{"id":1056,"date":"2020-05-05T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.attendancebot.com\/blog\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2021-08-31T06:26:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T10:26:31","slug":"cultivate-self-awareness-and-emotional-intelligence-leveraging-work-from-home-to-introspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.attendancebot.com\/blog\/cultivate-self-awareness-and-emotional-intelligence-leveraging-work-from-home-to-introspect\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultivate Self Awareness And Emotional Intelligence: Leveraging Work From Home To Introspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you go through various philosophies or even dictionaries, the self-awareness definition, more or less, comes to this: an awareness with respect to one&#8217;s individuality. Individuality does not mean conscience or the likes. It means that you have to be aware of your behaviour, actions, reactions, and more. Self-introspection is also a part of being self-aware. Basically, self-awareness is being aware of self and surroundings, assessing your self-knowledge. One of the key essentials to enhancing your emotional quotient is to cultivate self-awareness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthy emotional intelligence is a prerequisite for being productive not just in a challenging work environment, but also in our day-to-day lives. Especially during these times!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the world pretty hard. So much so that many business practices have been rendered redundant to make room for one common way of living: working from home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s a better time to cultivate self-awareness? Working from home has totally revolutionized the work culture. Now that our transit times have been cut and we are working out of our pyjamas rather than pants, there is more time to focus on our own emotional intelligence and honing it, which also directly increases our productivity. After all, only a healthy mind can be constructive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike the skills you can learn in a week or a month, you cannot do a hurried job if you wish to cultivate self-awareness. It needs to be understood first and only then can you step into building it.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Work from home, in these times of quarantine, is a perfect timing to enhance your own emotional IQ as you cultivate self-awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, did you know that there are two types of self-awareness?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first kind is \u201cinternal self-awareness\u201d, which is basically how we see ourselves and how our opinion about ourself affects our lives. On the other hand, we have \u201cexternal self-awareness\u201d, which is how others perceive us, and how that perception or the thought of it affects us and our actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just like no human behaviour can be bifurcated into clear boundaries, even self-awareness in humans is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an amalgamation <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the aforementioned two types. This gives rise to broadly four self-awareness archetypes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1058 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/themes\/veen\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-archetypes.png\" alt=\"cultivate self awareness - archetypes\" width=\"1401\" height=\"937\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-archetypes.png 1401w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-archetypes-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-archetypes-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-archetypes-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-archetypes-380x254.png 380w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-archetypes-800x535.png 800w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-archetypes-1160x776.png 1160w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-archetypes-760x508.png 760w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-archetypes-600x401.png 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1401px) 100vw, 1401px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>Cultivate Self-awareness, Chart: Dr. Tasha Eurich, hbr.org<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self-awareness is a mix of perceptions \u2013 your own as well as what others have of you. However, one has to be <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cognizant<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of when tipping too much into what others think of you, can become problematic. Refer to the aforementioned chart. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, when you are high on self-awareness and do not think of other\u2019s perceptions, you become complacent and non-receptive to feedback. Thus, make sure that you cultivate self-awareness in a balanced manner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You should know how to balance the scale of perception to cultivate self-awareness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A high level of self-awareness can make you an exceptional leader whose productivity tops the charts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, a low level of self-awareness can lead to disastrous results, no matter how many hours you put in at work. It is critical to know self to analyse how and in what way you can put in the best efforts. There are many self-awareness examples to prove the same.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, how does one cultivate self-awareness? Especially when we\u2019re all working from home, have lesser people to talk to and our ways to learn about the world have changed so drastically?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Objective analysis of self and journaling<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the first step you should take if you wish to cultivate self-awareness? Start with no preconceived notions of yourself and analyse your day-to-day activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, it can be a difficult process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all have our biases, and those biases can especially be acute when applied to self. However, to cultivate self-awareness, biases need to be reduced drastically. This is important so that you can look at yourself with a balanced perspective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start from the beginning. Think of your childhood.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What was it that made you deliriously happy back then? Is it something that you do even now? Does your routine now have any semblance of that past memory?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spend time thinking about this. Introspect and reflect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In today\u2019s times when you are working from home, you can compare the time when you were in an office environment. Is there any difference between you then and you now?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Observe and analyse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good thing would be to start your day with a diary or note. Start writing your day, and by that, we don\u2019t mean that you need to write about your schedule. That is an absolute necessity for a planned day ahead &#8211; you\u2019re probably already doing that!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What we are saying is studying your perception of yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start writing about yourself. What is it that you like or dislike about yourself, and how can you work on the latter to make yourself better or to see yourself in a certain way?