Category: How to know yourself
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How to Know Yourself-49: Embrace Spontaneity
The Truth About Being Spontaneous Spontaneous.A word loved by many today—and just as often misunderstood. It’s often associated with chaos, lack of planning, and “just going with the flow.” Tied closely to that ever-popular phrase: “Live in the moment.” But this interpretation leads to a deeper misunderstanding. Because truly living in the moment doesn’t mean…
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How to Know Yourself-48: Embrace Self-Actualization
Between Losing Yourself in the News and Finding Yourself Instead of a question in this post, I want to explore something deeper. I want to look at the connection between getting lost in the national agenda and self-actualization. There’s a story I love that perfectly captures this idea. In 1933, a young musician from Munich…
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How to Know Yourself-48: Overcoming Life’s Obstacles
We all encounter obstacles in every aspect of life—whether it’s relationships, career, or happiness. But do you have a special approach to navigating these challenges? One that helps you get better results across different areas of your life? Let’s pause for a moment and reflect: Understanding Our Obstacles Just like in every aspect of life,…
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How to Know Yourself-47: Steps to Personal Growth
At its core, growth is experience and knowledge.It’s about learning new things — about yourself and the world — and expanding your perspective.But what does a broader perspective actually bring you? More worries?Of course not. It increases your awareness. It helps you make better decisions about your life. It sharpens your emotional intelligence. And we’ve…
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How to Know Yourself-46: Balancing Inner Peace in Relationships
Balancing Inner Peace in Relationships: When is it Too Much? Maintaining a relationship—or being with someone you consider special—can sometimes make it difficult to preserve your inner peace. What would you do if you felt your happiness was being threatened by the very relationship you’re in? How long can you continue to prioritize your own…
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How to know yourself-45: The Key to Authentic Connections
Have you ever felt like you were sabotaging one of your relationships?How often does it happen? Is it a one-off, or does it keep repeating? Have you taken time to explore why?Could it be that, instead of acknowledging your mistakes and facing them, you react defensively and push the relationship further uphill? I’m continuing to…
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How to Know Yourself-44: Facing Your Secrets
Many people keep secrets. Is there anyone who truly has none? I doubt it. So, why do we do it?There are many reasons — sometimes to protect ourselves, sometimes to protect others. Shame, fear, and the wish to keep personal boundaries are common motivators. In some cases, secrets are used as tools of manipulation or…
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How to know yourself-43: Unlocking Self-Understanding Through Writing
Today’s Questions: We actually started reflecting on the first question in the previous post. Sometimes you simply can’t find the right person to talk to. Other times, you don’t even want to talk because it’s hard enough just to admit things to yourself. That alone can put you under unnecessary stress—often without you even realizing…
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How to Know Yourself-42: Through Journaling
To be honest, personal development wasn’t exactly a topic I was thrilled to write about. That’s precisely why I started. I wanted to build a writing habit and take time to reflect on questions I was asking myself anyway. Sharing my take on these questions, in my own voice, ended up shifting my perspective in…
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How to Know Yourself-41: Key Strategies for Personal Development
What are the 4 most effective personal development strategies you’ve applied so far? Are you capable of following these strategies even when you struggle?How do you manage that? What are your short-term career goals? Do you think you could use your skills better in another field?What could those fields be? Could self-sabotage be affecting your…
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