1. Self-Awareness A Personal Vision Vanessa Wyche Graham MSN, RN-BC, HTC, LCCC GrapeVineInnovations, Inc

2. Objectives • To proactively increase the level of knowledge as to the importance of knowing oneself • To encourage self-assessment of individual strengths and weaknesses • To motivate & stimulate active movement towards personal goals

3. Definitions • Awareness – having or showing realization, perception, or knowledge; the state of being aware; consciousness • Self-awareness – having or showing knowledge of one’s own personality or individuality

4. Definitions • Vision - somethingseenorotherwiseperceived and understood • In business: vision is the expression of what is to be in the future, usually a prophetic statement or declaration • In life: vision is the insight one has into self; the ability to see and understand oneself as a whole entity

5. Discover Your Personal Vision Take a moment to consider the following: • What are your strengths? • What are your weaknesses? • What roles do you fulfill? • What are your areas of influence?

6. Strengths

7. Weaknesses

8. Consider Your Roles

9. Consider Your Areas of Influence

10. Personal Vision • Now that you’ve “envisioned” how you influence others, consider the impact and influence that others have on you . . . • Use your “vision” to reverse the arrows . . .

11. Personal Vision Consider the following: • What do you “see” now? • What influences you and causes you to be the person that you are? • What/Who has influenced you over the course of your life?

12. Who are You? Start at the Beginning

13. Nature & Heredity

14. Add Nurture & Environment

15. Now add some Personal Choice • Personality • Self-Selected • Mask • Character • Affected by Environment • Learned Behavior • Temperament • God-Created • In-born

16. Who do you present to the world?

17. Who are you? Now that you “see” some of the many factors that make you who you are, consider the followingto aid you in fully realizing your personal vision:

18. Vision Challenge Do I like what I “see”? • If yes, how will I get others to like it? • If no, what needs to be done differently?

19. Vision Challenge Are my personal strengths and weaknesses going to benefit or harm me in my business pursuits? • If discipline is my strength, do I come across as being too legalistic? • If being impulsive is my weakness, how will my customers perceive me?

20. Vision Challenge What changes do I need to make in order to be successful . . . in life? in business?

21. Vision Challenge Do I need to challenge my nature and/or my nurture? Maybe some of the things I learned a long time ago that affect my behavior today need to be eliminated from my personal vision.

22. Vision Challenge What will it really take for me to realize my true self and turn my vision into action?

23. Be Encouraged Face all of life’s challenges knowing who you are and whose you are. Thank you & God bless you all!

24. Questions/Comments “Where there is no vision, the people perish,…” Proverbs 29:18a