To truly know whether you are practising self-management you can use the physical evidence you see in your life as signposts. This physical evidence could range from your weight- are you happy our unhappy with your weight? Whichever answer you choose will depend on how well you manage yourself to achieve your desired weight goal. This will require you to start working on yourself from inside the desired result will be seen on the outside-physical evidence.
Relationships – personal and professional are excellent examples of self-management. Relationships are truly one of the most telling results of how well you self-manage. Sarah Ban Breathnach in her book, Something More, describes the most important relationship you will ever have in your life as the relationship you have with yourself! This revealing notion is one that asks you to go within and truly discover who you are.
The following questions could be described as tools for self-management. They will help you begin the process of self-managing the most important relationship in your life:
- What process do you use to self-manage? (See IDARE self-coaching tool below)
- What values do you use to help you achieve successful self-management? ( a value could be keeping the promises you make to yourself)
- What beliefs do you currently hold about the people in your work and personal lives? (How you see people and the world reflects how you see yourself)
- How well do these beliefs serve you in achieving successful self-management? (Too many people hold on to beliefs that are non-supportive of forward growth)
- What physical evidence do you have that you are successfully practising self-management? ( Relationships, finances, personal and professional growth are examples of physical evidence of successful self-management)
E-Each step of the tool is evaluated to assess if you are operating from a place that is grounded in authenticity and true self-management.
A Life Coach is a great resource to use to help create a self-development plan. A Coach will work with you to provide tangible results and support you in transferring those results in all other aspects of your life. A coach will support you to be accountable to your self-development goals, as well as stop to celebrate your achievements along the way.
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