Crafted Self is a journey that allows investment of time for self-discovery, to relearn who we are at the root, prior to take off.
By first understanding “Me” and putting the foundations in place to ensure the stability of self is secured will provide definition and confidence on how to deal with “We” and all that surrounds “Me.”
Crafted Self has become a rare novelty, almost close to extinction and given the personal and community benefits, it deserves to be raised and practiced as an ongoing personal development; mentally, emotionally & socially.
To give you a tiny glimpse of the old “me”, every time I fell under the spotlight, I became repulsively socially awkward and the words that jumbled out provided no logic. So how do I avoid such catastrophic incidents? By reversing the spotlight! A seemingly perfect tactic while my backbone shriveled into a gnarl structure. Yikes! Definitely not how I would like to be remembered!
Given the sense of purpose I have yet to pursue, I realized how backwards and naïve I was. How can I authentically inspire and help the community of my choice while my own self and life was in a constant turmoil? How can I be successful while I shy away from the spotlight when the very projects I wish to accomplish requires audience and participation? How can I truly empathize and be compassionate with others when I don’t even love or respect myself?
This is how the term “Crafted Self” came about. Starting one hour a day, I invested the time back to myself, allowing free leisure to do the very things that will foster my personal development to better understand “me” and work through personal matters that held me back from moving forward. As all neurologist say, “neurons that fire together, wire together.” How gracious the single golden rule of neuroscience can be interchangeable in all aspects of our lives. When Me is fired, Me is wired to connect with We.
We are all unique individuals with our own ways to re-invest time to self-discovery. However we choose to relearn our roots, know that this journey is an on-going process to foster our own personal growth. Life will continue to be a combination of great, good, bad and worst. But knowing who we are at the root, will only provide us that extra boost of confidence and the clarity to move forward, to act upon our goals. One tip, no matter how you decide to re-invest time is to surround yourself with mentors a million times greater than yourself at their careers. Learn from the greats, whoever they may be. With their guidance, I can only hope to achieve a tenth of what they have already achieved.
Had I not embarked on this Crafted Self journey, this website would not exist and the projects I have in mind would still be whispers of dreams. Crafted Self is not an overnight result. Investment of time to self is a process with no specific time of completion. To learn to unravel silk from cocoons takes patience and time, to know how an A grade tuna flesh feels with closed eyes takes experience and time, for an athlete to gain muscle strength and speed, dedication and devoted time must be given to achieve successful performance.
Invest time, daily in yourself. Overtime, you’ll reap the benefits, personally and professionally. 🙂
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