Author: vadesireeroza
I am a go-getter, self-starter, dream-chaser with a type A personality and an extreme attention to detail. I take pride in my enthusiasm and determination. I strive to achieve greatness in everything that I do.
The Importance of Continual Growth
This topic ties in to my previous blog post. I believe that it is extremely important to continually grow.
Reflection upon your weaknesses and where you would like to improve is essential to growth. It is vital to evaluate this area on a regular basis to stay on track. I believe that your weaknesses make you stronger as you overcome them. You have to consistently move through those weak points by constant learning, asking questions, gaining knowledge, and building strengths.
Acknowledging and celebrating your strengths is important to your self-esteem and confidence. Being constantly down on yourself or not acknowledging can be detrimental to your growth. I believe that your strengths and accomplishments are something to be celebrated. Falling short of your goals can happen, but if you recognize the accomplishments that got you closer, you will be better off.
Be honest with yourself and realize that there is always room for improvement. Nobody is perfect or knows everything. Everyone you meet knows something you don’t. Take the time for yourself regularly to figure out where you would like to improve and you will make great strides towards accomplishing what you set out to do. Even a small step can take you further than you ever imagined. Why would you hold back?
Be critical of yourself, but don’t be too critical! Too much criticism is no bueno for your confidence. The key to all of this is to find a balance between self-assessment and self-detriment. Another useful tool, gathering differing opinions from trusted friends or family who you know will be honest with you. Dishonesty doesn’t help anybody. Ask them not to sugarcoat their response, as the more blunt the answer, the stronger it will stick with you.
Ready to get balanced? Contact me to discuss!
Why Do Self-Assessments?
There is such a wide variety of self-assessments out there that it can seem overwhelming.
Performance assessments focuses on a set of objectives for a certain time period and measuring your performance against those metrics at the end. This type of assessment is very useful for employer/employee relationships. Asking employees to evaluate their own performance or even a coworker’s can provide valuable insight. For personal use, it can help you to keep track of goals that you have for yourself and forcing you to be accountable at the end of the time frame as to what was completed.
Interview questions are what we see in a lot of the assessments online. These ask you to do a personal evaluation on a certain topic from vanity to style of learning. In this area, there are certain types that should be avoided or, at the very least, done with discretion. Specifically, questions comparing you to other people, grading your looks, your brains, or the like are detrimental to your self-esteem and unnecessary assessments. Getting negative feedback from this type of assessment can have a very negative impact on oneself. Be cautious.
Skills and knowledge assessments are useful self-evaluation tools to see where you stand on certain objectives you have for yourself. More often than not, it is useful for you to have secondary opinions on your skill or knowledge levels. Be cautious in this area as well because it is very easy to get sucked into comparing your results to others and being negative on yourself because of it.
Training and mentoring evaluations often take place before proceeding with a lesson on a certain topic. As in a teacher having students take a quiz to see what was retained from the previous year before moving forward with the lesson plan. This can be useful to make sure that all the important topics are covered and the knowledge is understood.
Perhaps one of the best assessments are those that evaluate your personal goals, no matter what they may be. It is essential to review your goals on a regular basis to help keep you on track. It can be fairly easy to derail if you’re not careful.
While each assessment type has its place, proceed with caution. Too much focus on analysis of oneself can be extremely harmful to both self-esteem and confidence.
Don’t Hide!
I am new to this blogging game, so while I may not seem experienced at writing, I am experienced in my craft and take pleasure in being able to help people. I hope that you join me on this journey.
Ok, so here it goes…
I want to discuss how to maintain the real you as you attack this entrepreneurial world. How do you stand out from the crowd and yet blend in while keeping your uniqueness?
First things first, be grateful for who you are and what you do. Having a passion and fire for what you do is a key to attracting clients while maintaining yourself. If you don’t change yourself for what you do (your job if that’s what you prefer to call it), you will find true happiness within yourself. Of course, you still have to find that balance between your “work” life and your family life, but remaining you is the best first step.
You need to be kind to yourself. Too much harsh criticism is detrimental. It’s ok to be hard on yourself, but use it sparingly. Your self-confidence and esteem suffer as a result, which makes it harder to be successful. You have to believe that you can do it, and do it without fail. Failure is just not an option!
Thirdly, let go of all that perfectionism. Nobody can be perfect, but it seems that a lot of us try. Full of worry, full of doubt, we walk around second guessing everything. This is no way to live. Go with your instinct. It is your body telling you something. You are supposed to make mistakes and learn from them. It’s time to let go.
Let go of any judgment that you have for yourself. Stop comparing yourself to anybody else. Everybody is on their own journey. You never know, you could be comparing yourself to someone who has years more experience than you. This is not fair to yourself. Time to be fair.
Let’s stay positive. Thinking in a positive mindset will keep your spirits up and help you to feel awesome about yourself. This task is not easy. In fact, it’s quite hard, but you can do it.
Everything is going to take some time to accomplish, so try to have some patience. I know that you want to get things moving faster than they may be, but patience is truly a virtue. It allows you to think everything through and make sure every step is taken at the proper time.
Let me know how you do. I would love to be your support throughout your journey.
Welcome to the Journey!
Thanks for joining me! I am here to point you in the right direction. I strive to ease your workload and create a friendship that lasts. Your business and success is my passion. You can be assured that I will do everything in my power to deliver excellence in every project that I do for you. I am ready to start this journey with. Are you? I look forward to what this will bring each of us. I look forward to speaking with you very soon. Thank you for visiting and have an absolutely fantastic day!
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
