The concept of self-realization and freedom as a whole
Self-realization is a targeted search and development of one’s talents and capabilities in various fields of activity. In other words, if a person feels that he has realized his potential, has reached the maximum level, is proud of his achievements and is recognized by society, then we can say that this person is self-actualized.
The concept of freedom is interpreted less clearly. Most definitions are vague, and those that are specified can differ greatly from each other. However, most often freedom is understood as complete independence from external factors, independence raised to an absolute, as well as the will to act in accordance with one’s desires.
The first step on the path to success is always self-realization, which is impossible without a sense of inner freedom as a condition for personal self-realization. Thus, the concepts of “freedom” and “self-realization” are inextricably linked. You can often hear the expression from personal growth coaches: “freedom is the goal of self-realization.” This shows that these two concepts are closely related.
Freedom, individual rights
Any classification of human rights is to a certain extent conditional, since some rights can, with approximately equal justification, belong to different types and even cover one another. The rights and freedoms of man and citizen are divided into basic (inalienable), fundamental (constitutional) and generally recognized (enshrined in international legal acts). In legal doctrine, human rights are usually divided into personal, political, socio-economic and cultural, based on the main sphere of their manifestation in social relations, but in many ways this division is also symbolic. For a number of them, only the difference between human rights and civil rights is significant. Human rights can also be divided into 1) personal + political; 2) socio-economic; 3) cultural + collective. Below is the most popular theory for the classification of human rights and freedoms. Personal rights are the rights of every person, and although they are often called civil rights, they are not directly related to belonging to the citizenship of a state and do not follow from it. They are considered inalienable and inalienable to every person regardless of nationality, gender, age, race, ethnicity or religion. Necessary to protect human life, dignity and freedom. Personal rights usually include:
the right to life, the right to freedom and personal integrity, the right to personal dignity, the right to privacy, the right to self-defense, including the right to effective means of self-defense, such as firearms, the right to inviolability of home, the right to national and cultural identity - freedom of conscience and freedom of thought, freedom of movement and choice of place of residence; freedom to choose nationality and language, the right to legal protection.
Freedom of religion (every person can follow any religion or create his own).
Political rights and freedoms differ from personal, social, economic and other rights in that they are closely related to the citizenship of a particular country. They are one of the groups of fundamental constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens, since they determine their participation in the socio-political life of the country. As a rule, political rights include: freedom of speech (freedom of information), the right to citizenship, the right to association (freedom of association), freedom of assembly (the right to assemble peacefully and without weapons, to hold meetings, demonstrations, processions), the right to participate in government affairs and equal access to public service, the right to participate in the administration of justice
the right to appeal or petition (i.e. to personal appeal, as well as to send individual and collective appeals to state bodies and local governments), freedom of the media, voting rights (active and passive subjective electoral right: to elect and be elected ), the right to education.
Socio-economic rights include: freedom of entrepreneurship (the right to entrepreneurial and other economic activities not prohibited by law), the right to private property, labor rights (the right to work and freedom of labor), the right to protection of family, motherhood, paternity and childhood, the right to social security, the right to housing, the right to health and medical care, the right to fair collection of taxes.
Cultural rights include the right to education, creative freedom (freedom of literary, scientific and other types of creativity and teaching), the right to participate in cultural life, academic freedom, and the right to a healthy environment.
Understanding freedom in the modern world
Just a few centuries ago, freedom was an unattainable dream for most people. In Russia there was serfdom, in most European countries there was slavery. The slave had no rights, only duties - fulfilling the will of those to whom he belonged. It is logical that slaves did not have to think about self-development and self-realization at that time.
Today, after the abolition of serfdom and slavery, a person has the right to determine his own destiny and be free, but only within the framework of what is permitted by society. There is a widespread belief among sociologists that absolute freedom does not exist. There will always be barriers for a person, be it prohibitions established by society, for violation of which sanctions will be applied, or internal restrictions arising from a person’s moral principles. However, all these barriers in no way prevent a person from realizing himself.
Opportunity potential
Each of us has great potential hidden within us. Most people don't even know about it. Continuing to live an ordinary, unnoticed life, they do not have the opportunity to gain precious experience of getting to know their own inner world. If only we could somehow measure our rich potential, we would certainly be surprised. How many closed doors would open at once! So why is fear so restrictive that it prevents you from taking action, setting realistic daily goals, and striving to achieve a true state of happiness?
