The honesty that it will take to get you to really analyze yourself might even be
painful. However, once you are able to analyze yourself, you’ll be able to see
your strengths, your weaknesses, and the roots of your emotions.
Finding your strengths
and weaknesses
Beginning self-analysis may seem daunting, but it will be simplest to start with thinking about your strengths and weaknesses. Your strengths are anything
you’re ‘good’ at, anything that comes naturally, anything you like about yourself, and anything others like about you.
The corporate world, in particular, fell in love with strengths. It’s quite easy now
to find quizzes and other methods for discovering what your strengths might be.
Among these traits are things like ‘adaptability,’ being able to easily accept
change and live in the moment, and ‘harmony,’ trying to keep the peace by
finding common ground or compromising. These kinds of terms will not fully describe a person, but if you’re beginning, then they’re a perfect place to start.
When it comes to weaknesses, you might actually find this easier to figure out.
There are almost always things about ourselves that we dislike. A weakness is
something that we struggle with. It could be that you’re not the best listener or
that you often talk over people or offer advice that isn’t needed. It could be that
you’re forgetful and disorganized. Regardless of what your weaknesses actually are, you need to make sure that you aren’t too hard on yourself.
Reflecting on your weaknesses is a very tough and vulnerable experience. Your weaknesses don’t have to stop you from living the life that you want. In this part.of self- analysis, you need to be open and honest with yourself but remain hopeful about the future.
A guide to self-analysis basics
The analytical process will look different for some people. Some people will
require a journal or notebook during the process. Writing things down helps
people remember their list, but it also helps people process information.
Recording emotions and responses will allow you to take a step back and look at
the larger view of your life.
When it comes to this part, you will want a notebook or journal that you really
like as well as a reliable pen. The best way to do this is to write a little before
going to bed. This step allows you to process the events of the day. Then you
will take the next step of paying attention to your thoughts and really committing to that. Thoughts are often automatic and even more often out of your control.
When you experience or see something, then you will think about it.
Instead of letting the thoughts leave your head unnoticed, you will need to really
consider them. There will be events and things that trigger positive thoughts, and
others that trigger negative thoughts. Anything you discover about yourself
should be written down in your journal.
The next step is to consider how you perceive others. This isn’t about analyzing people quite yet, but about how you respond to the people around you. You’ll be looking at how you react when people are late and then reflecting on it. Perhaps you’ll discover that you perceive lateness as a lack of caring.
Those people that are late may make you upset. You’ll be looking to dig down deep and try to figure out why you think that. Perhaps it was a lesson from your parents or a symptom of low self-esteem.
Going the step deeper will help you discover the roots of your emotions, but it doesn’t have to be only about the negatives. You might try to analyze events like receiving flowers. If you’re truly joyful about it, then perhaps your love language is gifts. This tells you that you receive gifts from people, you feel more appreciated than if they were to do other things for you.
Learn Yourself to Learn About Others
Start from the beginning
