How well do you know you?
How well do you know other people?
Who are you?
In business, you may talk about your role (I’m a consultant). In life, you may talk about your role (I’m a mother).
Quick exercise: Describe yourself with a one-word adjective that starts with the same sound of your first name. I’ll go first, Radiant Ramona.
Now, the image we see of ourselves is not always the image the rest of the world sees.
Understanding how we are wired and the impact it has on other people requires operating from a conscious level. Too often, we navigate life on a subconscious level, making assumptions without getting to know the otherness of the other.
We have millions of patterns in our subconscious brain that determine how we interact with others. If we don’t challenge them through consciousness, things happen to us. We think we have no control over it, but we do.
We can have a new thought, at any time, about anything in our lives that we would like to be different. It starts with knowing you, knowing others, and understanding how to adapt and connect.
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” ~Carl Jung
Adapted: Scott Schwefel | TEDxBrookings
Ramona Mills 