Crafting Confidence: A Professional's Roadmap to Self-Transformation

If you want to build your core of self-confidence, you must be yourself, and to be yourself you must know yourself first. In this article, I will talk about the importance of knowing yourself and what to do to start your journey of self-discovery.

‘Know thyself.’ This is one of the famous phrases that were handed down from the Greek philosophers to continue to remind us of the importance of knowing ourselves. The question is why is it so important to know yourself? Why is it so profound to learn about yourself?

Well, we get programmed by society without being aware of this. Most of us live in effect, not cause. People or circumstances outside of ourselves cause us to think, behave or live in a certain way. We are just like robots; we do not know why we live or how to live. We are unaware and we need to become conscious.

Have you ever asked yourself, why do you think the way you think? Why do you behave the way you behave?? Why do you feel the way you feel? Why do you have certain beliefs or habit patterns? Why do you have some weaknesses? Why do you have certain triggers, and so on?

The quality of your life is based on the quality of questions you ask yourself. Asking yourself these kinds of questions helps you to start a journey of self-discovery, to transform and to become the best version of yourself.

Now, In order to have the core of self-confidence you must be yourself. So, how can you be yourself if you do not know yourself? You may inquire: what does it mean to truly know oneself?

Well, knowing yourself does not mean to know what your favourite TV show is or what your favourite restaurant or meal is. It means knowing who you are on a deeper level. I would like to share some tips that will help you do that.

Your existence as a human being consists of three parts and these parts are: Your spirit, your soul and your body. Some people think that spirit and soul are the same and that perspective is acceptable. However, I would like to elucidate my understanding of this concept.

The first part of you is your spirit. This is the invisible part of you that connects you to something greater than yourself. Some people call it God; others call it the higher force, the universe or the creator and so on. So the essence of you or the core of your existence is that you are a spiritual human being. This is the answer to the philosophical question, “Who am I?” I am a spiritual human being and we all share the same essence. Understanding this helps you to know the reason behind your existence on this planet. It will help you to discover your life's purpose.

The second part of you is your soul. This is also an invisible part of you which consists of your mind, your emotions and your feelings. For example, why do you think the way you think, why do you behave the way you behave, why do you have a certain set of beliefs, why do you struggle with certain types of negative emotions, what are your triggers, what are your strengths and weaknesses and so on? These are some powerful questions that you need to ask yourself to identify which one of these points requires attention. Subsequently, take action to change, improve, or remove the identified aspects.

The third part of you is your physical body. Questions to ask yourself: What are you satisfied or dissatisfied with about your body? Are you taking care of your health? Do you do any type of exercises? Do you eat and drink healthy? What do you consume or ingest?

What about your posture and body language? To what extent are you aware of your posture and body language? Do you have a good posture or a bad posture? Most people are not aware of their posture and body language. How do you sit, how do you stand, how do you walk and how do you talk? Being aware of all these things helps you to raise your self-esteem and boost your self-confidence, because the way you carry yourself has a great impact on the way you think and feel and tells a lot about who you are.

With that in mind, here are the steps you need to take:

1: Discover your life's purpose. If you do not already know it, it is time to figure it out to give meaning to your life, otherwise you are just aimlessly drifting not knowing what you want and what to do in your life, and this brings fears and insecurities to you.

2: Dissolve your emotional baggage, because if you do not, you are never ever going to be fulfilled in your life. If you ask me to tell you one golden rule that would help you boost your self-confidence and experience fulfilment in your life, I would say learn how to dissolve your emotional baggage.

3: Engage in introspection by questioning your thoughts, beliefs, and social standards. Failure to undertake this self-inquiry implies living under the influence of external forces, adhering to a multitude of rules, beliefs, and standards established by authorities in your society. This holds true irrespective of whether these influences emanate from your parents, employers, educators, or religious and political leaders.

4: Determine your highest values. Know what is important to you and live accordingly, otherwise you start to experience negative emotions that run your life. By not knowing your highest values, there is a high probability you will live somebody else's values and this causes you to experience , as Dr. John Demartini calls it, ''The A,B,C,Ds of negativity, like Anger and aggression, blame and betrayal, complain and criticism or disappointment, depression and despair.”

To determine exactly what your highest values are, I have prepared a worksheet for you, which is a step-by-step guide to help you uncover your highest values. Click the link below to get started!

5: Take care of your physical body to have energy and vitality, and also to keep yourself healthy and alive.

If you do what I have shared with you, it will guarantee a huge transformation in yourself and your life. I promise you.

Are you ready to uncover your highest values?! [Download the worksheet here to get started!]

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