Self-Exploration

Who am I?

Do you know who you are? Is this something that has come up in your therapeutic work? This is such an important piece to building a solid foundation of self-esteem, confidence, effective communication, and gaining the ability to sustain healthy relationships. Remember, where ever you go, you are taking yourself with you. Having a solid sense of self is extremely important to show up as the best version of yourself.

Below are some questions to ask yourself to continue on your journey to a greater self-awareness.

Use the following as a guide to gain a deeper understanding of self....

What makes me unique?
How would you describe your attitude toward life as an opportunity?
Are you a patient person?
Are you an overthinker, or someone who reacts without thinking?
Do you prefer to spend time with animals over people?
Are you active or more relaxed?
Would you consider yourself passive, aggressive or assertive?
Are you a people pleaser?
Would you consider yourself to be honest to the core, or are little lies acceptable if it will prevent someone from being hurt?
What is your interaction style?
Are you a leader or a follower?
Do you see the glass as half empty or full?

Listen to your intuition (gut feeling) what feels right, what doesn't?
This will help you identify your core beliefs.What do you value most in a life partner?
What is most important in a person to trust them?
What do you cherish most about the person closest to you in your life?
What does being successful mean to you?
What does it look like?When you think of the word "reputation" what comes to mind?
How do you want to show up? How do you want to be known?
What is your value system around community and interacting with others?
What are your beliefs around work vs play, and the responsibility surrounding that?
Think about setting personal standards to maintain self-respect, love, compassion. At times this may require setting hard boundaries with folks that we love. Where do you stand on this?

What is something that you can learn about and not lose interest in?
What is something that you can engage in for long lengths of time and continue to enjoy?
What brings you satisfaction?
Have you had experiences where you have been drawn into something that has motivated you to want to pursue something on your own time? (activity/project/research)
What excites you?
What is your favorite thing to do/learn about?
What are some things that will immediately draw your attention? Take sometime to reflect on this (pretty things, people's stories, history of things, science of things, mechanics of things, literature about things, purpose, size).
What makes you feel most alive?
What energizes you?
What is something nothing can stop you from doing?
If you could choose only one hobby what would it be?
What comes natural to you?