The wedge that widens self-awareness

Let’s say you’re curious about strengthening your self-awareness. You aren’t aware of any major gaps, but that’s the issue, isn’t it?

If you do have meaningful gaps in self-awareness, you probably wouldn’t be aware of them. They would be hidden in the gap. That’s how gaps work.

Someone who lacks self-awareness isn’t aware they lack self-awareness. They think their self-awareness is fine or don’t think about it at all. The result is the same. 
People who don’t get it don’t get that they don’t get it.

You can’t address a gap you’re not aware of, don’t believe exists, or won’t honestly explore.

This is a big part of what makes self-awareness difficult to learn. Improving self-awareness requires more awareness than you currently have.

Where can that new awareness come from? Curiosity.

Strengthening your self-awareness begins with genuine curiosity. Curiosity about yourself, your patterns, and your impact. Curiosity about your gaps, your unique abilities, and your possibilities. The list of things you can be curious about is almost endless.

Curiosity is a wedge. Widen your self-awareness by inserting the wedge of curiosity. That wedge keeps the opening from closing and lets more awareness come through.

Curiosity isn’t everything, but it’s the start. As long as you get curious and stay curious, your self-awareness can skyrocket.

Event + Response = Outcome. Do the work.