Think about what you are spending your life on. Do you spend many hours playing computer games? Are you striving to develop? Do you know what your top priority is? You should never give up on your dreams and exchange them for dubious pleasures.
Awareness of will, choice and independence occurs in two stages
Perceived need
The first stage is the awareness stage. A person begins to understand that for development it is necessary not to stand still, but to move in some direction. He begins to think about what direction he should work on himself.
Ability to choose
At the next stage, a person has already decided on his goals and begins to think about what he needs and what steps should be taken to achieve what he wants.
Belief in your own capabilities
Without this component nothing will happen. Only faith makes us move forward even when other guidelines are lost. Before starting to act in the direction of a planned goal, a person needs to know that he is capable of achieving it. This is why people so often give up on implementing their plans without even taking the first step. They simply do not believe in themselves, they consider them unworthy of all sorts of rewards and gifts from fate! Self-determination and self-realization of the individual occupy a leading position in the process of effective advancement.
When there is no faith in success, nothing can happen. A person draws inner strength from his own source of inspiration. When it is empty, no bright ideas enter your head, life seems gray and meaningless.
The meaning of freedom for human self-realization
The more experience a person has in various spheres of life, the broader his horizons, knowledge and skills, the less dependent a person is on the people around him and society as a whole, and therefore the more free he is. Expanding your boundaries and removing internal restrictions allows you to maximize your potential and realize yourself as an individual.
The degree of freedom that society allows a person to fully use will be his field for self-realization. In addition, the individual improves by using the opportunities that society provides him. A person will develop harmoniously and fully only on the condition that he can make his choice independently, without regard to other people’s opinions or other external factors - in other words, a person must be free.
Driving forces of self-realization
It is clear that creative and professional self-realization requires long and hard work. Often a person needs motivating factors; they need to be looked for among universal human values:
- need for recognition and respect;
- desire to set personal records;
- desire to show intelligence;
- desire to start a family;
- the need to occupy a certain social position.
It is important! Motivating factors are accessible and understandable. The ideals that a person strives for are varied. That is why there are no time limits for achieving your goals. But it is necessary to remember that only in activity does the self-realization of the individual occur.
The role of will in self-improvement
Self-improvement is the purposeful development of valuable qualities and abilities, as well as personal growth consistent with a person’s goals. Will plays a decisive role for successful self-development. For example, a person who strives for self-improvement with all his soul, but does not take any steps to realize himself, only dreaming of the heights that he can achieve, will never fully reveal his potential. It's a matter of will. If a person is diligent, sometimes through force, and does not give in to laziness, it means that he is ready to develop.
In addition, a harmoniously developing person must have his own opinion and not be afraid to express it, even if it is opposite to the public one. To do this, you also need to have developed willpower.
From childhood, a child gets used to the fact that the opinion of his parents is undeniable; he is taught not to contradict and agree with his elders in everything. The child has to adapt first to his parents, then to his teachers and peers, and thus his willpower is muffled, his own opinion merges with that of others, and the child can no longer make decisions on his own.
Therefore, if society’s point of view goes against your beliefs, listen to yourself first. There is no need to bend under other people's pressure - you need to overcome it, and only in this case will you be able to achieve something more.
Another common enemy of those who have embarked on the path of self-improvement is internal doubts and uncertainty. “What will others think about my actions?”, “Will I really succeed?”, “Am I doing the right thing by doing this and not otherwise?” — the appearance of all these questions in my head is logical and understandable. However, they should be driven away, since the longer you delay making a decision, the more time you will waste. It’s better to try, even if unsuccessfully, than not to try at all - this way you will at least gain experience.
Need for self-realization
Even if a person seems quite indecisive, he still has some desires that ask to be released. Everyone has personal ambitions to one degree or another. It’s just that not everyone has the courage to express them openly, without concealment. Many are afraid of being ridiculed by others, so they hide their true intentions under the guise of indifferent friendliness. Personal self-realization is the need to be heard, understood and accepted by society
Social interaction is also very important for humans. We all strive to find our place in life, express ourselves as much as possible, and achieve significant success.
