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Most people start running for the hills, ducking deeper under the duvets or pretend to not hear anything when the term self-awareness is used. When I have asked people why such evasive tactics or reactions occur, the responses are quite expansive. On the one end, it’s classified on a time basis: “don’t have time to be self-aware, there is too much else going on”, to absolute disdain “there is no point as there is no need, it’s of no benefit to me” or “it’s all about meditating, which is hard and also useless”.

Hmmm.

Some valid excuses there. We have all used time, our level of busy-ness and turning up the nose because-we-know-better as our go-to to many things we want to procrastinate on. Why is that though?

The peacock is renowned globally as symbolic of a number of aspirational qualities such as integrity, rejuvenation, awareness, balance, leadership, confidence, and wisdom or vision.

Commonly, in Eastern cultures, the peacock is inherent with the notion of having the courage to learn from the past, better yourself, and then use this to open new doors. The phrase “when one door shuts another one opens” aptly fits the virtues of the peacock.

The beauty in the colours of the peacock is reflective of one’s true self. Being authentic inspires others to behave the same – a hallmark of a great leader.

The one phrase that sticks in my mind is taking my power back. For what seems far too long, the fate of my success has been determined by decisions, plans and ideas laid out by others, who are tracing out their own map towards glory. No amount of haggling, arm-bending, outright frankness or even discreet diligence could move the needle to the degree that I yearned for.