“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

as l grew older, i learned that the key to surviving the day isn't positivity, it is acceptance. Accepting that not all days are good and happy, you will have bad days, you make mistakes, you fail, you mess up. Every things not going to fall into place and that's okay

Though the above quote may be a slight exaggeration it’s clear that our personal philosophy is always going to be an important influence over our lives.

As I said above, it transverses nearly every aspect of our lives, influences our decisions and our actions, and impacts the person we become. Our personal philosophies outline what we stand for in our lives. It helps us to be more mindful and understanding of the things that we want in our life as well as the things that we would like to avoid.

This is why it’s important to dedicate the necessary time and effort to ensure that the personal philosophy you establish reflects who you are at your core, what’s important to you, and what you want your ideal lifestyle to look like. Because as soon as you know what you want from your life and what you want to avoid you can stop simply chasing highs in life and begin to actually pursue the things that will bring you true happiness, meaning, and fulfillment.

Our personal philosophy statements thus help us to distinguish our values from those of society and other individuals and provide us with the justification and validation we seem to require in order to begin pursuing our own path rather than simply following the path of other successful individuals who have paved the way before us.  

Overall our personal philosophies enable us to sort through all the madness of our lives and serve as a guide helping us to live with true purpose and intention.

I think outside of "each" philosophy of self. I can't speak for anyone else's self, nor can they mine, so only my own philosophy of myself would matter to myself, and yours to you.

my philosophy of self is "why"? I focus my attention on motives, so I can know? what I actually want and therefor am. What I "want" will drive my thoughts, memories, interactions with others, and my impressions of their interactions with me, which is what actively and reactively creates the physically presenting "me" to myself and the world. It also is what will draw certain things to me, which must be continually evaluated for potential necessary revisions.

That, what I attract, is the most important, because I become what I surround myself with and surround myself with what I identify with and identify with whatever inwardly portrays what I outwardly wish to present. This all surrounds, at the core, whatever it is I WANT. Like really want. And that's the "why"

This "why" doesn't have to own judgement, either; so long as I'm aware of it, I'm satisfied. My "why" could be that I want to cause trouble. It could be I simply don't care. It could be that I'm angry, needy, entitled, grandiose, or whatever else- doesn't matter

To know the self is the start of wisdom. Understanding the self is like understanding a rainbow?

Though we think we understand the self in its entirety, I find it impossible, WHY? if we understood our emotions we would be in total control, yet I have not seen anyone in total self control. Some turn to movies, drugs/alcohol, need other peoples praises, and the likes.

A self controlled person needs nothing to prove their worth, to define who they are. I have not met such a person. So in self understanding, if ever achieved, then we find true wisdom. The impact then would be tremendous when we have total self control.