Dealing with the normal ups and downs of life, managing change and achieving growth requires a certain level of proficiency without which no mastery effort will be successful. Therefore, it is necessary to explore your skills, abilities and competencies to determine which is ineffectively applied or lacking to productively deal with the challenges you are currently confronted with.
For Example…
- Developing leadership and persuasion skills.
- Improve managerial skills and relate to others better.
- How to meet new people at work, socially and when dating.
- To make good decisions, avoid impulsive or uninformed choices.
- To stand up for your rights and refuse to be taken advantage of.
- Improving time management, scheduling or reducing procrastination.
- The handling of money, budgeting or controlling impulsive buying.
- To be a good listener, empathic or able to disclose your true self.
- Choosing your career path, planning out your life or making educational plans.
- How to study, work effectively, test/exam-taking skills or how to concentrate better.
Guiding questions…
The following line of questioning is to determine whether existing skills are sufficient enough to either address changes efficiently, deal with problems successfully, cope well with issues, address wicked challenges productively or do you need to acquire additional skills, abilities or competencies to effectively handle life’s many challenges.
- Is your present skill set applied effectively? If not, Why not? What requires attention? What is still lacking?
- When existing abilities are ineffective, what else could be done to improve such abilities?
- What are the skills and/or abilities still lacking and need to be mastered?
- What competencies should be acquired?
Wise Words, Simple Truths
"Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting."
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