This one is quite timely as I'm currently preparing the last part of my "Know Thyself: Nurturing the Inner Leader" series.
At times I struggle with the old imposter syndrome. I have it quashed quite quickly by others, but it lingers sometimes. One method I use is to list as many achievements as you can, big and small. Look over the list and see what you've accomplished. It helps seeing some of the bug stuff and so long as you're not too down on yourself, you'll look at it and think, "I'm pretty good ont' sly".
Answering a few personality tests helped me to understand myself better and it amazes me even now how accurate they actually are. Myers-Briggs and the multitude of variants and their analyses continue to teach me about being an INFP, including what to work on and things to look out for.
Self-awareness is critical for leadership, and personality assessments are a great way to understand ourselves better. My particular favorite is CliftonStrengths. After running my entire team through it, it's uncanny how accurate it is. Aside from that, every strength has a set of blindspots, which helps highlight the areas to look out for. Myers-Briggs is another great one.
Regardless, I find repeatedly that what we search for is often best found by looking inward and believing that we are capable of more than our thoughts or limiting beliefs tell us.
This one is quite timely as I'm currently preparing the last part of my "Know Thyself: Nurturing the Inner Leader" series.
At times I struggle with the old imposter syndrome. I have it quashed quite quickly by others, but it lingers sometimes. One method I use is to list as many achievements as you can, big and small. Look over the list and see what you've accomplished. It helps seeing some of the bug stuff and so long as you're not too down on yourself, you'll look at it and think, "I'm pretty good ont' sly".
Answering a few personality tests helped me to understand myself better and it amazes me even now how accurate they actually are. Myers-Briggs and the multitude of variants and their analyses continue to teach me about being an INFP, including what to work on and things to look out for.
Self-awareness is critical for leadership, and personality assessments are a great way to understand ourselves better. My particular favorite is CliftonStrengths. After running my entire team through it, it's uncanny how accurate it is. Aside from that, every strength has a set of blindspots, which helps highlight the areas to look out for. Myers-Briggs is another great one.
Regardless, I find repeatedly that what we search for is often best found by looking inward and believing that we are capable of more than our thoughts or limiting beliefs tell us.
I'll make a note of CliftonStrengths as it's not one I've come across before.
Here's a sample report to show you the information it provides:
https://storecontent.gallup.com/pdf/report_samples/34/cliftonstrengths_34_report_sample_en-us.pdf
I'll have a proper read of it later but the quick skim I've just read it looks like an extremely powerful tool.
Can I ask, where do you access it and how much is the report?
Here you go: https://store.gallup.com/p/en-us/10108/top-5-cliftonstrengths
I recommend only paying the $20 for the top 5. I've never used the full 34-strength report, although it is interesting.
Thank you very much. ~£16 sounds reasonable for such in depth information. I paid £14 for a DISC report and that was a good one as well.
I love the idea of looking inward for truth while looking outward for help.