K owi g yourself is the begi i g of all wisdo.

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1 I t odu tio K owi g yourself is the begi i g of all wisdo. A istotle Why You Need Insight Whe is the last ti e ou a e e e taki g ti e to thi k a out ou life, ou alues, ou d ea s o ou pu pose i ei g o this ea th? If ou ha e to stop to thi k a out the a s e to this uestio, the ou defi itel eed this ook. We li e i a e a he self- efle tio has e o e a lo p io it i ou dail li es. Te h olog has take o e ou ti e like a gia t alloo i a s all oo, a alloo that o l e pa ds a d e e deflates. We i ge o Netfli sho s o YouTu e lips fo hou s at a ti e. O e e e t stud fou d that the a e age pe so spe ds i et i utes a da usi g thei s a tpho e a d a a e age of ea l th ee hou s a da o so ial edia. E e sta di g i li e at the d ugsto e, e he k ou e ails, se d out a te t, o s eak i a fe o e ts to pla so e addi ti e ideo ga e. With all of the te h olog o peti g fo ou atte tio, the e is t u h ti e to just thi k a out ou sel es, a d that s u fo tu ate. Taki g the ti e to to efle t o ou life ill ulti atel help ou ope ette ith life s st esses a d ill o t i ute to ou se se of happi ess a d self- o th. Self- efle tio is a i po ta t a of i easi g ou e otio al i tellige e, a d the skills ou ll lea doi g the e e ises i this o k ook a ot o l help ou sol e ou u e t p o le s ut also o t ol the st esses that eate e o es. Do t o, I ot goi g to ask ou to hide ou s a tpho es o ou ipads. I o fess that I as addi ted to te h olog as a o e I k o. But I a goi g to ask ou to take just fiftee i utes to a half hou a eek to ake ti e fo pe so al i sight. As a the apist ill tell ou, i sight is ot just a aha o e t he ou sudde l ealize that ou u e t p o le s a e o e ted to so e hildhood o fli t o t au a. The i d is u h o e o pli ated tha that. Pe so al i sight i ol es a deep u de sta di g of ou self a d the appli atio of that u de sta di g to a d eha io s that ill positi el affe t ou life as ell as the li es of the people ou a e a out. I sight is ulti atel a out k o ledge that leads to positi e ha ge. Where Does I sight Co e Fro? I sight a o e f o a he e at a ti e. So e people sa the ha e astou di g i sights he the ake up f o a d ea. Othe s sa i sights o e f o taki g a lo g alk o s i i g laps i a pool. S ie tists tell us that i sight is ost likel to e sti ulated he ou o i e a ti ities f o the eati e a d the logi al pa ts of ou ai, hi h is h this ook i ludes oth te h i ues that ask ou to tap i to ou i agi atio a d a ti ities that sti ulate ou p o le -sol i g skills a d logi al thi ki g. It s o th e e e i g that i sight is a p o ess, ot a o e t. A d that p o ess is ot a li ea o e. This o k ook ill e ost useful to ou if ou use it at least o e a eek to sti ulate self- efle tio, ut I also e o e d keepi g it ea to ite do i sights he e e the o u. Whe ou e o ki g o a pe so al p o le, the o ksheets i this ook a gi e ou the i sight ou eed..

2 I also e ou age ou to sha e ou thoughts a d feeli gs ith othe s. I fa t, so e of the o ksheets spe- ii all ask ou to o u i ate ith people ou a e a out as ell as to get feed a k o ou pe epio of ou self. As the ea l pio ee s of ps hothe ap k e he the oi ed the te talki g u e, the e a e a e eits to talki g ope l a d ho estl to othe s a out ou feeli gs. You ould, of ou se, talk to a the apist, ut sha i g ou i sight ith a spouse, pa t e, fa il e e, f ie d, o suppo t g oup a e just as efe i e. How to Use This Book i PDF For at This e sio of the ook has ee p odu ed i PDF fo at so it is eas to p i t. You a p i t it all out at o e i e a d put it i a i de, o ou a ead it o ou o pute a d p i t out just the spe ii o ksheets that i te est ou. If ou d like help sto i g the PDF o ou ta let o e- eade, see the i st u io s o ou de i e. I e ou age ou to p i t out uliple opies of the last page of this ook to e o d ou i sights he e e the o u. O ou a a t to keep a sepa ate i sight jou al. Keepi g a ite e o d of ou i sights is a i po ta t pa t of the p o ess, a d ou ll likel a t to look a k at hat ou ote f o i e to i e. Good lu k o ou jou e

3 You Me o D a e D a i o je ts f o ou past that ep ese t ou i po ta t e o ies. Whe ou a e do e, go a k a d thi k a out h ou hose these ite s. Cop ight 6 Bet ee Sessio s Resou es

4 What akes ou feel that a Ma thi gs i lue e ou e oio s: ou thoughts, people ou k o, a pi tu e, a so g, a s ell, a e o, the eathe, a d so u h o e. W ite do so ethi g that is likel to t igge ea h of these i e e oio s. W ite do the i st thi gs that o e to i d. Do ou a s e s e eal a thi g a out ou e oio al life?

5 Just Th ee Wo ds So ei es a s e i g uesio s ui kl a help ou gai a u i ue pe spe i e o ou thoughts a d feeli gs. The o je t of this e e ise is to ite do the i st o ds that o e to ou i d. A s e the uesio s elo ith just th ee o ds. If ou a t thi k of th ee o ds ate a fe se o ds, go o to the e t uesio. Whe ou a e do e, go a k a d ill i a o ds that a e issi g, taki g the i e to ele t o h so e uesio s e e ha de fo ou to a s e tha othe s. What are three words that best describe you? What are three words that describe your best friend? What are three words that describe your spouse or significant other? What are your three most important values? What are the three emotions you are most likely to have each day? What are three things that always make you smile? Cop ight 6 Bet ee Sessio s Resou es