Self-awareness and self-knowledge are, therefore, the basis of all leadership. And it has two aspects, which we might call internal and external self-awareness. External self-awareness means the ...

Clinical psychotherapist Jennifer Nurick explained how self-awareness works. Internal self-awareness and external self-awareness help us to understand ourselves as well as our situations better.

Self-awareness is the ability to see oneself clearly, involving both internal and external perspectives. Internal self-awareness refers to recognizing one’s own emotions, beliefs, values and goals.