How To Self Reflect

How to Self-Reflect (A Step-By-Step Guide) Ok, so you understand the benefits and you’re ready to do get started? Here’s how: The Process of Self-Reflection This is a simple guide to the process of self-reflection: STOP: Take a step back from life or a particular situation. LOOK: Identify and get perspective on what you notice and see. LISTEN: Listen to your inner guide, the innate wisdom that bubbles up when you give it time and space to emerge. ACT: Identify the steps you need to take moving forward to adjust, change or improve. What to Reflect On There are two important components for self-reflection. 1. Reflect on YOU This includes who you are and what you want for your life. This is the self-awareness piece we talked about earlier.Many ancient philosophers from Aristotle to Socrates and Pythagoras touted the benefits of “knowing thyself”. Here are some questions to ‘ponder’ when you reflect on YOU: What are my core values? What are the beliefs, guiding principles or ideas that are deeply important to me? What are my priorities? What are my unique gifts, skills, strengths or talents? What are the weaknesses or blind spots I need to watch out for? Who do I want to be? What energy do I want to bring to everything I do? What is the impact or difference I want to make? How do I want to serve, contribute or add value? What are my passions? What do I love? What gets me engaged, motivated and excited? Are there any beliefs that I have that are limiting me? What do I want for my life? (after all, if you don’t know what you want, how do you expect to get there?) When am I at my best? 2. Reflect on the Areas of Your Life That Are Important to You This might include your relationships, home and family, career, health and well-being, finances, goals, spirituality and person growth, and fun and recreation. A great tool that many coaches and those in the personal development space have used for years is called the “The Wheel of Life”. While the original wheel of life dates back to Buddhism, the modern wheel of life was created by Paul Meyer, a pioneer in the life coaching and self-improvement industry. The purpose of the wheel is to look at areas of your life which are important to you. In each area, you rate yourself on a scale of 1-10. This gives you an idea of where you are in – or out of balance – and what areas you need to pay more attention to. It gives you perspective on the whole of your life. Questions to Ask Yourself in Self-Reflection Here are some questions to ask yourself in the self-reflection process: How do I feel overall about this area of my life? On a scale of 1-10, how would I rate my levels of satisfaction and success? What’s working? What’s not working? What do I want more of – or less of? What are my accomplishments/wins/successes? (People often default to what’s wrong or hasn’t worked – it’s just as important to focus on what’s going right!) What do I want? What are my hopes or goals? What am I grateful for? How would I improve this area of my life? What actions can I take?