Learning Oneself to Lead Oneself

Define what it means to know oneself.
    When it comes to knowing yourself, it means knowing and understanding the parts of your personal life that others may not even know exist. When you fully know yourself, you will know aspects of your personality that are rarely seen or understood. When we do not know these aspects of our personality, the negative aspects of our personality and the trauma that we have faced can slowly seep through our masked behavior, slowly tear apart our relationships, and destroy our ministry.      
    There are many benefits to knowing oneself that not only impact the individual's personal life, but also impact the lives of those who are in the community around them. When you know yourself inside and out, you can increase your happiness while at the same time developing tolerance and understanding of others' wants and needs. Another aspect of knowing yourself is that you can develop self-control to eliminate bad habits and create better ones.


Discuss how knowing oneself assists us in effectively communicating.
    When you are willing to ask yourself the tough questions that help develop a further understanding of your temperament, your interests, and your values, you are then able to communicate your needs and your thoughts to the people in your life, whether that be your personal life or your professional life.
    Another aspect of knowing yourself is developing your interpersonal strengths, which is the foundation of your self-esteem and self-confidence. When you have developed your self-confidence, you can properly communicate and delegate tasks and duties to be more effective.    


Describe what negative impacts on effective communication can occur from not knowing oneself.
    When an individual does not take the time to develop a better understanding of themselves, it can easily become the catalyst of bad communication for the individual and well that those that they are trying to communicate with. A perfect example would be someone who is easily agitated or argumentative. This tends to happen when one has not taken the time to get to know their triggers that cause inner conflict. Another negative impact that could take place for the uninformed individual is that they will struggle to share their thoughts and emotions when they are less than happy. Due to this, they will gather anger that becomes resentment for the person whom they wish they could share with. This will slowly tear apart a partnership or a team that is trying to work together.


Resources:
Know Yourself? 6 Specific Ways to Know Who You Are. (n.d.). Www.Psychologytoday.Com. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/changepower/201603/know-yourself-6-specific-ways-know-who-you-are