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1059 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/themes\/veen\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/journaling-to-cultivate-self-awareness.jpg\" alt=\"journaling to cultivate self awareness\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/journaling-to-cultivate-self-awareness.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/journaling-to-cultivate-self-awareness-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/journaling-to-cultivate-self-awareness-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/journaling-to-cultivate-self-awareness-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/journaling-to-cultivate-self-awareness-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/journaling-to-cultivate-self-awareness-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/journaling-to-cultivate-self-awareness-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/journaling-to-cultivate-self-awareness-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/journaling-to-cultivate-self-awareness-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, introspect and write about what are the things that have changed in you since childhood. This is a challenging part as all of it doesn\u2019t come in one go. But dedicate a section and keep writing as and when you remember.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An objective analysis of self along with a written record of the same. This is the first step if you wish to ace the art of an enhanced emotional IQ and cultivating self-awareness in the process of doing so.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are 23 introspective questions you could ponder over to understand yourself better:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1060\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/themes\/veen\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3069c5f102388ccd78fb798a975e5748.jpg\" alt=\"questions to ask yourself - self awareness\" width=\"367\" height=\"700\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3069c5f102388ccd78fb798a975e5748.jpg 735w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3069c5f102388ccd78fb798a975e5748-157x300.jpg 157w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3069c5f102388ccd78fb798a975e5748-537x1024.jpg 537w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3069c5f102388ccd78fb798a975e5748-380x725.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/3069c5f102388ccd78fb798a975e5748-315x600.jpg 315w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reflect and meditate to cultivate self-awareness<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, this isn\u2019t a piece of philosophical advice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To cultivate self-awareness and enhance your emotional IQ, you need to be aware emotionally. To be aware emotionally, you need to nourish your mind. And to nourish your mind, you need to take care of it as well as you take care of your body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your mind needs healthy food, yes. But along with it, it also needs a workout that can keep it functioning effectively. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our mind functions continuously<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but to engage and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enhance<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> our introspection psychology, we need to give it the exercise that it needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, we\u2019re not necessarily talking about those HIIT workouts. Meditation works as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1061 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/themes\/veen\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meditate-to-cultivate-self-awareness.jpg\" alt=\"meditate to cultivate self awareness\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meditate-to-cultivate-self-awareness.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meditate-to-cultivate-self-awareness-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meditate-to-cultivate-self-awareness-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meditate-to-cultivate-self-awareness-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meditate-to-cultivate-self-awareness-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meditate-to-cultivate-self-awareness-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meditate-to-cultivate-self-awareness-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meditate-to-cultivate-self-awareness-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/meditate-to-cultivate-self-awareness-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working from home has its advantages. One of the biggest is saving up on time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our everyday life requires us to commute and even spill some time here and there being unproductive. As we work from home, we can utilise that time just to self reflect. Take some time aside from the routine. Keep aside every gadget, all work, and just think and ponder over yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t exhilarate or panic, just think. Just 10-15 minutes a day would do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s easier to cultivate self-awareness via meditation. Especially when you are working from home. Meditation can be anything which calms your mind and gives it a therapeutic sensation of peace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be an everyday task or a hobby which makes you feel happy from within. Anything which makes your mind work faster without tiring it out is your personal meditation. Take some time out for it on a daily basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, for some people gardening is like meditation. Setting aside 10 minutes a day to water their plants gives them that peace. Simply seeing something thrive and have something to care about, makes them feel calm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1062 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/themes\/veen\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gardening-to-become-more-self-aware.jpg\" alt=\"gardening to become more self aware\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gardening-to-become-more-self-aware.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gardening-to-become-more-self-aware-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gardening-to-become-more-self-aware-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gardening-to-become-more-self-aware-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gardening-to-become-more-self-aware-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gardening-to-become-more-self-aware-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gardening-to-become-more-self-aware-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gardening-to-become-more-self-aware-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gardening-to-become-more-self-aware-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Think you don&#8217;t have time for exercise or to pick up a hobby to cultivate self-awareness? Start with these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.attendancebot.com\/blog\/the-simplest-guide-to-staying-fit-as-you-work-from-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">simple desk exercises that you could do while working<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take advice from friends and feedback from colleagues<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you think that your own judgement about yourself can be clouded and it will always have a small portion of bias, you can take the help of your close friends. The aim is to cultivate self-awareness and create better emotional intelligence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who can stage a better intervention and nudge you towards an introspection? Friends, of course.