Self Awareness IS the Foundation

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What do we stand for, what do we value, and what type of person we aspire to be?

Self awareness is a great starting point for developing self esteem and building confidence. Self awareness may also be the foundation that needs to be rebuilt if our personal development seems to take a backward step at any point.

Personal Values for Self Improvement

Self awareness can help us to know where we are now, so we can make better decisions on where we want to go next. In other words, if we have no self awareness then we are lost!

Before we decide upon what we want, we should first ask ourselves 'what do I value in life?'.

Usually, we do not realize what we value until it is gone. Sometimes familiarity with something, or someone, decreases the value we once saw there. It is prudent therefore, to decide upon what we value before we lose it forever.

Self awareness success tool:

Ask yourself - what do you value and why?

Then,

Priorities your top twelve

We can often tell what a person values by how much time they give to it; so how much time do you give to the things you value?

Now you can use this list as a guide to action in the future, and to help you prioritize your goals.

There is an old saying that goes 'If you want something, you must first give it away'. What this is saying, is that if we want to be appreciated, then it is no good taking others for granted. If we want to be popular, then we need to ask ourselves, do we recognize others?

If you value a quality - give it away!

Self Improvement Community Interest Company

Most people have heard of personal development, but most do not think of the people who engage in personal growth activities as being a part of a community. Just as those who are interested in Yoga (for instance), can be said to be a section of the personal growth community - in that they are interested in a particular route to self improvement and seem to gravitate toward each other by joining courses, retreats and the like – so too do people interested in their (and others’) personal growth.

The Self Improvement Community Interest Company (SICIC for short), was set up by me to cater for the needs of the personal growth community. A Community Interest Company is a particular kind of company (registered in the UK). It is a not-for-profit company dedicated to working in the interests of the community it serves. The "community" is a community of like-minded individuals who share an interest, or even a passion, for personal growth - especially for themselves but also those engaged in guiding others.

What I am going to share in this blog is some of the reasons why I think this company is needed, and who is setting it up. Starting with a list of what (in relation to this company) the term ‘personal development’ is not.

What Does Personal Development Mean?

When the company talks about Personal Development, it is NOT talking about:

• Medical improvements
• Education of children or youths
• Further or Higher Education of adults toward Vocational or Academic qualifications
• Career or CPD (except where it might relate directly with personal development skills/knowledge)
• Religious or New Age Personality Guru worship

Therefore falls outside mainstream funding from government for education, medicine or career development.

When the company talks about Personal Development, it IS talking about:

• Empowering people through their lifelong process of self improvement
• Developing self esteem, confidence, assertiveness, stress management, emotional intelligence, self awareness, and numerous other skills
• Using NLP, relaxation, meditation, goal setting, creative visualisation, TFT, and a myriad of other techniques, with an emphasis on self-help
• Being advocates of using safe therapeutic processes as self help (not denying there may occasionally be need for professional therapeutic (or medical) intervention)
• An interest in human potential

Who Runs Self Improvement Community Interest Company?

There are, at present, two members who are also the Directors. The CEO is Colin Ellis (yes, that's me). I have been studying personal growth for over two decades, teaching personal development within Adult Education and Further Education for over 10 years, and also a fully qualified and insured therapist for over 3 years.