This week’s lesson from my book: Self-Aware: A Guide for Success in Work and Life is on “discovering your strengths.” Here are the steps I asked my students to consider: According to the Gallup survey discover your top-five signature strengths? (you will need to buy one of the Gallup books to get the code to be able to take this survey) As with all similar surveys, the Gallup is based on self-report. Yet, research shows we do not know ourselves as …
Self-Aware: A Guide for Success in Work and Life “I hadn’t really stopped to think about how my own interests and work-style would fit into my future career. I was caught up in attending recruitment sessions from Fortune 500 companies or whatever companies I thought carried prestige, with little regard for the type of work I was actually interested in… “Our first topic in Dr. Rob’s class was about self-awareness… [I discovered that] I preferred creative work, often in more …
I will always remember September 11, 2001. I will always remember receiving the call from my wife that morning, saying that a plane had hit the towers. I will always remember driving home, trying to grasp the enormity of the tragedy. I will always remember the anguish as worried about our son, Adam, who was a reporter for Reuters in Times Square and often reported from the Trade Center. I will always remember the relief when we finally heard from him at 2 …
Here is chapter three in my new book: Self-Aware: A Guide for Success in Work and Life. This chapter is about the importance of “Discovering Your Passion.” The book, thanks to the great editing by my collaborator, Dunrie Greiling, should be ready as an e-book next week. Stay tuned for details. [edit 9/19/2016 – available in ebook format and softcover from Amazon.com] Cover photo, “Take Me Home,” taken by Michael H. Samuelson, used with permission. https://samuelsongallery.com CHAPTER THREE Self-Discovery Step Two: Define …
Do a Strategic Retreat with Your Family Carrie and Steve both have high-powered jobs — Carrie in graphic design and Steve as a CFO. Steve wants to make a job change, but to find a job that pays as well, the family may have to move. They were conflicted about this and having trouble sorting everything out. I suggested that they treat their family as a business enterprise and do a strategic retreat. Go away for a couple of days or …
Recognize Your Blind Spots Research shows that often it’s not what we see but what we fail to see that causes us to self-destruct. So it’s really important to become aware of our blind spots. Are you a perfectionist who can never admit your failings? Do you teeter constantly on the brink of burnout because you overdo everything? Are you so power-hungry that you’d fire your mom to win points with the boss? Do you micromanage people (even your family) …