There are many ways in which a shortfall of self-knowledge is an obstacle to flourishing around work:
Here are some:
=> We only have a few short years in which to come up with a convincing answer about what we want to do with our lives so as to avoid jumping into a job in order to have enough money to survive or appease society’s demands for our productivity.
=> Without self-knowledge, we are too vague about our ambitions; we don’t know what to do with our lives.
=> We are too modest: we miss out on opportunities: we don’t know what we are capable of.
=> We are too ambitious: we don’t know what we shouldn’t attempt. We lack a clear sense of our limitations, wasting years trying to do something we’re not suited to.
=> We don’t grasp the ways in which we are difficult employees or bosses. We might – among other problems – be crazily defensive, or resistant to trusting anyone or too eager to please.
=> We don’t perceive our hidden attitudes to success and failure.
Armed with the right sort of self-knowledge, we have a greater chance of avoiding errors in our dealings with others and in the making of our life choices.
Thank You!
© The School of Life
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