How to Succeed By Knowing Yourself

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”

~Aristotle

The most important question, a person should ask is "who am I?" Every question in life can be viewed after this question. Self-awareness is one of the most important realizations a person must have. It can help us greatly before stepping into any field or career. It can save us from heartbreak before we go out into the world. If you are not aware of your own, passion, interests, thoughts, actions, behaviors and mood patterns then it may be tough to be able to understand the world around you.

For better understanding the world, it is highly necessary to focus on your own self, in this way it will be easy to walk on the path of true wisdom. There are various problems in a person’s life which are only arising due to lack of self-awareness. People often do not recognize what they are capable of. We are used to deciding without even knowing what we want. In this way, it is becoming hard for us to achieve our goals in life.

Importance of knowing yourself

“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny”

~Lao Tzu

A person’s physical identity is already defined from the day they are born, but inner personality is something which is revealed with time. It is highly important for each of us to work on self-awareness. In this way, it will be easier for us to take important decisions in life. You are already unique, and yet being self-aware really makes you stand out among others.

Here are a few reasons, why a person should know himself/herself first:

· For choosing the right career field

· For taking important decisions in life

· For spending life according to own choices

· For becoming unique among others

· For building strong character

Benefits of Knowing yourself

“Learn to know yourself… to search realistically and regularly the processes of your own mind and feelings”

~Nelson Mandela

There are plenty of benefits which are attached to self-awareness. If a person can know about him or herself then, it will be easy to know the world around and what is happening in it as well. All successful people are always on the top because they know very well what they want in life. They are crystal clear about the direction they're heading, even though this is subject to change. In this way, it is easy for successful people to focus only on those things and activities which move them forward and they do not waste time on other unnecessary things.

Other major benefits of knowing yourself:

1. Happiness:

Those people who are completely aware of their choices, interests and wants are always happy and content. These self-aware people are happy with their lives, because they always do what they wanted to do. In this way, it easy for these people to go for desired things and avoids those things which they do not like.

2. Efficient decision making:

Every day people are supposed to make choices. This is done through effective decision making. If a person is not aware, then it will be very difficult to make proper decisions in less time. Those people, who know what they want, are very efficient and fast in making decisions.

3. Self-control:

The key to life-long success is self-control. There is one thing common in all successful people, which is known as self-control. If you are not capable enough to know about yourself, then you will not be able to control yourself from wandering around and falling into the wrong choices and habits.

Enjoy this talk on "knowing yourself" by Jordan Peterson!