Here Are The 4 Simple Introspection Steps That Will Boost Self Awareness

When faced with a challenge, where do you find the insight to move your life forward? Last year, over fifteen million books were sold in the self-help genre.1 That doesn’t account for the videos, courses, and workshops that fuel this multibillion-dollar industry. Include business and diet books, and that number balloons to over $1.7 billion spent on advice-seeking books.2 But there’s a secret the gurus don’t want you to know — many of the answers to life’s most important questions can be found inside of you, for free. It’s called introspection.

Take my friend, who we’ll call Bill. Bill felt he was stuck in the movie Groundhog Day, only it didn’t feel funny to him. As we sat drinking coffee, he confessed his problem. “Every day is the same. I get up early. I feed and let out the dogs. I cook breakfast for the family. I pack lunches. Then I shower, dress, go to work. I spend way too much time in the car commuting to clients, and I’m on the phone. It kills my back. I rush home, in traffic, to make dinner. I spend too little time with my young son. At night I sit up late in bed with my laptop trying to get a little more work done. Then I get up and do it all over again.”

Have you ever found yourself feeling this way? Many people feel stuck from time to time, going through the motions of a life they…