This is Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day. Sixty Seconds on wisdom, success and personal growth. Socrates said, “Know Thyself”. Personal and professional growth begins with yourself, and knowledge of who and what you are all about is critical. I have spent nearly my entire life trying to understand myself. I started writing a journal as a teenager and often go back and read passages from my youth. It allows me to truly know myself, as the words, thoughts and events I write are usually raw emotions and ideas of those current events. At the time, I am realizing that I really do not know what the future holds.

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”

Today, we’re focusing on self-knowledge, and for me, that includes wisdom. “Wisdom begins with wonder,” another quote from Socrates, and again, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”

Examine your life, your thoughts, ideas and actions. Know thyself and you’ll begin to understand how wise you are becoming. For me, knowing myself is one of my biggest assets, as it has helped me stay focused on a path toward success.

This has been Kelly Orchard’s Apple A Day…Now, go out and be fruitful.

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