Self aware, the art of being a true success...

These days most people have at the least, heard of mindfulness and the notion that self awareness is the key to becoming extraordinarily successful in both our personal and business life.

Of lesser understanding is WHAT self awareness actually looks or feels like, never mind HOW this actually transitions into the real world and manifests as the success we each seek.

Here's an exercise to help you to discover the difference between the road you are treading and your true purpose...

Take out a blank piece of paper & write down the 'first thing that enters your head in response to the following 3 questions about your career in business.

1. Who SHOULD you be?
2. What SHOULD you be doing?
3. What SHOULD you have?

Please answer these questions before reading any further and only then will you write down the answers to the next 3 questions, this time write down the first thing that comes into your mind as if you had nothing and nobody holding you back, just for you.

• Who DO YOU WANT to become?
• What DO YOU WANT to do?
• What DO YOU WANT to have?

Now that you have the answers to the 2 sets of questions, I'd like you to compare the answer you gave to the first question of each set... Then the 2nd question of each set and finally the 3rd of each set

Are they different? and if so how are they different to each other?

The first set of 3 questions are speaking to that part of your mind that wants to 'fit in', in effect 'to be', what you think others are thinking about you... this is the pressure that you're putting on yourself ! and is the reason why you aren't the success you want to be today...

The second set of questions are directed at your true 'inner-self' i.e. your inner desires and is where your true life purpose lays, this my friend is where self awareness is born and becomes a powerful driver in helping you to live a more purposeful life.

To me the holy grail in life is in becoming 100% happy in your own skin from knowing what your true purpose is; this can 'only' be achieved when you become fully self-aware and know your purpose.

I sincerely hope this helps you or someone you know to take a big step forward in your business life...

If this helps you fantastic, if you think this could give someone out there a much needed gentle nudge in the right direction please do share it on..:)

John K