Personality
Your personality both orients your decisions and animates your behaviors. It’s the starting point of all things development related. So if you want to have a handle on your impact, you have to have a realistic understanding of your personality. This means knowing yourself from the inside, how you are, and the outside, how others see you.
There is no one way to define personality. For the purpose of development, this process considers three components.
Belief System
Values
Self Awareness
Values
Self Awareness
Belief System
Your belief system comprises the core principles you hold to be inherently true. Your decisions are influenced, in part, by these beliefs, which have developed both consciously and unconsciously through your education and life experiences.
Values
Your values are the guiding principles that shape your life priorities. They form a set of standards that help you discern right from wrong behavior. While you may be more conscious of your values than your belief system, identifying them may still require some effort. They can be shaped by personal experiences or by aligning with a higher authority that your belief system regards as trustworthy.
Self-Awareness
Self-awareness refers to how well you understand your values and beliefs. Since many of these principles are formed unconsciously through experiences, you might not fully recognize the extent to which they influence your decisions.
Your belief system comprises the core principles you hold to be inherently true. Your decisions are influenced, in part, by these beliefs, which have developed both consciously and unconsciously through your education and life experiences.
Values
Your values are the guiding principles that shape your life priorities. They form a set of standards that help you discern right from wrong behavior. While you may be more conscious of your values than your belief system, identifying them may still require some effort. They can be shaped by personal experiences or by aligning with a higher authority that your belief system regards as trustworthy.
Self-Awareness
Self-awareness refers to how well you understand your values and beliefs. Since many of these principles are formed unconsciously through experiences, you might not fully recognize the extent to which they influence your decisions.