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Take a Good Look at Yourself
by Arianne Cohen
How accurately do you see yourself? A basic litmus test tells you if you’re seeing yourself as the world sees you.
Write down 20 sentences that start with the phrase “I am,” such as “I am outgoing” or “I am a good mother,” self-awareness expert Stephen Franzoi, PhD, suggests. Have a trusted friend make her own “You are” list. Then compare.
Your “I am” and “You are” results probably won’t match perfectly (most people overlap on less than one-fifth of the descriptions). But if you see yourself as refined and sophisticated and your friends think you’re goofy and boisterous, you may need to do some self-reflection and start paying more attention to others’ reactions to you.
