Every individual has unrealised potential that is just waiting to be realised. However, the majority of us fall into habits that keep us cosy but unchanging. Achieving goals is only one aspect of personal growth; another is discovering your best self and designing a life that is in line with your beliefs, interests, and purpose.
We’ll walk you through effective steps in this blog to help you get started on your transformational journey right now.
Self-Awareness: The Initial Phase of Development
Honest and objective self-awareness is important because we are not always in tune with the skills that need developed, which makes us at risk for stalling our careers. Lack of self-awareness can lead us to focus on the wrong skills. Sometimes we focus our development efforts on the easy stuff. “Executive presence,” “presentation skills” or “networking” are common skills that people put on their list of development opportunities. These might be the right skills to work on, but they are likely not the things that keep us from achieving our career goals. Whatever is holding us back is typically something much more critical and difficult to improve.
When I coach individuals, I have a discussion with them about their “skills inventory.” Prior to conducting a formal skills assessment, I ask them to identify which skills they leverage for their performance and which ones they feel need further development. This helps set a self-awareness baseline. Once we complete the skills assessment phase, I ask them to compare the baseline to the skills assessment results. It is rare for the two lists to match. A reason for the mismatch is that some people focus more on those things that can be learned through traditional learning mechanisms and much less emphasis on the skills that are core elements of their personality. Said differently, they tend to overlook their “DNA” and focus on those things that are more tangible. People around them, however, notice the former rather than the latter.
Conclusion : Personal development is a continuous process rather than a final goal. You have already begun to unlock your best self the moment you make the decision to take charge of your life, make daily improvements, and remain receptive to new information.
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