Communication with others is a feat in and of itself.

But before you can communicate well with others it’s important to have a basic level of communication with yourself.

The 3 basics of internal communication are:

Honesty. This is at the top of the list for internal communication because, in order to be honest with others, you must first be honest with yourself.

If you don’t know what truths you hold to you can’t communicate those to others.

It’s easy to be dishonest in the ways we communicate with ourselves. This could be in the form of denying what you are capable of or denying certain feelings. Essentially, dishonesty means overlooking certain truths.

Honesty is necessary for self-evaluation and therefore progression. If you want to stay stagnant, lie to yourself.

Evaluation. Ask three people who you feel know you very well and ask them to write some of your strengths and weaknesses. Their answers do not define you, but it’s likely that the traits they identify are commonly practiced by you. Now you need to determine if those are traits are characteristics of who you want to be.

Adaptability. The correct way to be self-aware is not to view your current state or person as permanent but as able to change and grow.  It’s likely that you have traits you don’t like but know that this is not your final self, you have the ability to change for the better which in turn will affect the people around you.