Before thinking about how you think you know yourself, there are plenty of questions that you need to draft out/write down and identify each of them. This has been a very big problem to people when being asked who they truly are, such questions frequently manifest within important and critical moments; such as an interview process. People normally get confused and start stammering, to which the question is relatively simple because it requires information from the person being asked and that only that person know the right answer. It’s really disconcerting to look at a person confound and answering the wrong question. I have come up with the conclusion that there should be a structured conventional methodology of answering such questions, but not necessarily in a particular sequence. Here I am going to use my own examples.
1. One needs to start by initially comprising family status, for example:
- I live with both my parents and I am the offspring
2. Discussing about your value, or in other terms, the things that make you proud of yourself, for example:
- I have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Ordinary Degree from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburg
- I’m an usher at my church;
- I’m a devoted Christian and respect people of all ethnicities, colors and creed ;and
- I design websites, graphics, write articles (mostly newspaper-based) and fix computers;
3. Say something positive about yourself, compliment yourself, for example:
- I’m very kind person who give people chances to become good friends with me ;and
- I think of myself as a very smart person;
4. Identify the things that motivate you (motivation is: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior). So, let us make an example for such:
- My motivation is the ultimate software technologies, or technology advancements, beautiful websites with complex functionalities; and
- Young programmers getting rich at an early age
5. Identifying the people who inspire you:
- David Rothschild
- Jack Canfield
- Clement Stone
- Napoleon Hill
6. Illustrate a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) about yourself, here is an example:
Strength – I can reverse bad attitudes into good ones/convert negativity into positivity
Weaknesses – I dislike working under pressure
Opportunities – Since I’m highly blessed and favored (well educated) I have a lot of working experiences to explore
Threats – My threats are that if I don’t tackle my weaknesses well, there will be a high probability of failure to my life.
7. Know your goals, set up goals where you want to be in a specific time period, which will encompass your short-term, middle-term and long-term goals. For example:
Short-term – acquire a driver’s license; get a position on the school cricket team, etc.
Medium-term – pass matric; get admission from the university of my dreams, etc.
Long-term – finish tertiary level and get a good job
8. Decide about your future: love life, whether you would want to have children, get married and with what type of partner. Give reasons on your choices, for example:
- I want to have children because I want my family legacy and reputation to continue
- I want a partner that also has good education because I can only tolerate people who know a lot of things, mainly scientific
because I enjoy scientific topic so I would want somebody to talk to about my interests, etc.
9. What is your purpose in life? Define it, this isn’t really difficult to solve at all. According to The Success Principles by Jack Canfield, this is how you define your purpose:
-list two of your unique personal qualities, such as enthusiasm and creativity;
-list one or two ways you enjoy expressing those qualities when interacting with others, such as to support and to inspire;
- assume the world is perfect right now. What does this world look like? How is everyone interacting with everyone else? What does
it feel like? Write your answer as a statement, in the present tense, describing the ultimate condition, the perfect world as you see it and feel it. Remember, a perfect world is a fun place to be.
- combine the three prior subdivisions of this paragraph into a single statement.
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