The Johari Window

So, I was watching an episode of Being Mary Jane, when officially introduced to the Johari Window. I may have heard hearsay about it or simple references, but I have never heard a full breakdown of it's meaning. The Johari Window was created by two American Psychologist, Jeff Luft and Harry Ingham. The actual name derived from combining the creators first names 'Joe' and 'Harry.' The Johari Window model suggests that an individual gets an inside look into things they may or may have known about themselves and furthermore things they would like to change. What I find quite interesting about The Johari Window being referenced in the show Mary Jane was the fact that she in fact had a picture perfect life from a professional stand point. But countless missing pieces of the puzzle in her personal life and relationships. And even at 38, in the height of her success, she still took to the idea of learning how she could fix her life. Check out the four windows of the model below. 1. What is known by the person about him/herself and is also known by others - open area, open self, free area, free self, or 'the arena' 2. What is unknown by the person about him/herself but which others know - blind area, blind self, or 'blindspot' 3. What the person knows about him/herself that others do not know - hidden area, hidden self, avoided area, avoided self or 'facade' 4. What is unknown by the person about him/herself and is also unknown by others - unknown area or unknown self The simplest was to list the four windows is Open, Blind, Hidden, and Unknown. With the Spring here and the opportunity for new beginnings, why not try it? It's never too late!