If you find a leader who thinks they can maximize their potential without correction and encouragement from others, run.
And if YOU are that leader, it’s time to stop holding yourself back.
Because your blind spots are, by definition, things you will never be able to see on your own.
No amount of self awareness will ever reveal your blind spots, because they are intrinsically unseeable without an external revelation.
What self awareness can do is ensure you recognize that, like everyone else, you have blind spots.
So what do you do if you can’t uncover your blind spots on your own?
Phone a friend.
Hire a coach.
Find a trusted partner who can answer these three questions honestly because they want to help you be successful:
- What is one thing you see me doing that works…and one thing that might be holding me back?
- Where might I be unintentionally eroding trust or confidence?
- If you were betting on my success, what’s the habit or behavior you’d want me to upgrade first?
TRY THIS: Identify someone in your world who you trust to give you honest and constructive feedback. Tell them you are on a mission to minimize your blind spots and would love to get their feedback on three questions over coffee. When they agree, send them the questions ahead of time so they can show up thoughtfully.
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