Welcome to the inaugural episode of "Reality Needs Checking," the vodcast that questions what is, before saying it like it is. Join co-hosts Kevin and Jeanelle as they dig deep into the truths we often overlook. Embark on a journey to uncover the layers of self-awareness in search of answers to these burning questions:

1. How well do we truly know ourselves?

2. Is self-awareness what we think it is?

3. Could self-awareness be bad for you?

4. Under what conditions is self-awareness healthy?

5. When were the least self-aware periods of our lives?

Episode 1 - Chapter Timestamps

00:00:00 - Trailer

00:00:44 - Why are we doing this?

00:08:23 - What is Self Awareness?

00:16:00 - Asking Why vs Asking What.

00:22:00 - Intentions vs Perceptions

00:29:14 - Internal vs External Self Awareness

00:34:10 - The Importance of External Honest Feedback

00:46:00 - Best Source of External Feedback in improving External Self Awareness

00:52:00 - Limitations of being truly Self Aware

00:54:01 - Pitfalls of consistent journalling & therapy

00:57:27 - Introspection vs Insight

01:03:42 - The more you learn the more you realise how much you don’t know

01:06:03 - Sometimes, Life forces us to become more self aware.

01:12:25 - Personality Tests as an External Self Awareness Tool

01:30:55 - Conclusion

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RECOMMENDED RESOURCES ﹠ REFERENCES﹕

"Insight: Why We're Not as Self-Aware as We Think, and How Seeing Ourselves Clearly Helps Us Succeed at Work and in Life" - Dr Tasha Eurich

"Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life" - Dr Susan David (A note from Jeanelle: this was the book he got me to help me deal with my 'patching')

Myer-Briggs personality test: https://www.16personalities.com/

Self-Awareness and Constructive Functioning: Revisiting "The Human Dilemma": https://www.researchgate.net/publication/239808850_Self-Awareness_and_Constructive_Functioning_Revisiting_the_Human_Dilemma

Self-Awareness & The Fine Line Between Self-Consciousness: https://www.adam-david.me/self-awareness-and-self-consciousness/

Check out our personal YT playlist for more great videos on this topic (please note a couple of them may contain uncensored language): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0Fk0F0Vmao45gOeH5p1WW3_yf7Z1_rE&si=rCJd91tHy3X3xgaQ

Reality Needs Checking

𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔, 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔.

Co-hosts: Jeanelle Frontin & Kevin Licorish

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