The book, is, afterall, dedicated to Martha Stewart, with this foreword: Thanks in advance to my mother for not getting angry about anything written in this book.. 1  0 Shares. 2  Email. 3  Star.
Self Awareness Defined. Self awareness is the capacity to recognize your own feelings, behaviors and characteristics-to understand your cognitive, physical and emotional self. At a basic level, it is simply understanding that you are a separate entity from others.
Self-awareness is empowering because it can reveal where the performance problems are and indicate what can be done to improve performance. In addition, awareness of your psychological needs can increase your motivation by helping you understand and seek out the rewards that you really desire such as a sense of accomplishment, additional responsibility, an opportunity to help others, or a flexible work schedule.