Proactivity Discoveries for Myself
In one of the ProStar Coach exercises I’ve completed for Proactivity – the personal strength I’m working on – the question stem was “When I’m faced with a situation that requires this (proactivity) of me, I feel…” and I had to list 10 ways I end up feeling when I’m forced into being proactive.
This exercise is called Self-Discovery and that’s exactly what it turned out to be.
I won’t list all 10 of the feelings here – this is a bit too public for that revelation! – but I will say I was amazed at what WAS revealed. Seeing the words in print and realizing what was really going on inside of me forced me to step back and think.
Here’s how this worked for me:
First of all, it’s not easy to list 10 feelings – you do dig deep. This took much more than 10 seconds and that surprised me.
Secondly, the exercise directed me to write out what I discovered about myself and that’s not always easy to describe even if no one else is going to see the words! (I could send this to my Coaching Network for feedback or additional comments, which in time I will do).
Finally, I committed to a Planned Action: “What I will do to improve my chances for success…” and that’s what I’m sticking to – the planned action. By reading the plans each day, I’m consciously applying my discoveries and consciously changing my behavior. The goal is for those behaviors to become unconscious and automatic.
To have the changes I want become automatic, will take repetition and after I’ve faced my shortcomings for several days running (!), I’ll invite my Coaching Network to provide some feedback - we should all see a difference and an improvement in my proactive tendencies!
The Fortune Cookie exercise in Proactivity caused me to reflect on this quote: Court the future you desire, or she will fall in love with someone else.
That seems to sum it up quite succinctly!
I’m not finished with Proactivity - I’m going back to the Energizer exercise because it requires completion of an Action Assignment that I’m working through.
The bottom line here is that for as long as I’ve been on my own, I’ve dodged this personal strength (ProStar calls personal strengths behavior patterns that help us with the challenges of life and work) and now I’m facing it – personally and professionally. The ProStar exercises are getting me focused on just what I need to do, why I need to do it and what I can/should expect of myself.
More to come…
Let me ask you: are you open to thinking about personal and professional development from a new perspective? If you are intrigued, think about ProStar Coach – it’s enabling me to function as my own coach!
In one of the ProStar Coach exercises I’ve completed for Proactivity – the personal strength I’m working on – the question stem was “When I’m faced with a situation that requires this (proactivity) of me, I feel…” and I had to list 10 ways I end up feeling when I’m forced into being proactive.
This exercise is called Self-Discovery and that’s exactly what it turned out to be.
I won’t list all 10 of the feelings here – this is a bit too public for that revelation! – but I will say I was amazed at what WAS revealed. Seeing the words in print and realizing what was really going on inside of me forced me to step back and think.
Here’s how this worked for me:
First of all, it’s not easy to list 10 feelings – you do dig deep. This took much more than 10 seconds and that surprised me.
Secondly, the exercise directed me to write out what I discovered about myself and that’s not always easy to describe even if no one else is going to see the words! (I could send this to my Coaching Network for feedback or additional comments, which in time I will do).
Finally, I committed to a Planned Action: “What I will do to improve my chances for success…” and that’s what I’m sticking to – the planned action. By reading the plans each day, I’m consciously applying my discoveries and consciously changing my behavior. The goal is for those behaviors to become unconscious and automatic.
To have the changes I want become automatic, will take repetition and after I’ve faced my shortcomings for several days running (!), I’ll invite my Coaching Network to provide some feedback - we should all see a difference and an improvement in my proactive tendencies!
The Fortune Cookie exercise in Proactivity caused me to reflect on this quote: Court the future you desire, or she will fall in love with someone else.
That seems to sum it up quite succinctly!
I’m not finished with Proactivity - I’m going back to the Energizer exercise because it requires completion of an Action Assignment that I’m working through.
The bottom line here is that for as long as I’ve been on my own, I’ve dodged this personal strength (ProStar calls personal strengths behavior patterns that help us with the challenges of life and work) and now I’m facing it – personally and professionally. The ProStar exercises are getting me focused on just what I need to do, why I need to do it and what I can/should expect of myself.
More to come…
Let me ask you: are you open to thinking about personal and professional development from a new perspective? If you are intrigued, think about ProStar Coach – it’s enabling me to function as my own coach!
