{"id":7055,"date":"2018-06-28T05:58:26","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T10:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=7055"},"modified":"2025-12-19T16:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:01:17","slug":"how-self-aware-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/how-self-aware-are-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How Self-Aware are You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7055\" class=\"elementor elementor-7055\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90bc11c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90bc11c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b57f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"01b57f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e4880 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6e4880\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e451ab5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e451ab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-121f77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"121f77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Self-Awareness Buzz<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d322608 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d322608\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m hearing the term\u00a0<strong><em>Self Aware<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0more frequently.\u00a0 So much so that I wonder if it is gaining\u00a0<em>buzz word status<\/em>. If you\u2019re getting ready to start buzzing\/bragging to others about your own self awareness, proceed with caution.\u00a0 You\u2019re likely about to write a check that your actions won\u2019t be able to cash.<\/p><p>Why is self proclamation of self awareness such a slippery slope? Let\u2019s enhance your awareness with a simple definition.<\/p><blockquote><p><strong>Self Awareness:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>having\u00a0<strong>conscious<\/strong>\u00a0knowledge of one\u2019s own character and feelings.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f546f9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f546f9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64edf98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64edf98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"302\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/confused-cc.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7173\" alt=\"Self Awareness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/confused-cc.jpg 456w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/confused-cc-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/confused-cc-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ccaa31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ccaa31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96ca45e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96ca45e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Is That All There Is?<\/h2><p>What is your level of self-awareness? Is it possible to be incompletely in touch with your <em>character<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>feelings<\/em>?\u00a0 Please be <strong><em>aware<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>that\u00a0<em>character<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>feelings<\/em> run much deeper than most of us can completely comprehend.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b149dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b149dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-568d1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"568d1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/neurons-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7130\" alt=\"Neurons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/neurons-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/neurons-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/neurons.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3704618 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3704618\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199bfbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"199bfbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fact is: you function mostly in\u00a0<strong><em>cruise control\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>mode.\u00a0 Your subconscious is driving our personal vehicle (routine actions) most of the time.\u00a0 When you\u2019re accomplished, you\u2019re able to act without thinking.\u00a0 That\u2019s what makes all of us effective.\u00a0 And when that\u2019s happening, we are not\u00a0<em>conscious\u00a0<\/em>and by definition you\u2019re\u00a0<em><strong>un-aware<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86384a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d86384a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ee660 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7ee660\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Even if You\u2019re Not Hanging Out with The Dalai Lama\u2026<\/h4><p>You can tell others about how self-aware you are.\u00a0 Just know that your claim will be met with skepticism.\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em>When you boast about your self-awareness in the presence of people with a high level of consciousness, you\u2019re probably writing a bad check. The human brain contains about 100 billion neurons.\u00a0 Are you tracking them all?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a39080 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a39080\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7a98e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de7a98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Your Self-Awareness Journey<\/h2><p>As with pursuing success or happiness, gaining self-awareness is not a destination.\u00a0 It\u2019s a journey.\u00a0 The more awareness you gain, the more you will find new opportunities to climb the Ladder of Awareness.\u00a0The higher you advance on the ladder, the more you\u2019re able to see the steps above you and gain the ability to advance.\u00a0\u00a0 The more you believe you have a handle on your consciousness, the less likely you are to improve it. <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/what-is-ikta\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">more<\/a>)<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c165e3b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c165e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/what-is-ikta\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go Deeper<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d671bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d671bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60bbfde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60bbfde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/corp-ladder.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4206\" alt=\"Corporate Ladder\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad0706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ad0706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The Ladder of Awareness<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2096395 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2096395\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6d00c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e6d00c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Self-Awareness Quiz<\/h3><p>Here is a partial list of questions you can ask yourself to discover new awareness opportunities.<\/p><ul><li>How well do you fit onto your 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