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, make sure that you only include your most trusted friends and colleagues for this exercise. The reason for picking people from your closest crowd, both personally and professionally, is that it will reduce the chances of you getting a clouded judgement. A biased judgement, whether induced by flattery or jealousy, will be of no use to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we all observe social distancing and work from home, you can either perform this exercise over video calls or phone calls. Or you can create an extensive questionnaire and ask them to fill it and send to you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, this might seem like too big a task. But the right people in your life will do it for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1063 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/themes\/veen\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-with-friends.jpg\" alt=\"cultivate self awareness with friends\" width=\"1280\" height=\"852\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-with-friends.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-with-friends-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-with-friends-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-with-friends-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-with-friends-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-with-friends-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-with-friends-1160x772.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-with-friends-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cultivate-self-awareness-with-friends-600x399.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another thing which can help you here is feedback from your colleagues. Again, make sure that these are your most trusted colleagues. Those whom you can bank upon to give you an objective and unbiased judgement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can additionally ask them to point out any work habits that you may have been following at your workplace \u2013 those that were an obstruction to your otherwise productive self.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relationships are very important to enhance self-awareness. A person who is surrounded by honest thoughts and people will have a better focus than one who is burdened by biased views. Make sure that you create a circle of such people, professionally and personally. Use their viewpoints and perceptions about you to cultivate your self-awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Realign your thoughts and accept what can\u2019t be changed to cultivate self-awareness<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often in the quest of professional development, we ignore the importance of emotional awareness, which is equally essential. And one thing that obstructs the path towards acquiring emotional awareness, is your own expectations from self.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyse your strengths and weaknesses with the help of the aforementioned steps. Know what you can do and what you cannot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that you have been journaling and have asked trusted people around to give them their feedback, you have a fair picture of perception that has started to form. Use this to realign your thoughts and accept yourself the way you are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No way does it mean that you should become complacent and stop improving. Keep honing what you can, but know where to channelise your strengths.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As they say, there is no use of pushing a stable and still wall. Might as well utilise that energy into pushing something that can shift and be beneficial to you and the organisation as a whole.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Realign your thoughts and channelise your energy into what best you can do, to churn out maximum productivity. Cultivate self-awareness and see how it helps you do more!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1064 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/themes\/veen\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/realign-your-thoughts-to-cultivate-self-awareness.jpg\" alt=\"realign your thoughts \" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/realign-your-thoughts-to-cultivate-self-awareness.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/realign-your-thoughts-to-cultivate-self-awareness-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/realign-your-thoughts-to-cultivate-self-awareness-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/realign-your-thoughts-to-cultivate-self-awareness-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/realign-your-thoughts-to-cultivate-self-awareness-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/realign-your-thoughts-to-cultivate-self-awareness-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/realign-your-thoughts-to-cultivate-self-awareness-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/realign-your-thoughts-to-cultivate-self-awareness-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/blog.attendancebot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/realign-your-thoughts-to-cultivate-self-awareness-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peaceful acceptance of yourself is also something that you need to do to cultivate self-awareness. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emotional self-awareness is an extremely important step towards it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember one thing; to think that you are self-aware and to actually be self-aware are two different things.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the former is a faux you should pass, the latter is what you should be aiming for. It\u2019s not easy or quick, to cultivate self-awareness. It takes time to hone, given you are working on yourself. However, slowly and steadily, it brings about a huge change inside you. It makes you more productive, driving away from the negative influences in life. It also propels you to be more accepting of yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quarantine is a difficult period. When you are alone, you do have all the doubts that often lead you towards self-doubt and destruction. Often also leading to mental health issues. When you cultivate self-awareness as you work from home, it will not only keep you in the sanest of health but will also make sure that your productivity is the best that can be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A high emotional intelligence comes from a clear sense of self-awareness, and that is what leads towards a better and productive work life, and eventually a better personal life too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An important step towards your overall well-being is to cultivate self-awareness. It not only enhances your emotional IQ, making you a better person but also increases your productivity, thus making you succeed professionally. A perfect mix of perceptions, self-awareness is a delicate balance; cultivate it for a better you today, tomorrow, and every day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Looking for further reading on self-awareness? 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