Why Self Awareness Is So Important In Business

Welcome to another episode of Safer VRs Podcast. Today, Eric talks about self-awareness and though the topic may sound lofty, he simplified self awareness into simple, bite-sized chunks. It’s made up of 4 parts: learning, iterations, changing, and transformation.

Growth of a person and a business is never easy, nor linear. It’s a slow journey – with many ups, downs and self reflected moments. If you want to grow faster – it requires self awareness and an honest look at yourself; where have you come from, where are you now, where do you want to be, how can you get there?

If you want to go on a diet, you need to know what you're eating. If you want to be a better manager, you need to know where your management skills are lacking. If you want to save more money, you need to know how much money you're spending.

The same applies to business: if your organization isn't meeting its goals, or if it's struggling with internal communication or other issues, the first step is understanding why — and that comes down to self-awareness.

The brain is an amazing, complex system — most of what it does is done behind the scenes with little conscious effort on our part. This is great for keeping us alive; we don't have to think about breathing or blinking, for example. But the same principle holds true for our thoughts and habits. Mostly we operate on autopilot, which makes getting stuck in ruts incredibly easy. So if you are not aware of an issue, you won't be able to transform it.

As Aristotle said, "Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

Before you can transform your business, you need to know what needs to be transformed and why. And before you can do that, you need to do a deep dive into your own limiting beliefs — and the flaws of your business — so you can figure out how to change them.

Ultimately, self awareness is the crucial first step on your journey to personal and professional growth.

Listen to the rest of the episode and together let's unlock the formula of self-awareness and begin the transformation.