Research shows that the most effective people are the ones who have a clear understanding of who they are. This kind of clarity comes when a person is fully aware of their strengths as well as their weaknesses. Being fully self-aware allows an individual to create and implement strategies that empower them to handle any situation that they encounter.
Ideally, you understand the best way to handle challenges and obstacles that you meet, the best way to communicate your viewpoints to others effectively, and how you can better comprehend the viewpoints of others.
Keys to Self-Awareness
To be effective in interactions, you need to be able to:
1. Clearly understand your own behavioral and communication preferences
2. Appreciate and respect the things that make people different
3. Be a more effective communicator
Know Who You Are
Behavior is one of the essential pieces that helps to define who a person is. Who we are and the way we behave is shaped by both outside influences (nurture) and inherent traits (nature). These things combine to create our observable behavior.
We at FocalPoint Business Coaching use an assessment tool that allows you to understand how you respond when you face challenges and stress, what you do to persuade others to see your point of view, how you react to constraints and measures set by someone else, and how you respond to the environmental pace.
Through this assessment, you will also learn about what your strongest motivators are, what attitudes have an impact on you based on your priorities, and what attitudes you feel indifferent about.
Are you ready to learn about how your behavior impacts your effectiveness as a communicator? Let’s get started!