10 Questions to Get To Know Yourself

Welcome back!

It will be the last content in 2022, and to wrap up everything, and I’ll divide this “Law of Awareness” content into two parts. For the first part, I will cover about:

1. Introduction on what makes it important to get into the growth level 
2. Figure out yourself with the SWIO quadrant through 10 questions
3. Types of people

What makes it so crucial to level up yourself?

Transitioning to every stage and path of life is what almost all people despise it. Some circumstances also feel like trying to separate and drag us behind as we pursue what we want. Nowadays, it’s not easy to differentiate honesty and what we call a “white lie.” As we too often lie to ourselves for the sake of someone else, our minds might get confused and somehow make us believe that “our dishonesty is the truth.”

Sometimes when we try to protect others’ feelings while they don’t even recognize them, we create a more significant gap, and we somehow postpone ourselves to reach transformation and growth.

In our life journey, there are two possibilities. We can be authentic and inauthentic. Living an inauthentic life feels like a burden and seems too tiring, even to imagine. There is no definite answer or accurate way to motivate you to move forward. I hope you can switch off your inauthenticity when you are serious about living your life to the fullest and when you want to make an impact.

“Anything that causes awareness is LIGHT.”

Light or a-ha moment can spark at any time, and it’s a matter of making good use of the opportunity that comes to you. Recognizing the light is the foundation for growth. Both you and I need to start becoming curious about ourselves. As we get to know ourselves, we also will find a way to accept ourselves, and when we do that, we will be able to spot the opportunity that comes to us and make good use of it.

The answer to the “who are you” question will direct us to a certain point; whatever your answer is, it will define your destination. It would be best to reduce the tendency to do something you do not enjoy. According to ForeRunnerFitness.net, when we do something that we don’t enjoy, we are like joining and participating in a marathon where the goal is not pleasurable. Instead, all the roads only lead to a cliff. 

 If you know that you’re ending leads you to a cliff, why would you even continue to finish?

You are nowhere near growth when you think your road doesn’t lead you to a good ending. Just because you start doesn’t mean you need to finish it by the end. Being unable to finish it doesn’t mean it’s the same as being a quitter.

It may be hard to conclude, especially when it’s related to your way of living. Think of it this way, everything will come with an opportunity cost, so what other cost will you pay when you decide not to change it?

Another question, if money wasn’t an issue, what would you like to pursue with full dedication? When you know the answer to that question, you already recognize your passion.

Figure out yourself through the SWIO quadrant, not SWOT

 It might sound weird because I also never heard or read about it before I wrote this content. The difference is the “I,” which stands for interest. When practising this, ensure you do it properly; no one needs to know. Also, no one will judge you. So, feel free to reflect.

Hopefully, these ten questions will help you to get to know yourself more:

1. What are your strengths, and give a concrete example for each.
2. What are your weaknesses, and when did they occur?
3. What activities make you lose track of time?
   
   Pursuing your passion will boost you to get ahead of people who despise “that” particular work. Doing what your heart wants makes a job no longer seem like a nuisance.
   
4. What skills, talents, and opportunities do you have now that will help you get closer to your goal?
5. Do you know whom you can learn from?
   
   Knowing your mentor or someone you can learn from will help you to avoid unnecessary steps and also help you to avoid the same mistake that your mentor made. 
   
6. If your life is a book, what page are you on now, and at what phase?
7. Where do you want to be in life? What do you want to do and why?
   
   Knowing the reason for something (passion) will strengthen your vision foundation.
   Success will happen when you do the right things that are meant for you and do those things for the right reasons.
   
   The formula is = RIGHT REASONS + KNOW YOUR CALLING & DO IT.
   
8. If you know what you want clearly, are you ready to give away something and pay the price to chase it?

9. In which area of subjects would you like to improve the most?
10. Do you enjoy what you are doing now?

When you do something you love, you will have the extra power to overcome hardships. There always be a gap between someone who loves and is passionate about their work and someone who only does the work for money. When your passion aligns with the gift that you were born with, you will grow into someone special.

No matter what you are doing now, remember that you don’t have to force yourself to follow other people’s preferences, especially when it clashes with your value. Working so hard to display the qualities you don’t possess is like forcing you to be someone you are not. It would be best if you were very careful when deciding your choice.

According to Maxwell, there are three kinds of people.

1. People lost in their journey can’t figure out what they want to pursue.
2. People who know what they want but decide not to do it.
3. People who know what they want and pursue it.

Now, after you read these three kinds of people, do you know which type of person you are?

If you know what you want to do but still hesitate to take action or pursue it, you better create a strategy to muster your courage and take the big leap. Only waiting until everything sets up is going to delay your growth process. You don’t have to wait until you are fully ready. If you do that, I’m worried you’ll never have a chance to start. As you take the initiative, you will push yourself to continue working on it.

This content is the prologue for the Law of Awareness content. We will dive into it more in the next part. To wrap up 2022, I hope you don’t regret anything, and every hardship that comes into your life is a part of your growing process to be stronger and more passionate about pursuing your passion.

Starting in 2023, which can mean a new phase, a new level, a new step, or a new decision for each of you, I hope you stop thinking so hard about what ‘might’ happen. As you know, we never know what our future holds. Always give your best shot, as it is your last day. 🌏

See You in 2023!! ** HAPPY NEW YEAR** (IN ADVANCE) 🥳🥳🎆🎆🍾🍾

References

• https://www.johnmaxwell.com/blog/the-law-of-awareness-4-questions-to-help-you-know-yourself/#:~:text=The%20Law%20of%20Awareness%20says,and%20the%20person%20you%20are%3F
• https://www.forerunnerfitness.net/blog/the-law-of-self-awareness-you-must-know-yourself-to-grow-yourself
• https://readingraphics.com/book-summary-the-15-invaluable-laws-of-growth/
• http://www.experimentswithsuccess.com/2015/04/the-15-invaluable-laws-of-growth-law-2-the-law-of-awareness/