Self-reflection is the key to your perspective on life. How you fit in and how you understand and interpret solutions to problems. It is linked to a core understanding of our strengths and weaknesses which is critical in dealing with situations that arise.
Highly self aware people are able to look through multiple lenses and use this technique to achieve greater confidence and understanding for the task at hand.
It is a highly valued skill for leadership, improved performance and productivity and improving clarity in decision making.
Self-awareness is a key component in you acquiring the knowledge to advance yourself, whether it be in your career, relationships or personal motivation to succeed. There are few things in this world more important than knowledge. Humanity has progressed as it's collective knowledge has grown. Every single person on the planet helps influence that growth, no matter how small.
Countless research papers have shown how self-awareness is a key component of good leadership, situational judgment and better planning. Research from the Royal Navy, MBTI, Academics and many others have lead to this conclusion. If you ask a person on the street the chance they will say they are highly self-aware is above 80% (depending on the study), yet, if you use a scientific tool to measure who actually posses higher self-awareness the average is closer to 15%!
The below test will measure you across 4 categories of self-awareness: Reflection, Rumination, Insight and Mindfulness. So where do you score? Take the test to find out...