Emotional intelligence factors in as a big part of success in many arenas. A big part of emotional intelligence is self awareness. Here is my quick (tongue-in-cheek) summary on self awareness as it ebbs and flows during the decades of one's life.
Teens - Who am I?
Twenties - I am the man!
Thirties - Don't you
know who I am?
Forties - I am as good
as I was twenty years ago!
Fifties - Who am I
kidding?
Sixties - I am going to
tell you a story about the time that I ....
Seventies - I wonder
where I am going to hurt today?
Eighties - Boy, I am
sure glad that I woke up this morning!
It is important to know who you really are and not get overly hung up on who others say that you are (or who they tell you to be). A great starting point to self awareness is to ask, "What does my Creator have to say about who I am?"
Have a great day and make the most of your decade!