The need for self-actualization can be seen most clearly in young children. They have not yet found a reason to doubt themselves and do not reject their plans. Children do not know how to lie, but behave naturally in any situation. It would not occur to them to feign joy when their souls are sad and gloomy. Self-realization of an individual is its primary need, without which no development will be possible.
Responsibility for your choice
Whatever decision you make, it will definitely have consequences, the responsibility for which will fall on your shoulders. You need to understand that every action you perform, every word, action and even look has its own outcome. It is logical that the resulting outcome may or may not satisfy a person, that is, be positive or negative for him.
The ability to take responsibility for every decision is another important point necessary for successful self-improvement. Therefore, before taking any action, you need to immediately think about what consequences it may lead to. If the result does not depend on you and your risks are minimal, then try and take risks, get out of your comfort zone. However, if the situation is completely under your control, then make every effort to achieve the desired result. For example, if you make a promise, then keep it.
Only a person who is fully aware of the consequences of his actions and takes responsibility for his decisions can be considered a person on the path to self-realization.
Self-actualization
The man doesn't know
his destiny from birth, but can tell which activity gives him pleasure and evokes positive emotions, and which he does not like at all.
This is the first stage of self-realization: a person realizes his character, temperament, inclinations, talent and determines how
to realize his destiny, but does not yet understand what it is.
Then the person generalizes his experience, consciously sets goals for himself, develops more directionally and achieves his first successes. This is the second stage of self-realization: a person realizes that
can be done to realize your destiny, but still does not understand what it is.
Finally, the person summarizes his goals and successes and determines why
he does this: he realizes his purpose and purpose in life.
In general, this process is called self-actualization.
Self-actualization
- this is the process of full awareness and acceptance by the system of all aspects of itself and the environment in order to fulfill its function, development and self-realization
The main means of self-actualization are self-awareness and reflection
, allowing you to know yourself and the world around you, your current and potential abilities, desires, principles of value and prospects for personal development. With their help, a person can look at himself from the outside, determine what and why he should do next, and evaluate whether what he is doing now is correct.
During self-actualization, the main question for a person is: “ Who am I?”
?. To obtain a response, it performs the following basic processes:
• Studying
: gets to know himself and the world, accumulates knowledge about it.
• Nurtures
: interacts with the environment and determines which influences are beneficial (good) and which are harmful (bad).
• Realizes
: identifies and accepts one’s inclinations, character, talent, purpose and purpose in life.
Based on these processes, a person accumulates experience, develops, sets personal goals, acts and spends personal resources to achieve them. At the same time, self-actualization can move to a new, more conscious level.
. Then a person can adjust, clarify the formulation of his talent and purpose, change existing goals, abandon them or set new ones.
Those. self-actualization is a cumulative process
: The more experience a person gains, the more aware he is of himself and his purpose.
The end result
This process is full awareness and acceptance of oneself, and the determination of a clear path for self-realization.
To get this result, a person needs to listen to his emotions
and take personal
experience
.
When a person feels that what he is doing now and plans to do in the future completely suits him and nothing is stopping him, then the process of self-actualization can be considered complete
. At the same time, a person enters a state of complete harmony with himself and the world around him.
In some religions, self-actualization consists of awakening a special energy of pure intention
. It is the individual basis of a person, which is initially “dormant”. Having awakened (realized it), it gives a person a second birth and gives strength to achieve goals in accordance with his destiny. Using this energy, a person knows exactly what he needs to do, performs actions especially easily and gets all the expected results.
Parallel
with self-actualization, a person can also engage in self-realization associated with performing actual actions and achieving goals based on available resources and the experience gained during self-actualization.
We advise
- Decide on your goals. Think about what you would like to do in the future, so as not to grab onto everything in a row and not quit what you started halfway. Identify one area of your life that you want to improve first. Start with smaller goals and gradually move on to larger and larger achievements. For example, start doing exercises first thing in the morning or join a gym.
- Come up with a plan of action. It may be a little vague at first, but you will become more specific as you begin to execute it. By following it, you will have an idea of where you are heading and what steps you need to take to get there.
- Prepare yourself mentally. Dispel all fears and doubts about your future, overcome internal barriers, protect yourself from external pressure and realize that only you are responsible for your life. Once again, strengthen your faith that you will succeed. Understand that only you are the architect of your own happiness.
