How To Build Self-Awareness

This podcast episode centers on building self-awareness as a discipline, distinguishing between thoughts and feelings. It introduces two exercises: one involves reflecting on past events from both an internal and external perspective to identify patterns without judgment, and the other is a real-time check-in with three questions: "What am I doing right now? What feelings do I have right now? What's happening in my body right now?". The goal is to gather data and become aware of oneself in the moment. Tom shares personal experiences and offers additional resources like the EQ Applied book, the Feeling Words Grid, and past podcast episodes. He emphasizes that increased self-awareness enables better decision-making and emotional management, ultimately improving leadership skills.