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 This
topic is beyond the scope of this segment but it is significant, so
let's take a look.
1: An analytical person:
1.
Is driven
by curiosity.
2.
2.
Is
someone who doesn’t take the first answer that
he or she receives as final.
3.
3. Is someone who has a genuine interest or
makes a point in getting to know things, and the
root of things.
4.
Reads a
lot.
5.
Does not
dwell on emotive things or make decisions based
on emotions or emotions alone.
6.
Comes to
conclusions based on logical thought
progression.
7.
Is eager
to find a solution to a challenge, not just
think about it.
8.
Gets to
the bottom of things.
9.
Is often
easily misunderstood and has his or her motives
questioned
10. Is
more often than not, thorough and detailed, when
providing answers but often to the annoyance of
others.
2:
Knowledge of the Self
This is another
beyond-the-scope of this segment
topic but like analytical-mindedness, let's take
a look:
First, two and a half weeks ago, to reaffirm
what I’d already known and believed, I searched
Google using the search term ‘knowledge
of the self’’ and the definition that
stood out for me was one used in psychology to
describe the information that we draw upon when
looking for answers to the questions: “What
am I like” or “Who am I.”
And, during my search I came across something
that read: “A component of the self-concept
is the knowledge of one’s self and the desire to
seek such knowledge that guides the development
of the self-concept”
“It also informs us”, it continues “of
our mental representation of ourselves; of who
we are, and contains attributes that we uniquely
pair with ourselves or through which we measure
ourselves”
Knowledge of the self is thought of as having
three primary aspects:
1.
The cognitive self.
2.
The affective self
and…
3.
The executive self.
For our purposes (and to remain on the lighter
side of things) I’ve decided against making
those three, part of our discussion.
Instead, here, as part of a broader discussion,
are a few perceptive insights on such an
important topic from McGill University:
1.
Knowledge of the
self is a broad term that implies the awareness
of our feelings, attributes, motivations and
abilities
2.
Self-knowledge is
not a static type of information but rather is
as dynamic and constantly changing as we are.
3.
Knowledge of the
self as we learn and grow continues through the
course of our lives.
4.
Our ability to know
our selves and to become aware of who we are,
changes.
5.
Knowledge of the
self requires ongoing self-awareness and
self-consciousness, and...
6.
That, while
learning about ourselves is an enlightening
journey on its own, it isn’t necessarily, a
straight-forward journey.
My take:
Creative visioning and knowledge of the self
require ongoing, conscious examination of our
selves and of our thinking; internalizing and
doing…
And part of what’s become for us a
purpose-centered way of living, is itself an
ongoing process that requires grooming and
nurturing so it flourishes and becomes ready and
able to work for us not just one-time or in the
short term, but always.
It means that our intent should be, to always
maintain our creative vision; a copious
amount of it; of contentment and happiness; a
positive mind-set that serves to counter any
negative feelings, none of which is helpful.
The
visualization
concept itself without the benefit of fully
understanding the message or the part of it that
says: being grateful for what we do or have
rather than focus on what we lack, lies at its
heart.
For many people this can be puzzling as it
involves having no hard and fast expectations of
what we’d receive in life based on an idea of
what we deserve out of life, but also be happy
with what we have because it’s effectively
on loan to us.
Also, that should we want more, then we must
take the appropriate actions to accomplish more…
yet remain happy in the knowledge that it may
not happen as we expect it to.
What this does, is set the stage for creating a
mind-set that’s ready to ultimately accept the
abundance of gifts that come with creative
visualization, and all that the universe has
waiting for us.
Here’s where some people
may struggle, as it requires that we make a leap
of faith believing that there truly is abundance
out there.
.
OR, they’d take an alternative view; that there
is no abundance, and that we must live our lives
in scarcity.
The choice about what to believe should then be
clear.
Think of it this way:
It’s your birthday and that you are entitled to
gifts is not a given so whatever you receive is
a bonus for which you should be grateful.
That said, you are more likely to receive
better gifts the nicer you are, as nicer people,
in the broader scheme of things, tend to be
those with a more positive mind-set, attitude
and outlook on life. The choice about what to
believe should then be clear.
The opposite is also true, meaning that
should your mind-set be one of negativity that
you’d be less fun to be around, thus, fewer
people will show up at your party and, those who
do will likely hand you their unwanted gifts
from the previous Christmas or come empty-handed
and leave you with nothing.
They may empty out your wine cabinet, even.
So, should you, given the choice of being nicer
and receive better gifts or being less fun to be
around, with fewer people showing up at your
party handing you their unwanted gifts, leaving
you with nothing and emptying out your wine
cabinet.
If it does come down to this, and at times in
life, situations like this actually become real.
Which would you prefer?
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