinking — Mundane and Borrrring to profound critical thinking.

Dearie, new ways of thinking is not Life-Threatening!  It is Life Enhancing! Taste and see…..Positive Change w/ Knowledge is Good!

As Per usual…I have LOTS to SHARE and covered a bunch! I encourage your personal success = be curious, think, and manage change like a BOSS!

Stay Golden!!

drB