There are different ways to stimulate our personal and professional growth, one is professional self-awareness, how can awareness practices promote greater well-being in different areas ?, what can help us achieve it?
Before proceeding, keep in mind that intentionality will be one of the key areas that will allow us to promote this development, in addition, it is a journey rich in learning that we will gradually be able to integrate into the different fields in which we operate. .
- “Self-esteem is the starting point for the growth of the person who feels the courage to take responsibility for their own existence.
- “Viktor Frankl?.
When we talk about self-awareness, we mean, according to the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language (RAE), the “capacity we have to recognize and understand our reality and relate to it”.
As professionals, we highlight this skill related to the usual activity in which we work, for which we prepare and for which we obtain remuneration.
So it’s about how we recognize and perceive our work environment, how we’re connected to it, and the factors that include it. Let’s look at some related features:
In addition, it is necessary to assume the rights and duties of acquiring social and individual responsibility, accompanied by self-regulation and updating, so it is a constant learning of the profession, interaction at work and our responsibility with ourselves and others.
When we have a professional self-awareness we do not take things personally, nor are we used to acting defensively, we know that the hypothesis can lead to error and, before slipping, we prefer to ask.
Besides, we don’t have to please everyone. We know that this is not the essence of the work, in this sense, in the face of conflict, we put ourselves in the place of the other and we manage our communication as best we can so as not to harm anyone, always keeping our limits.
Professional self-awareness is a way to improve our development, as we are integral beings, so what we promote in one field can influence another, for example, when we work on how to manage our emotions to lead a team, we are already working in our emotional field, which can influence the social and physical level.
When we focus on how we act, what we perceive, what affects us, what our thoughts and emotions are like, how they affect other areas, we fuel self-awareness, these behaviors improve personal growth by contributing to greater physical, emotional and social well-being. -be through self-know-how and self-regulation.
In fact, it reduces anxiety, insomnia and stress. Executive functions are enhanced, connection with the present moment, acceptance promotes, the senses are activated, among other factors. It will be different for each person, depending on their practices based on consciousness, that can be applied to work and other aspects of their life.
We can strengthen professional self-awareness in different ways. On the one hand, constant updating in the profession is essential, because theories, parameters and techniques change or become obsolete; if we keep up, we can practice the profession ethically.
We can follow the update of the profession, delve into the ethical concepts and principles of our region, for this we can consult the manuals and codes that govern us.
It is also important to take control of our actions; In this way, we will grow as people and at work, as we will turn it into a learning experience, recognizing our rights and duties. In addition, it is necessary to recognize the rights and duties of others.
Another way to update is feedback, we learn not only from our observations, but also from others, for this we can consult with our colleagues, read, have a mentor, be in monitoring processes, etc.
We can also engage in psychotherapeutic processes that promote comprehensive well-being and have self-awareness techniques, in this way, we can orient ourselves with supports to make the most of ourselves, to achieve our goals.
In short, professional self-knowledge can have a positive impact in other areas, in addition, it is necessary to develop skills to improve it, such as ethical awareness, self-awareness, thoughtful and personal awareness, updating and internalizing rights and duties. of our profession, accompanied by its application, through which we can grow, explore, rebuild, learn and guide our goals in a healthy and responsible way.