Is self examination a worthwhile endeavor? It can be, particularly if you are going through some sort of transition in your life — a new job, for example. Or perhaps you are preparing to be a life coach, and are still working at your old job part time. This applies to you:
The following excerpt is meant to demonstrate the importance of self examination and life transitions:
(Passage from the book, “Finding Your Own North Star” by Martha Beck)
…gradually, as the months went by, you stopped waiting for miracles. I don’t know what it was for you - a breakup, a job loss, a health crisis, that unfortunate incident at the petting zoo - but it killed you, killed your hopes, your confidence, your deepest beliefs. Since that death, you’ve been barely holding yourself together, mustering the energy to put one foot in front of the other when you’re not leaning up against a wall to let another wave of grief and longing surge through you. Sure, you’ve read a lot of stuff like the last chapter, things that talk about rebirth and vision quests and all that. You’d even like to believe them. But frankly, it all sounds like a smarmy, culturally expoitative fairy tale.
And then, later that morning, maybe while you’re on the subway or sipping your favorite Starbucks blend, something different happens. It isn’t spectacular, or even obvious, but it’s noticeably new. Perhaps Read the rest of this entry »
Why is this? When you begin the process, you will start to realize some of what your dreams and aspirations are, and through this process of self analysis and goal setting, you’ll see that it is indeed possible to improve yourself and become a better you.
