A vital way of becoming more effective in both business and life is by becoming more self-aware. If you can become aware of your self – your strengths and your weaknesses – then, you can become aware of the effects you create. Only once you know your effects can you know how to change them, or even whether you should. Implementing the guidelines in this module is the first step in a continual process of deepening your awareness of your self and the effects you create. Becoming more effective can only deepen your rewards in both your professional and personal life.
Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Define the self and different aspects of the self
- Learn from introspection
- Understand the nature and value of emotions
- Appreciate yourself
- Appreciate others
- Improve effectiveness
What Is the Self?
- The Physical Self
- The Emotional Self
- The Mental Self
- The Spiritual Self
- Case Study
- Assessment
Awareness of the Physical Self
- Scanning
- Progressive Relaxation
- Physical Stressors
- Exercise
- Case Study
- Assessment
Time Management
- Organization
- Goal Management
- Priorities
- Procrastination
- Case Study
- Assessment
The Emotional Self
- Validity of Emotions
- Utility of Emotions
- Emotional Arousal
- Emotional Valence
- Case Study
- Assessment
Mood Management
- Emotional Intelligence
- Categories of Emotion
- Increasing Arousal
- Decreasing Arousal
- Case Study
- Assessment
The Mental Self
- Thinking Style
- Learning Style
- Personality
- Stinking Thinking
- Case Study
- Assessment
Interpersonal Awareness
- Addressing Different Thinking Styles
- Addressing Different Learning Styles
- Active Listening and Body Language
- Transactional Analysis
- Case Study
- Assessment
The Spiritual Self
- Mindfulness
- Meditation
- Cultivating Positivity
- Gratitude
- Case Study
- Assessment
Limitations of Self Awareness
- Navel Gazing
- Excessive Self Discipline
- Developing Humility
- Developing Empathy
- Case Study
- Assessment
