It says about Noah that he brought the animals to the ark in couples. But there are things which come in triples, like Self-Awareness, Self-Improvement and Self-Empowerment. The three go hand in hand (like a couple). The longer you tread the right path, these three will unite and become ONE.

No wonder all these three concepts begin with SELF. No-one can tread the path for you. You are responsible to doing “the work”, to tread the triple path.

These are “good news”. There can be no Self-Empowerment without Self-Improvement, and none of the two without Self-Awareness. One leads to the other and feed each other at the same time. Therefore, the minute you embark on the path to any of the three, you’re actually embarking on the path to all three together.

What is Self-Awareness?
This is a journey to your inner-self; getting to know and understand yourself better; being honest and true regarding who you are, how you handle your life, how you sabotage yourself and your relationships, how you limit and imprison yourself. It’s realizing which factors affect your emotions, attitudes, reactions and behaviours throughout your life.

What is Self-Improvement?
It’s taking the necessary steps to de-activate the role different factors have exerted over you and prevented you from being “who you really are”. It’s a process of “becoming a better person” in the way you perceive yourself and in the ways you motivate yourself to “do better” in your life (”doing better” according to your definition of its meaning).

What is Self-Empowerment?
It’s your ability to support yourself to do things you haven’t had the courage to do before; it’s becoming more assertive; it’s having a clearer vision of where you want to go (professionally and personally); how you want to get there; which ways you intend to apply in order to succeed and to change whatever you feel needs change.

As you walk this triple path you get closer and closer to becoming whole. In touch with yourself, your needs, fears and desires, strengths as well as weaknesses. You expand your authenticity, your ability to speak out your mind, do what feels right for you and not do what doesn’t feel right (which others want you to do).

The triple SELF is actually one whole

What’s really nice about this process of getting closer to “yourSELF”, is that the minute you embark on the journey to Self-Awareness, Self-Improvement or Self-Empowerment – you have begun a process of improving who you are and the life you have. This will no doubt empower you to have better personal and professional interactions.

To learn more about how to develop Self-Awareness, improve and empower yourself, visit:

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By: Doron Gil, Ph.D.

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It is amazing how much time one spends in learning about other things and other people, but very little, if any, time to know and learn about one-self.

Learning about one-self is a process, hence takes time and effort. It is the only education where one’s conscientiousness is developed reflectively – the mind studying itself. Needless to say, every person is unique and hence the thought process and entire journey of developing this skill is unique. Some of the obvious, though to some may seem subtle, benefits of understanding one-self helps to:

Maintain Control

When situations or events do not go as planned, or comes as a surprise, one tends to be overwhelmed, and at times enraged by it. It becomes overwhelming and at times bombarding, when lots of information is involved. On another occasion, the mere lack of these throws one into anxiety and confusion. Knowing how one operates enables him to manage his environment because he is able to stabilize himself. There are times when things happen beyond one could have imagined, and comprehending becomes improbable, leading to emotions getting haywire. Knowing oneself in such circumstances allows us adapt to the natural norm of behavior, and at the same time collect ourselves from being devastated.

Communicate Effectively

Communication is an eminent part of life. One needs to communicate with his families, friends and work-mates. All these segments of communication do not follow a monotonic approach. There needs to be a different styles of communication adapted in different environment. Knowing one-self will help him to tune into the right mode of communication. Once the knowledge of self is obtained (even to some degree, noting that knowledge is infinite, and humans are infinitesimal in comparison) one may act in a proactive manner and control (and even allow) certain actions to happen. The beauty of this is that one learns to benefit from this himself as well as be a blessing to others. Mastering this process helps one to maneuver his journey into directions and forms that he desires.

Increasing Self Awareness

When one learns in a continual fashion, the capacity – mind in that specific area – develops, giving him great insights and understanding that before was beyond his reach. The same principle and reward applies when the energy is diverted to learning about one-self. He becomes more conscious of his surroundings and is not entangled by hurdles of life.

Finally, there are certain procedures to follow to be able to ascertain even the slightest benefit of knowing one-self. Nevertheless, there is no hard and fast rule, except discipline is demanded. The best way to learn is by reading or listening. Having a good book about life – a book that discusses about creation and their purpose (I am not suggesting reading any science fiction about monkeys!) – will greatly help. Some of the well-known authors whose books may assist in honing these skills include, but not limited to, are Norman Vincent Peale, Napoleon Hill, or Daniel Goleman.

