Improving Self-Awareness

True effectiveness is impossible without a clear mirror. This course teaches that self-awareness is the “master skill” of the modern professional. By identifying your internal drivers, strengths, and blind spots, you gain the power to consciously choose your reactions rather than operating on autopilot. This course provides the tools to audit the “effects” you have on your environment, allowing you to bridge the gap between your intentions and your actual impact on people and situations.

INTRODUCTION

• Course Objectives

MODULE 1

• What Is the Self?
• The Physical Self
• The Emotional Self
• The Mental Self
• The Spiritual Self
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 2

• Awareness of the Physical Self
• Scanning
• Progressive Relaxation
• Physical Stressors
• Exercise
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 3

• Time Management
• Organization
• Goal Management
• Priorities
• Procrastination
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 4

• The Emotional Self
• Validity of Emotions
• Utility of Emotions
• Emotional Arousal
• Emotional Valence
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 5

• Mood Management
• Emotional Intelligence
• Categories of Emotion
• Increasing Arousal
• Decreasing Arousal
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 6

• The Mental Self
• Thinking Style
• Learning Style
• Personality
• Stinking Thinking
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 7

• Interpersonal Awareness
• Addressing Different Thinking Styles
• Addressing Different Learning Styles
• Active Listening and Body Language
• Transactional Analysis
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 8

• The Spiritual Self
• Mindfulness
• Meditation
• Cultivating Positivity
• Gratitude
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 9

• Limitations of Self-Awareness
• Navel Gazing
• Excessive Self-Discipline
• Developing Humility
• Developing Empathy
• Knowledge Check

MODULE 10

• Independence versus Interdependence
• What is interdependence?
• Systems Theory
• More Than the Sum of All Parts
• Team Building
• Knowledge Check

ASSESSMENT

• Post Test