Career Toolbox: Self Reflection

What’s currently stored in your career toolbox? I hope that self reflection is one of the many instruments included in your personal collection of tips, tricks, skills and techniques. In fact, it’s practically the most important tool of them all.

Gaining self awareness is much harder than it would seem, as it requires a conscious effort to invest in identifying who you are and how others experience you. It reveals strengths, but it also calls out your weaknesses too!

Self reflection requires work and a dose of humility. The thing is, as you dig deep within self, you may not like what you find! You will be forced to take ownership and accept what you reveal about yourself as both reality and truth. Then, and only then, can you work towards developing a better “you”.

I entreat you to lean into it! Self reflection is the equalizer. It helps you to be more cognizant of your flaws, actions, emotions and biases. Acknowledging these things about oneself in turn better positions you to accept the flaws of another. Overall, it will improve your interactions with people in the workplace.