Self Reflection
What is self reflection?
It is thinking about your thinking, your thoughts, your feelings and your actions. Self reflection is the path to self awareness.
What does self reflection look like?
- Journaling
- Writing
- Taking time to sit with yourself and think about your thoughts
- Taking time to think about your feelings
- Taking time to think about your values
- Taking accountability for your actions
- Asking yourself why?
- Asking yourself what can I do differently next time?
Your attitude
What is attitude?
It is a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something. It is reflected in a person’s behaviour.
What does attitude look like?
- Your likes
- Your dislikes
- Your beliefs
- Your viewpoints
- Glass half empty mindset
- Glass half full mindset
- Optimist
- Pessimist
Your understanding
What is understanding?
It means you get it.
What does understanding look like?
- Having knowledge in a certain subject
- Having knowledge in a certain area
- Having skill in handling something
- The ability to use concepts to understand something
- Having experience in the subject matter
Your relationships
What is relationship?
Your connection and links to people and things.
What does relationship look like?
- Spending time with people
- Sharing your feelings
- Sharing your interests
- Being comfortable being you
- Listening
- Being there for others
- Eating meals together
- Sharing holidays together
- Caring
Your self care
What is self care?
The practice of taking care of your own health.
What does self care look like?
- Putting yourself first
- Setting boundaries
- Saying NO
- Saying YES
- Forgiving yourself
- Forgiving others
- Asking for help
- Spending time alone
- Taking time for yourself
Your values
What are values?
The things and beliefs that are important to you.
What do values look like?
- Family
- Friends
- Integrity
- Respect
- Hard work
- Fairness
- Honesty
- Balance
- Loyalty
- Trust
- Accountability
Your compassion
What is compassion?
It is showing kindness, being caring and having a willingness to help others.
What does compassion look like
- Empathy
- Understanding
- Caring
- Patience
- Holding space for emotions
- Being there for someone
- Listening
- Seeing their perspective