Elay Amitay HaleviElite Trading Performance Coach

How to unlock deeper levels of self-awareness

15 May 2026 · 1 min

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In this spoken monologue, the presenter argues that self‑criticism and harsh judgment block true self‑awareness. Judgment and understanding are described as opposite energies; when we are busy condemning ourselves we cannot objectively observe our thoughts, actions, and patterns. The speaker advises shifting into a neutral, curious stance—seeing oneself and one’s circumstances without labeling them as "terrible"—and then asking reflective questions about the origins of feelings, expectations, and personal responsibility. By speaking to oneself with the intent to understand rather than to blame, the listener can uncover blind spots that may be shaping unwanted outcomes, thereby gaining deeper self‑awareness.

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if you keep being harsh with yourself, if you keep being critical with yourself, you are never going to be able to unlock deeper levels of self-awareness. Because how can you truly deeply understand something when you're so busy judging it and criticizing it? You can't. Judgment and understanding are opposite energies. While you're standing in judgment against yourself, you will not be able to truly understand yourself. As soon as you come out of judgment and you come into the energy of trying to just observe, understand, see yourself fully, see your situation objectively, without making it mean that you're terrible or your life is terrible, but from the neutral observer, you accept and you say, okay, I'm curious, why did this happen? What did this unfold from? What energy? What have I been doing? How have I been acting? What have been my expectations? Where have I been showing up in my life that maybe I haven't been taking full responsibility? When you start to really honestly speak to yourself like this, with the view to just understand yourself, not to hate on yourself, you will gain so much awareness as to where you might be blind to your own parts that may have been creating the circumstances that you don't prefer.