In my earlier blog post (dated May 20, 08) - Personal Measures of success - I shared my thoughts how important it is to eat to feed own stomach. It also speaks about having personal clarity which can help us take important decisions and stand by them. All of this boils down to having self-awareness and constantly building on it.
Many renowned people spoke about it. In the book shops, we find many of the so-called easy to use booklets on self-improvement, They are useful in their own way. There are other authors like Robin Sharma, Stephen Covey, Deepak Chopra who excelled through their writings. I personally feel that no one can make any judgemental comment on any one's authorship. I for one believe that every book will have something to tell us. Its the style, conviction, ease etc that make some books suit our taste. Beyond that I don't want to undermine the effort of the author.
Among many of such writings, one article that appealed to my senses very much is the article by Peter Drucker: Managing Oneself, published a few years ago in Harvard Business Review. We all know Peter Drucker as a renowned 'GURU' in the field of management. It was surprising for me that after half a century of writing experience in management field, he chose to write an article on SELF. I was pleasantly surprised to see that. Anyways, a person of that stature writes about SELF, it catches our attention and also reinforces my belief that SELF is the center of much of the action around us.
While understanding self is important, there is a small danger for the beginners. Once we open up the exploration of SELF, we must also know how to steer it through meaningfully. Lest we may be more confused than what we were earlier. Thats leads to other question - what is SELF AWARENESS and how to approach it?
Many renowned people spoke about it. In the book shops, we find many of the so-called easy to use booklets on self-improvement, They are useful in their own way. There are other authors like Robin Sharma, Stephen Covey, Deepak Chopra who excelled through their writings. I personally feel that no one can make any judgemental comment on any one's authorship. I for one believe that every book will have something to tell us. Its the style, conviction, ease etc that make some books suit our taste. Beyond that I don't want to undermine the effort of the author.
Among many of such writings, one article that appealed to my senses very much is the article by Peter Drucker: Managing Oneself, published a few years ago in Harvard Business Review. We all know Peter Drucker as a renowned 'GURU' in the field of management. It was surprising for me that after half a century of writing experience in management field, he chose to write an article on SELF. I was pleasantly surprised to see that. Anyways, a person of that stature writes about SELF, it catches our attention and also reinforces my belief that SELF is the center of much of the action around us.
While understanding self is important, there is a small danger for the beginners. Once we open up the exploration of SELF, we must also know how to steer it through meaningfully. Lest we may be more confused than what we were earlier. Thats leads to other question - what is SELF AWARENESS and how to approach it?
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