It is common to learn about lots of things by putting our mind to it (focusing on that particular subject). If the same notion is applied to mind itself, there will be some amazing results. A word of caution, in mastering anything, a balance is necessary – overdoing harms more than helps.

By: Ronald Kumar

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Everyone has moments when self-doubts, worry about accomplishments, and rumination about self-worth or intrusive thoughts float through our mind when facing a demanding task. Although, you are highly focused, tenacious, and conscientious towards your goals these fleeting moments can hamper your goal achievement.

When you are diligent and meticulous in the pursuit of your goals, reflect on your accomplishments to remind yourself to refocus your attention and reaffirm your intent.

Reminding yourself to do what needs to be done when conditions are most auspicious frees you to use your time wisely. Since there is truly nothing to worry, ruminate or fret about, no worrisome thoughts can derail your otherwise well-honed goal achievement process. The focus and dedication you exhibit while pursuing your purpose will guarantee that you leave no responsibility untended and ultimately you accomplish more than you expected.

Left unattended for what it is, self-doubt gives rise to various feelings and emotions which we then either cling to or resist, rather than processing our thoughts and acknowledging the misconceptions we have created. If we let the feelings pass through our awareness consciously, fully feeling and releasing them, self-doubt is avoided. The seeds of self-doubt are a result of early childhood experiences.

People with chronic self-doubt are merely those who have remained unaware of how to successfully release doubts and emotions. With such misconceptions, doubt is either deeply identified with as the ’self’ or is seen as the ‘enemy.’ Yet, self-doubt is a very healthy benchmark for the need of change and growth.

Successfully embracing and resolving self-doubt, so that a new, higher understanding can be reached is the way to avoid it; as well as a way out. Self-doubt is not something to be avoided nor identified with. Self-doubt can be welcomed, embraced and intimately known as one does with a good friend, who shares their secrets of transforming that will change your life.

If anything can be referred to as the ’cause’ of self-doubt then, it is the lack of consciousness of individuality. From the literature of historical Wisdom traditions such as Zen and Vedanta, to the annals of modern developmental psychology, evidence clearly shows that individuals who have evolved to the higher stages of consciousness (not ’states of consciousness,’ which are only temporary) suffer less from troubling emotions. Consciousness is the only genuine long-term solution to dealing with self-doubt.

It is understood that this explanation is not the popular one, however, it is the one that can truly set you free. How? You might ask. The answer is: If you understand that you have in fact been creating absolutely everything you have been experiencing, you are able by acknowledging your responsibility to un-create [transform] any negative emotion which creates the plethora of so-called mental disorders. Responsibility without blame and constant surrender rather than resistance is the ‘way out.’ Self-doubt can be fully and permanently transformed–a.k.a.–Healed.

By: Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD

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A lot of people look at life as being unfair at times and they think that life is a series of disappointments. Why are some people more “lucky” than others?

What about you? Does life seem unfair? Would you consider yourself as a happy person? Do you consider yourself a successful person? Do you consider yourself lucky? in Life? in Love?

Self improvement and self development are important, because they help to develop a new way of thinking, to give up the “life is unfair” attitude. Self improvement is a continuous process, a continuous work on ourselves.

Self improvement cannot come without your decision to do so. You should make your decision first.

There are numerous self improvement techniques to choose from. There are self improvement strategies used by the most successful people in the world. These techniques include affirmations, creative visualization, meditations and other.

There are a lot of options available such as self improvement books, CD’s, courses, seminars, trainings and workshops.

How to start? How to choose and apply self-improvement techniques?

You may want to start with little and simple self improvement steps such as positive affirmations to remove old negative thoughts and patterns and replace them with positive affirming beliefs. Add positive feelings and emotions to your affirmations for the best results

By using positive thinking and affirmations in your daily life, you can reprogram your mind, so you can achieve your goals.

Look at the people around you. If you find a trait of character, which you do not like, look at yourself closely and find out whether you have the same trait of character. Then use positive affirmations to achieve the change you want.

Everyone is different, and what works for one person may not work for another.

Self improvement makes us better.

To your success,

Susan Gray

By: Susan N Gray

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