Self-awareness is the "birthplace of change" - you can't change what you can't identify or name. Think of it as a lantern illuminating the next few steps, not the entire path. It works hand-in-hand with mindfulness and self-compassion.

Three Ways Self-Awareness Serves You:

1. Building a friendship with yourself - Getting to know your personality, identity, and authentic self beyond conditioning
2. Awakening to current patterns - Recognizing unconscious behaviors, triggers, and capacity limits
3. Identifying and pursuing true desires - Moving past surface wants to discover what you genuinely need

Self-awareness isn't about fixing yourself - it's about building a compassionate relationship with who you are while creating space for growth and change. Remember: you're not in competition with anyone, and life isn't a race.

• Learn about my cycle of self-awareness + self-compassion + imperfect action = agency in episode 62.
• Learn more about self-awareness in episode 63.
• Learn more about self-compassion in episode 64.
• Learn more about imperfect action in episode 65
• Learn more about reclaiming your agency in episode 66

The Life Visioning Course: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/guided-life-visioning-process/

The Feel More Empowered Workshop $7: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/feel-more-empowered/

The Hope Map Assessment: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/take-the-hope-map-assessment/