If you follow my coaching philosophy, you know I have a rather strong opinion about dealing with strengths and weaknesses. There are two rules of thumb I live by when it comes to deciding whether to build strengths or fix weaknesses. The first rule is to spend as little time, energy, and emotion in areas of […]
Self-awareness is the ability for a person to understand their own behavior and the behaviors they perceive in the world around them. Self-awareness is arguably the most important of the four domains of emotional intelligence. In addition, I must note that self-awareness is the opposite of self-consciousness. Although many people often make the mistake of […]
It’s almost like clockwork. Whenever I write an article suggesting that people avoid trying to fix their weaknesses and instead focus on their strengths, someone contacts me and tells me this is a fixed mindset. This is what happened today after someone read my article yesterday on deciding whether to build strengths or fix weaknesses. […]