Lifelong success through healthy self-awareness

TruEsteem was created over a decade ago by my mother Valerie and my aunt Cynthia.  Both were passionate educators, counselors, and coaches. The message they taught was simple: lifelong success through healthy self-esteem.  

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They chose the lotus flower to represent this message because it means wisdom, authenticity through integrity, and growth in unexpected places - all hallmarks of self-esteem. 

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When it was time to pass TruEsteem to the next generation, it was this same lotus flower mark that inspired me shift the narrative from self-esteem to self-awareness. Self-esteem is immensely important to internal self-awareness.  According to Dr. Tasha Eurich, internal self-awareness it is an "inward understanding of our values, passions, aspirations, ideal environment, patterns, reactions, and impact on others." Healthy self-esteem leads to healthy internal self-awareness.  As the research into self-awareness evolved over the past decade, it became clear to social and organizational psychologists that self-awareness had another side, an external side. External self-awareness involves knowing how others see you. Externally self-aware people can accurately see themselves from others' perspectives.

It is developing both internal and external self-awareness that allows us to seek

wisdom, authenticity, and growth in unexpected places.  And it is the lotus flower that reminds us that these are the main goals of a coaching relationship.