At last week’s Leaders Connect, Dunrie Greiling and I spoke on “Ten Steps to Meaningful Goals for 2017.” Before you do any goal-setting, you should prepare by self-reflection and self-discovery. One step in self-discovery is to find your blind spots. Just like the blind spots in car, which we learn to double check for safe driving, we humans have blind spots in our perception and understanding. Often, we know these failings, but they may sneak up on us in times …
Dr. Rob’s most recent book is Self-Aware: A Guide for Success in Work and Life. This book grew from his experience teaching undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and the Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. Self-Aware is available as an ebook and as a softcover book from Amazon. Buy the book or download its first chapter for free from Amazon! [btn text=”Get Self-Aware” borderradius=”3px” link=”https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LFZR5Z6/” tcolor=”#ffffff” bcolor=”#ff9900″ …
Last week I discussed how to set meaningful goals for 2017. I described the first step as “becoming more self aware”. Today I discussed the second step: envisioning your success( this Friday at my Leaders Connect Breakfast, I will be presenting on these concepts. If you have not received an invitation and wish to attend, please send me an email and I will be happy to extend you an invitation). Describe Your Vision of Success Ari Weinzweig, cofounder of Zingerman’s …
Ten Steps to Setting Goals Which Are Right for You Discover your strengths. Uncover your passions. Understand your personality…and recognize your blind spots. Learn how you manage your energy and your body. Become mindful of your own mind. Based on your family and your experience, learn how you relate to others. Define your mission and core values. Clarify your lifestyle values. Create your vision for success in work and life. Discover your career sweet spot. After going through these ten steps, you …
Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence are the Keys to Success Know Thyself. -Socrates Sages throughout history and across cultures have urged us to be self-aware, and thereby understand our world. Modern psychological sciences have consistently reinforced the idea that well-being begins with self-awareness. One key example of this insight comes from modern psychological research dedicated to emotional intelligence. Beginning with Professor David McClelland, for whom I was a teaching assistant at Harvard University, and continuing through the research of my classmates, …
Just like cars on the road, we all have blind spots. A blind spot is a consistent pattern that others can see in us and we do not see in ourselves. Or, we might see it in ourselves, but we do not recognize how it could be a problem. Today, I recognized one of my own blind spots: my propensity to “change things up”. For the past several weeks, I have been going to physical therapy to work on an …