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title: "Episode 4: Self Awareness and Your Behavioural Preferences"
description: "We all have an inner critic...

I think of my inner critic as a Tasmanian devil on my shoulder telling me I’m not good enough. We all have our own visualisations and manifestations of this voice inside our head that compares us to others and judges us. 

In this episode, I will be discussing how to understand this better and most importantly, how to not let it grow."
---

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# [Episode 4: Self Awareness and Your Behavioural Preferences](https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/en/how-to-feel-better-podcast/episode-4-self-awareness-and-your-behavioural-preferences)

 Written by [Ruth Kudzi, MCC](https://www.optimuscoachacademy.com/en/how-to-feel-better-podcast/author/ruth-kudzi-mcc) | Jan 19, 2023 4:54:49 PM

The more that we understand ourselves, the more that we can understand others.

I truly believe that self-awareness is at the core of improved communication and improved relationships. In this episode, I discuss how we can identify our own behavioural preferences and how they can affect the decisions we make and the people around us.

**Here are the highlights: **

- (01:07) People *should* behave like me
- (03:40) Discovering our behavioural preferences
- (06:44) Recognising our stress response
- (10:32) Moderating our stress

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