Path To Self-Awareness — Head, Heart & Gut
Written by: Awaz Ahmed, Executive Contributor
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Self-awareness is a key component of managing emotions. Self-awareness involves being aware of different parts of the self, such as qualities, behaviors, and emotions. Self-awareness can be perceived as a tool. When there’s self-awareness, an individual can manage emotions, make effective decisions, tackle goals and improve relationships. Now how can you practice self-awareness? Here is an easy technique below!
Do you ever get a gut feeling but unsure which way to go? Well, here is a technique known as the Head, Heart & Gut. We all have many things going on in our personal and professional life and often times our head, heart and gut gets in the way. This is one of my favorite techniques to be more aware of what’s going on.
Technique
Step 1: Think of a topic, look at a picture or feel something depending on what kind of learner you are.
Step 2: Close your eyes and then ask yourself, how was your day?
Step 3: Take a deep breath and touch your heart. What does your heart say about your day so far? What information is there?
Step 4: Then go to your stomach and put your hand there. What’s your gut have to say?
Step 5: Check in, open your eyes. How was it? How do you feel? What did your head, heart and gut say? Are your more aware?
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Awaz Ahmed, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Awaz Ahmed is a Business Psychologist and Coach, helping organizations and individuals in the workplace by encouraging and facilitating clients in a range of professional and personal areas. In addition, she has worked internationally and is the founder of aweology, a company platform of Business Psychologists and professional coaches. With an MSc in Business Psychology and coaching Awaz Ahmed, is also a certified emotional intelligence coach, NLP practitioner, certified 70+ hours of ICF coaching training, member of the British Psychology Society, American Psychology Association, Society for Industrial and organizational psychology and currently studying her Ph.D. in Business Psychology. Through her extensive experience and education in Business Psychology, she is highly skilled and passionate about research, psychometrics, assessments, training, development, recruitment, and coaching.
