This document discusses the importance of self-awareness and knowing yourself. It suggests becoming conscious of your strengths, weaknesses, emotions, and priorities. Maintaining alignment between your values, beliefs, and behaviors is key. Knowing yourself promotes learning, well-being, and allows you to decide your mission and act authentically. It also notes that one's ability to triumph begins from within, regardless of background.

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Let us figure out
how to live
so that our lives matter,
so that the world will be
at least a little bit better
for our having passed through it.

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Know Yourself – Act Authentically
 Become self-aware, conscious, mindful
 Develop a good understanding of your strengths,
weaknesses, emotions, contexts, and priorities
 Know who you are and how you fit in the
world
 Understand where you are in your environment
 Maintain alignment between values, beliefs,
and behaviors
 Decide your mission
Authenticity builds energy, promotes learning
and psychological well-being

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The Importance of Knowing
Yourself
“It doesn’t matter
who you are,
where you come from.
The ability to triumph
begins with you.
Always.”
-Oprah Winfrey,
Talk Show Host

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