- Take action. The most difficult thing is to take the first step, then everything will go like clockwork. Prepare for the fact that it will not be easy for you at first, but you will soon get used to it and the changes you make in your life will be easier.
- Ask your family to support you. On the path of each person, difficult situations may arise, from which it will be difficult to get out without the help and support of loved ones. If you don’t know what to do and have completely given up, be sure to turn to those who love you - together you will definitely come up with something.
- Expand your social circle. In the process of self-improvement, you will find new acquaintances and friends. Try to get to know them better, they can tell and teach you what you didn’t know or couldn’t do yet. New people will help you improve and develop further, as they will provide you with new emotions and knowledge.
- Do not give up. In order to achieve something, you need to work hard and put in maximum effort. Therefore, don’t give up if you don’t succeed on the first try, it’s better to try again.
- Don't stop there. A popular expression says that there is no limit to perfection. If you have achieved what you originally planned to achieve, set new goals for yourself. Believe in yourself and you will succeed.
Self-realization is impossible without personal freedom. To unlock your potential easily and successfully, you need to follow the simple tips listed above. The main thing is not to put everything off until later, but to start acting right now.
Self-realization plan mission
Self-realization is the most important, complex and resource-intensive process in life. It can take up most of the time and resources available to a person. And perhaps it will take his whole life, or he may not have time to achieve the goal of his life.
Therefore, it is very important to correctly distribute extremely limited human resources and have an idea of each next step.
To do this, it is necessary to plan the process of self-realization.
Planning
is the process of analyzing current activities, forming an action plan and optimal allocation of resources to achieve the goal
The result of planning for self-realization is a personal mission
When compiling it, it is important to take into account not only the ultimate goal of life, but also other aspects: • The mission must reflect the values of a person that he will create during self-realization, and which will improve his life. • Each mission point must comply with internal principles and be limited by them to minimize errors and harm. • Each goal should be tailored to the person's talent so that achieving them is as easy and enjoyable as possible. • It is better to delegate as many goals as possible to more competent people, professionals in the relevant subject area.
• The mission must reflect the values
person, which he will create during self-realization, and which will improve his life.
• Each mission point must comply with internal principles
and be limited by them to minimize errors and harm.
• Each goal should be tailored to talent
so that achieving them is as easy and enjoyable as possible.
to delegate
as many goals as possible to more competent people, professionals in the relevant subject area.
There are many planning methods and tools: network diagram, PERT, Gantt chart, tree, mind maps, etc.
But for such a complex process as self-realization, the most simple, flexible and visual
plan. I propose this method of drawing up a personal mission:
1. Identify and write down strategic goals to achieve your life's purpose in accordance with your calling, principles and values. 2. Place them in order of achievement based on importance and availability of resources. 3. At the end of the list, write down your life goal. 4. Next to each goal, you can write down a short description of it, a list of subgoals, deadlines, resources and results. This is useful for clarifying the path to a goal, which increases motivation and efficiency. 5. Achieved and ongoing goals can be highlighted in color (for example, green and yellow)
This will show success and further increase motivation. 6. It is necessary to regularly adjust this list and the order of goals in it, depending on the experience gained, the resources received and changes in environmental conditions. 7. You can describe the reward for each goal achieved even before you begin to achieve them. This will also increase motivation.
Using this method, I compiled my mission and ended up with a list of more than 20 strategic and 100 tactical goals. I have already achieved or partially achieved many of them. And it’s useful that I see the next possible steps, and most importantly, I see the last step, the goal of my life. These are the most important goals in my self-realization plan.
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Implementation of personal development curriculum in educational systems
Using this method and drawing up a visual plan for self-realization will allow you to “see” the full path to the goal of life. This will increase certainty, and, therefore, reduce stress and negative emotions during self-realization. It also gives a lot of energy to carry out actions and successfully achieve all your goals.
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Intrapersonal search
It begins when an individual begins to ask himself questions regarding self-determination. Who am I and what should I do in life? How to start doing what you love if you don’t have the strength and opportunity to at least try and leave the job you don’t like? Such questions encourage action and push for a deep understanding of current events. An intrapersonal search can continue for several years until a person makes a final decision for himself. Here you can’t rush or limit yourself in choice. You need to be able to listen to your own voice, notice the slightest changes in consciousness.
