it all begins with knowing yourself

1. KNOWING YOURSELF looking within

2. The heart of a soul surfer

3. The heart of the matter What motivates her despite her disability? Does she stay optimistic? Is she ‘real’ when in the presence of others?

4. Knowing Yourself Knowing yourself is always about self-awareness Self-awareness looks into the way one thinks, feels and acts Self-awareness compares habitual reactions against intentional reactions Self-awareness reveals hidden fears and apprehensions

5. Knowing Yourself When we become self-aware, we also recognize patterns and are better at articulating our emotional state Self-awareness helps us accept our own qualities and faults, our emotions and experiences Self-awareness gives the option to choose our responses to our thoughts, feelings and actions

6. Ben Carson Story

7. I need a volunteer How did it feel when asked to volunteer? What was your initial reaction? Did you consider others first before deciding?

8. What can be seen What is addressed What remains unattended What we don’t see

9. Our three most common reactions

10. Thinking Feeling Action Event Thought Feel Action Result Positive thoughts Negative thoughts

11. Thinking Feeling Action

12. Patterns A pattern is a repetitive thought resulting in an action The action/thought may have either positive or negative repercussions We may be oblivious to the pattern developing

13. Three Questions about Patterns

14. Masking(from the outside in) What mask do you present to the outside world? What do you do so they will believe this mask is true? What do you want them to think of you?

15. Masking (from the inside out) What do you want your mask to hide? What do you do so they won’t see behind your mask? What are you afraid they will see?

16. Bella

17. www.theselnetwork.sg Ian Poulier poulier@hotmail.com