Know Yourself

How can you set goals, go about life, and have  relationships if you don't know who you are or what you want? You really can't. 

To not know yourself leads to confusion and wasting much time in hit and miss situations.

We tend to underestimate the importance of knowing ourselves. Many of us go through each day reacting to events and just getting by rather than making conscious choices based on who we are and what we want.

When we don't know where we are headed it's hard to set goals, get motivated and determine the best course of action. Before we can do any of these things we must establish who we are.

 To know yourself:

Knowing and understanding yourself better, in turn, leads to better decision making, setting and reaching appropriate goals and altogether living more productively.

There are many interesting personality tests and evaluations for self-discovery that can help you become more in tune to yourself and are fun to do.

Two powerful tools I found exceptionally helpful are the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and The Enneagram.

 Not only do these tools help you understand yourself better and what drives some of your behaviors, they also help you understand and get along better with others.

 The MBTI is often used in employee training, marriage counseling and personal development.