Self awareness is the art of knowing who you are and understanding how your actions and words affect other people.  In “Baby Steps”  we discussed the need for time and practice.  Understanding who we are is the fundamental key to our lives.  It is how we look at life, at ourselves, and the world around us.  We need to know what are the keys we hold. The keys that have the power to unlock doors.   Doors to our future.  A future that has the potential to be fulfilling and successful.

Begin to look around  at your life as an observer would, without judgement.  Witness the people, the conversations, the choices you make, and how you spend your time.  Do you love the people in your daily life?  If so, do you communicate that love, honor and respect to them?  Are your conversations about positive things or do they tend to be focused on the retelling of negative garbage?  Have you chosen work and activities that make you feel good about yourself?  Can you find purpose in what you do with your time each day?  Are you setting aside time to plan your future?

Everyday we have 24 hours to spend.  How are you spending yours?

Did you know that tomorrow is the future..it’s always a day away.

The same recipe yields the same results.  Let’s start changing our game…

Starting now…let’s tell the people that are important to us exactly how we feel. Let’s share our dreams, goals and fears, with them.  Everyday take time to work on  goals.  We put them into action step by step, on after another, like going up a ladder.  Recognize the writers, speakers, performers, leaders, and anyone who leave a strong positive impression.  Follow them in their books.  Find them online.  Read their blogs, leaving comments to them.  Reach out to them in social media…go see them speak at a live event!  Allow them into your life!!

We all have a heart with an unlimited capacity for love.  We have a brain capable of great intelligence.  Eliminate the poison from the past….leave it there!  Spend your time, effort, and energy on where your going…to the place of your dreams.  Acquire the skills and knowledge necessary  to achieve your goals.   Remember goals are dreams with a deadline.

No one defines who we are more then us.  We each have the power to rise above our pasts.  The power to create a life filled with the people we want to have in it.  A life lived to it’s potential…

…a life that leaves the world just a little bit better.

A life that leaves the legacy of who you are!

(come back for part 3)  “Inside Out”