Can you believe that we are only two weeks away from school being over? This quarter went by incredibly fast. It has amazed me how much I have learned from my leadership classes. In the beginning of the quarter I wrote about my highest and lowest capacities from the Emotionally Intelligent Inventory. First, I want write about how I improved my lowest capacity, Emotional Self-Perception and how I used my leadership skills from the course to be a better leader. Then, I will give you examples of how I used my highest capacities, Authenticity and Achievement to my advantage in some of my toughest times this quarter. Lastly, I will explain how I plan on using my capacities to better my leadership in the future. As you know my lowest capacities
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This has never been something that I really struggled with. This quarter I loved how I was able to interconnect this leadership class with leadership 495. I feel like I was able to show who I really am to the classes. Just last week we learned about the Five Approaches to Managing Conflict. They are Competing, Collaborating, Compromising, Avoiding, and Accommodating. I had no idea how often I try to avoid conflict. I feel like this is something that contradicts my authenticity because I noticed that I do “postpone” addressing certain issues if I feel uneasy about them. Just recently I was able to overcome the approach of avoiding conflict and it felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulder. I think that this is something that I plan on using for the future because it not only addresses the issues, but it makes me feel better as well. I think that I can use my idea of writing down how I feel and why as a way to increase my skills for Emotional Self-Perception. Being in tune with my emotions will make me a better leader and a better person. Since I see myself being a youth advocate in the future I think that taking all of these lessons and applying them to my everyday life will only be beneficial for me and those around
This has never been something that I really struggled with. This quarter I loved how I was able to interconnect this leadership class with leadership 495. I feel like I was able to show who I really am to the classes. Just last week we learned about the Five Approaches to Managing Conflict. They are Competing, Collaborating, Compromising, Avoiding, and Accommodating. I had no idea how often I try to avoid conflict. I feel like this is something that contradicts my authenticity because I noticed that I do “postpone” addressing certain issues if I feel uneasy about them. Just recently I was able to overcome the approach of avoiding conflict and it felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulder. I think that this is something that I plan on using for the future because it not only addresses the issues, but it makes me feel better as well. I think that I can use my idea of writing down how I feel and why as a way to increase my skills for Emotional Self-Perception. Being in tune with my emotions will make me a better leader and a better person. Since I see myself being a youth advocate in the future I think that taking all of these lessons and applying them to my everyday life will only be beneficial for me and those around