The ability to accurately recognize one’s emotions and thoughts and their influence on behavior. This includes accurately assessing one’s strengths and limitations and possessing a well-grounded sense of confidence and optimism.
– CASEL
Self Awareness Involves:
- Identifying emotions
- Accurate self-perception
- Recognizing strengths
- Self-confidence
- Self-efficacy
- Identifying personal values
- Identifying emotions: Identifying and labeling one’s feelings.
- Recognizing strengths: Identifying and cultivating one’s strengths and positive qualities.
- Values-based: Identifying and living by one’s personal values.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
– Carl Jung