What does it mean to find yourself?

How often do we hear people say ‘Find yourself’ but they never hand you the instructions on how! So now you are standing there with a piece of advice but no method. What do you do? You might ponder the statement for awhile and think of what that really means but because you don’t know where to start you let the thought go and keep it moving. You might even take certain steps in that direction but because you don’t understand the concept fully and had no guidance you end up abandoning the idea and continue on with your regular scheduled program.

Although very hard to condense into words the act of ‘finding oneself’ by definition can be described as an attempt to learn who you really are and what you want out of life. That sounds great but where to begin right?? There is no set way of going about this process however no matter who you are the VERY FIRST STEP has to be a desire to want a change in your life. Without a desire for change there will be no further steps taken due to the lack of motivation.

However if you are willing to take initiative and begin this process then you are ready to move on.After you have made the decision to create a change within you and your reality, you now have to start the process of waking your inner self up. This will require patience and time to really get to know who you are and what drives you. Set simple goals for yourself. Start with the obvious things that you would like to address first. This may include better time management, fit goals, career goals or ANY goal that you feel needs to be addressed first.

Once you establish the thing you would like to hone in on do nothing! Yes do nothing! Except observe… Observe yourself! That’s it.. During each day, you will simply acknowledge the way you go about things surrounding your goal. If you would like to start a work out regimen, observe how you chose not to initiate your work out and note what may have triggered or caused this lack of drive. While observing yourself be sure to ponder and ask yourself questions! This step is very important because only YOU will have the answers. Why did I choose to spend that money? Why didn’t I go research how to get back in school today? What was ultimately stopping me from completing the task I was supposed to finish?

Once you start to build that self-awareness you will slowly get a better understanding for who you are and why you are making those choices. All answers may not come easy but with constant thoughts running through your mind things will eventually become clearer and you will slowly start the process of knowing who you are. This process may include discovering things about yourself that you didn’t know or it may open up unhealed wounds again that needed to be addressed a long time ago.

Now that you have the ball rolling, you are already in the full blown process of ‘Finding yourself’ ! By continuously staying committed and motivated for that inner change, you will slowly find yourself being more aware of your current reality and the obstacles that are stopping you from getting to where you want to be. Create your vision , start becoming aware, and change will follow from there. It takes a lot of work and dedication to ‘Find yourself’ , however once you start seeing the changes that are taking place little by little, you realize how much power you really have within yourself. This process is so intense that once you start, you will not want to stop because you start to feel in control of your life and no longer helpless and worried. You become anxious to continuing to tackle those goals you have set, and the more goals you accomplish the more doors you start to unlock to reach your ULTIMATE GOAL OF HAPPINESS WITHIN!

Now, I would like to note that EVERY person is different and this method may or may not work for everyone because you may not be ready or you simply did not need this process in your life. However, I do encourage everyone out there to dig a little deeper because most people are not living to their fullest potential because they never really took the time out to ‘find themselves’ and instead chose the path of being stuck in society, working every day in a job they may not like, and just ‘trying to make it’. If you want more out of life and you are ready to take a step, please don’t wait another day!!! Stop telling yourself that you will fail because with this, there is no such thing as failure! Just the fact that you thought about it, makes you a WINNER!! Let us help you jumpstart this process and serve as your guide and accountability by calling LCM today for a free consultation (1888-LCM-GROW)! You have nothing to lose…