To truly know one's self is difficult to achieve. It means to know every thing about yourself and the way that you are. You know what you purpose is in life and have fully realized what you are meant to do in life. This pilgrimage to self knowledge can become a very long one, consuming the person until they finally realize who they are and what their purpose is in life.
It is almost always an easy task to pick out one's faults. Human nature causes us to strive to be better and try to change what we believe to be our imperfections. I, like many people have a problem with procrastination. It has been haunting me for a very long time, following me year after year with no end in sight. This problem of mine began in elementary school, when I would begin long term projects the day before they were due. My late nights of typing and skimming through chapters happened regardless of the amount of time I had from when it was assigned. Lately I have tried to correct my procrastination problem. I schedule out time fro when I can work on the projects and even go as far as writing down earlier due dates to enable more time to finish them in. These tips have been working out fairly well, but I do have the occasional slip up and end up spending the entire night hunched over the computer.
Ever since I was little I have always been making things with my hands. it stated as simple drawings and pictures pieced together with colored construction paper, but have recently progressed to complex buildings in perspective and throwing bowls on a potter's wheel. I've always had this creative intuition that has let me produce some nice pieces of artwork. This strength has enabled me to progress throughout the art world; picking up new techniques and learning the skills that let me be able to create something that I am proud of.
It is often difficult to be able to pick out ones strengths and be able to talk about them without feeling as if you are bragging or boasting about one's self. Most people feel if they talk about themselves then they aren't being humble or modest, which is a value that is generally taught at a young age. Personally I hate talking about my qualities and characteristics. I dread having to fill out those "get to know you" worksheets that seem to be mandatory at the start of every school year. The best way for some one to get to know you is to see what others think of you and say about you.
Talking about your weaknesses is much easier to do. Everyone believes that there is something "wrong" with themselves and most wish they could change something about themselves. It becomes much easier to have to pick out the faults in one's self in today's society where finding faults and changing them has become the basis of numerous television programs.
