Reply To: Exercise 3: Inner Monologue
REFLECTION 21 monologue moments in 5 days.
DID I NOTICE TRENDS
My monologue has more to do with how I’m changing myself than trying to change others like what it would have been 5 years previously.
Focused on improving leadership presence based on work I’ve been doing in the past 2 years.
The direction I trying to go in is coming into better focus.
I pick up more in conversations because am listening more, talking less and am more fully engaged on average.
Been working on managing my energy and I think this is also helping. Doing certain types of thinking and tasks at certain times of the day that fit my energy level, my positivity level, my doer/thinking state.
I am becoming more comfortable being uncomfortable, Catching my breath and willing myself through new change situations and coming out the other side better.
DID I NOTICE COMMON THOUGHTS
Many thoughts related to striving to move forward rather than frustration with being stuck in a spot
More thoughts about emotions invoked under different circumstances and some thoughts emerging on the reasons why.
Stronger positivity overall, using irrepressible optimism catch phrase to find new options, able to see more possibilities in a situation.
HOW DO MY THOUGHTS COMPARE TO THE OTHER
No idea, depends on where each of us are in our leadership journey.
Each are going to be unique. The lessons I need to learn to progress are right in front of me and are likely different than others.
Writing out thoughts in the moment is really working for me. A boost to practices I’ve been putting into place like my life plan review. It is keeping my brain moving on my leadership progression by bringing it up through the day rather than trying to think about it when I have more time at the end of the day and I’m too tired to think straight. The several moments a day is keeping the topic in my consciousness longer.
I am committing to continue 3 monologues per day for 30 days to see where I end up.