Ann Harris

Minor

Paper

#2

-

Personal

Traits

and

Advisor

Application

This

course

is

divided

in

four

areas:

Knowing,

Being,

Doing,

and

Sharing.

Part 1. Knowing Thyself.

Before you can lead or advise others, you must know how to lead yourself.

This requires knowing

yourself.

Sooner or later the real you will be revealed. Many leaders have been caught in unspecified sins, and

when asked the question, “What were you thinki

ng? Why did you do this?” They are often clueless.

How well you know yourself will ultimately determine how you live your life.

Not

knowing

yourself

becomes

obvious

sooner

or

later.

You

do

not

get

to

know

yourself

simply

by

growing

up

and

growing

old.

Knowing

yourself

is

a

conscious

effort;

you

do

it

with

intention

and

purpose.

Students

will

explore

how

well

they

know

-

self.

We

are

not

talking

about

taking

a

personality

test

or

learning

about

your

family

history.

Neither

are

we

talking

about

your

favorit

e

colors,

your

best

childhood

friend

or

your

sports

team.

We

are

talking

about

something

much

greater

and

of

higher

consequence.

We

are

talking

about

who

you

are

at

your

core,

what

most

matters

to

you,

what

makes

you

come

alive,

what

feeds

your

soul

and

w

hat

drains

your

spirit,

and

how

to

know

the

difference

so

you

choose

well

as

you

move

forward

in

life.

If

you

don’t

know

yourself

all

that

well,

you

may

still

live

a

life

in

alignment

with

who

you

are

but

only

by

accident

or

some

sheer

stroke

of

luck.

And

that

is

too

big

a

risk

to

take,

so

it

is

important

that

you

live

in

alignment

with

who

you

are

not

by

accident

or

luck,

but

rather

on

purpose,

by

intention,

by

design.

Assignment:

There

are

several

ways

individuals

can

discover

how

to

know

yourself

well.

O

ne

way

to

do

that

is

to

learn

your

values,

passions

and

goals

.

Another

is

to

ask

the

right

questions.

Farnoosh

Brock,

author

of

a

blog

called

Prolific

Living

has

developed

29

Questions

to

Self

-

Discovery.

These

questions

will

open

the

door

to

having

a

real

conversation

with

yourself

under

God's

guidance.

You

are

reques

ted

to

answer

these

questions

honestly

for

yourself.

When

you

are

ready

to

do

this,

copy

these

questions

into

a

text

document,

quiet

all

outside

distractions,

take

a

few

deep

relaxing

b

reaths,

make

a

great

cup

of

tea,

clear

your

mind

of

noise

and

clutter

and

dive

in.

Know

that

there

are

no

right

or

wrong

answers.

There

is

only

you

uncovering

the

process

of

building

a

closer

relationship

with

the

person

within.

1.

What

activity

in

your

life

lights

you

up

with

joy?

2.

What

is

something

you

always

love

doing,

even

when

you

are

tired

or

rushed?

Why?

3.

If

a

relationship

or

job

makes

you

unhappy,

do

you

choose

to

stay

or

leave?

4.

What

do

you

fear

about

leaving

a

bad

job

or

a

bad

relationship?

5.

What

do

you

believe

is

possible

for

you?

6.

What

have

you

done

in

your

life

that

you

are

most

proud

of?

7.

What

is

the

thing

that

you

are

second

most

proud

of?

8.

What

kind

of

legacy

do

you

want

to

l

eave

behind?

9.

How

does

your

being

here

in

the

universe

change

humanity

for

the

better?

10.

If

you

could

have

one

single

wish

granted,

what

would

it

be?

11.

How

comfortable

are

you

with

your

own

mortality?

12.

What

is

your

highest

core

value?

13.

To

your

best

knowledge,

how

do

other

people

perceive

you?

14.

How

would

you

like

others

to

perceive

you?

15.

How

confident

are

you

in

your

abilities

to

make

decisions

for

yourself?

16.

What

is

your

biggest

self

-

limiting

belief

?

17.

Who

is

the

most

important

person

in

your

life?

18.

Who

is

your

greatest

role

model?

19.

Who

is

a

person

that

you

don’t

like

yet

you

spend

time

with?

Minor Paper #2 - Personal Traits and Advisor Application

This course is divided in four areas: Knowing, Being, Doing, and Sharing.

Part 1. Knowing Thyself.

Before you can lead or advise others, you must know how to lead yourself. This requires knowing

yourself. Sooner or later the real you will be revealed. Many leaders have been caught in unspecified sins, and

when asked the question, “What were you thinking? Why did you do this?” They are often clueless.

How well you know yourself will ultimately determine how you live your life. Not knowing yourself becomes

obvious sooner or later. You do not get to know yourself simply by growing up and growing old. Knowing

yourself is a conscious effort; you do it with intention and purpose.

Students will explore how well they know-self. We are not talking about taking a personality test or learning

about your family history. Neither are we talking about your favorite colors, your best childhood friend or

your sports team. We are talking about something much greater and of higher consequence. We are talking

about who you are at your core, what most matters to you, what makes you come alive, what feeds your soul

and what drains your spirit, and how to know the difference so you choose well as you move forward in life.

If you don’t know yourself all that well, you may still live a life in alignment with who you are but only by

accident or some sheer stroke of luck. And that is too big a risk to take, so it is important that you live in

alignment with who you are not by accident or luck, but rather on purpose, by intention, by design.

Assignment:

There are several ways individuals can discover how to know yourself well. One way to do that is to learn

your values, passions and goals. Another is to ask the right questions. Farnoosh Brock, author of a blog called

Prolific Living has developed 29 Questions to Self-Discovery. These questions will open the door to having a

real conversation with yourself under God's guidance. You are requested to answer these

questions honestly for yourself.

When you are ready to do this, copy these questions into a text document, quiet all outside distractions, take a

few deep relaxing breaths, make a great cup of tea, clear your mind of noise and clutter and dive in.

Know that there are no right or wrong answers. There is only you uncovering the process of building a closer

relationship with the person within.

1. What activity in your life lights you up with joy?

2. What is something you always love doing, even when you are tired or

rushed? Why?

3. If a relationship or job makes you unhappy, do you choose to stay or leave?

4. What do you fear about leaving a bad job or a bad relationship?

5. What do you believe is possible for you?

6. What have you done in your life that you are most proud of?

7. What is the thing that you are second most proud of?

8. What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind?

9. How does your being here in the universe change humanity for the better?

10. If you could have one single wish granted, what would it be?

11. How comfortable are you with your own mortality?

12. What is your highest core value?

13. To your best knowledge, how do other people perceive you?

14. How would you like others to perceive you?

15. How confident are you in your abilities to make decisions for yourself?

16. What is your biggest self-limiting belief?

17. Who is the most important person in your life?

18. Who is your greatest role model?

19. Who is a person that you don’t like yet you spend time with?