I believe that self-awareness is a very important component a person should embody. People should be aware of who they are regardless if they feel that way about themselves because understanding who you are will empower you as a person to be better, want more for yourself and essentially be a stronger leader (if being a leader/manager is what you seek out to be). Fortunately for me I have always practiced self-awareness and at all costs I made sure that I understood who I was and what was going on around me. I never wanted to be the person that woke up one morning and regretted things from their past because they lacked self-awareness. I also want to make sure I know who I am and that I am able to live every day to its fullest potential.
The results I got from the Diagnostic Survey for Self-Awareness are the same results I get on most self-awareness surveys and I am never ashamed of the results nor surprised. From a very early age I always felt as though I knew who I was and nothing could ever strip me of that. I have always been very strong minded, strong willed, outspoken and sometimes downright blunt but that is who I am and I can honestly say those things about myself. On top of those characteristics I am the poster child for those who embody A-Type personality traits, I am a planner and I like to know the facts. I don’t want to sound cocky but I like to think of myself as a very confident woman.
Throughout the survey the only area that was the hardest for me was the “Defining Issues Test” section because that starts to put my better judgment against my morals and at times those two areas of my personality are already going against each other. A good example of that can be referenced in the ‘Newspaper’ article/section. To me I am the type of person who believes you should stand up for people and let information be uncomfortable; if everything was comfortable change would never be able to take place. Personally for me if someone was to take something away from me because it made them or others feel uncomfortable I would sit outside of their door (figuratively speaking) until I got back what was mine because if something is there and in your face change can take place; silence does make a good leader and unfortunately at times people have to be made to feel uneasy to make a difference.
I think the information I gained from this survey will be something I will want to expand on throughout the course and I also want to focus in on identifying how I can prioritize issues. I want to make sure I am using the best judgment at all times and not only using my heart to make decisions. Reading over some of the responses I chose I can see where my heart made more of the decisions than my brain or better judgment (which at times can be the right decision but not always). I want to continue to grow in and with my self-awareness and learn to come off less blunt at times and address thoughts and ideas with more diplomacy; a good leader has to be diplomatic especially in their rhetoric.
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