Self Reflecting

HOW TO SELF REFLECT

“Fill up your pitcher before you can pour from it”

Lyric from song “Lessons” by August Alsina

WHAT IS SELF REFLECTING?

Self reflecting is doing a thorough observation of yourself and analyzing how well or how poorly you are managing the important areas of your life.

WHY IS SELF REFLECTING IMPORTANT?

• Self reflecting helps you realize potential for growth in certain areas of your life.
• It helps you realize how you show up in the world not only for yourself but for those who need you and are counting on you.
• It builds your character.
• It allows you to become more confident.
• It also allows less room for other people to define you.

HOW TO SELF REFLECT?

Self reflection is often done as a form of journaling which allows you to get crowding thoughts out your head and onto paper.

Below are some common areas in life that people often question themselves about including myself. 

This act of self reflection works for me and I encourage you to begin your self reflecting session by reading these questions out loud and then writing down the first thing that comes to mind.  

(I made a worksheet available to make answering these questions easier for you. Click the link below to download).

In Broad terms:

• What do I absolutely admire about myself?
• What do I absolutely need to improve about myself?

In greater detail:

• How am I doing physically?
• How am I doing mentally?
• How am I doing financially?
• How am I doing with my education?
• How am I doing in my career?
• How am I doing spiritually?
• How am I doing as a parent?
• How am I doing in close relationships?
• How am I doing as a spouse?
• How am I doing as a business owner/entrepreneur?

Based on your responses after self reflecting.  Write down some ways that will help you overcome in the areas you may be lacking in.

Also write down some ways that will help you maintain the areas you feel like you are not lacking in and these ways will help you set new goals to reach so that you are showing up in the world not only how you want to but how other people need you to!