"gain self-awareness" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe the process of becoming more conscious of one's thoughts, feelings, and actions. Example: Through therapy and introspection, she was able to gain self-awareness and understand the root of her negative thought patterns.
I think step number one is gain self-awareness, whether through a 360, a coach, a personality assessment, feedback from your subordinates if you're a leader.
LeaderShape is an intensive, six-day residential program for undergraduates that challenges its participants to gain self-awareness through exercises, assessments, team-building, and group problem-solving (web.mit.edu/leadershape/www).edu/leadershape/www
(He calls this attempt to gain self-awareness "reflective theoretical reasoning").
Where are you now and where do you want to go? Helping others to gain self-awareness and insight is a key job for a coach.
And under the Smart Factories, "in addition to condition monitoring and fault diagnosis, components and systems are able to gain self-awareness and self-productiveness, which will provide management with more insight on the status of the factory.
Here's why: A good executive coach can help leaders gain self-awareness, clarify goals, set and achieve development objectives, optimize performance and solve problems by serving as a sounding board — all while holding them accountable to a disciplined and focused approach.
2. William Shatner (White Comanche, 1968) Oh, for the days before William Shatner gained self-awareness.
Jeremiah is tossed from his mother's arms to those of his fanatically religious grandfather and back, slowly growing up and gaining self-awareness, if not control.
project that gained self-awareness and concluded that humans were an irritant — perhaps a bit like athlete's foot — to be dispatched forthwith.
Skynet gained self-awareness and fought back after first being developed by the US military.
Summary: A robot police warrior gains self-awareness after a programmer cracks the code for true AI.
