SOAR TO SUCCESS / Personal Growth Strategies and, in many cases, disappointment that they had not been given the opportunity sooner. Self-awareness is the first step toward emotional intelligence development and leadership development ingeneral. So, why is it that formany leaders they are mid-career or later before they are given or encouraged to take the assessments of all kinds that would give them valuable information and heighten their self-awareness? “Self-awareness is your ability to accurately perceive your own emotions in the moment and understand your tendencies across situations.” Dr. Travis Bradberry & Dr. Jean Greaves It is difficult in the moment to analyze what the emotion is that you are experiencing as it might seem like it is one emotion when it is really something else once you reflect and dissect what happened. One of the foundational books for many of us is/was The 7Habits of Highly Effective People. Very early in the book there is a section titled “The Way We See the Problem Is the Problem”. So true. In a later chapter the author talks about “owning the gap” between stimulus and response. There is a difference between a response and a reaction. For the past couple of years, I have had a post it on my monitor that said, “own the gap”. Why? Because I know that my gap had narrowed during the pandemic. Things that wouldn’t normally trigger me to react were. I had to step back and look at what was going on in my life that was causing me to react quicker and more intensely than the situation called for in some cases. It takes understanding yourself, being selfaware and the ability to reflect on situations to understand the things that trigger certain emotions, what the emotion really is and be able to sever the cycle prior to the reaction so that you can respond more appropriately. A straightforward process to use when reflecting is: • What was the triggering event? • What was the actual emotion at the root? • Your unhealthy response? • The truth, facts? • Healthy response if you were to respond to a similar situation If you have not had the opportunity to “slice and dice” yourself recently I encourage you to do so. If your organization is not investing in assessments for you, you can. For more information about various resources please feel free to reach out janet@berkshiregroupinc.com Self-awareness is your ability to accurately perceive your own emotions in the moment and understand your tendencies across situations. Dr. Travis Bradberry & Dr. Jean Greaves
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