Self-Coaching Workbook: I have designed the Self-Directed Learning guide for you to use over 90 days but in fact you can use it in any manner you choose that’s the beauty of self-directed coaching – Workbook contains 10 Self-Coaching Modules and over 25 different self-awareness and experiential activities and exercises. On each day, I’ll present a new activity, tell you which ability it’s aimed at boosting, and explain its purpose. The rest is up to you.
Module #1 Exploring Strengths: Open Chair Exercise
Instructions:
1. Place two empty chairs facing each other about two feet a part.
2. Imagine you are interviewing for a very important job.
3. Sit-in one of the chairs and imagine you are the interviewer and ask out loud looking directly at the empty chair what are the five strengths this person will bring to the company?
4. Now move to the other chair and answer the strengths question? What strengths will you bring to the company?
5. Continue the conversation moving back and forth playing both roles until you have finished the interview.
Reflection:
Stop the interaction and reflect on what you learned about yourself and preparation for the interview by considering the following questions:
- What was challenging about identifying and explaining your strengths to the interviewer?
- How comfortable on a 1-10 scale did you feel at the start, in the middle and at the end of the interview?
- As the Interviewer–How did you feel and what did you think about the candidate’s ability to identify in clear way their strengths?
- What was you first impression of the interviewee as the interviewer and vice-versa?
- What assumptions did you make during about the interview about the candidate and their explanation of their strengths?
- Did you feel stuck during the interview? What role were you playing when this happened? How did you get through this stuck time?
- What examples or stories did you use to explain your strengths ?
- Do you think you convinced the interviewer that you well suited for the job? Why? Why Not?
- How did taking the role and talking from the interviewer’s point of view and then answering from interviewee’s position — help enlighten or block you from proceeding in the conversation.
- Did taking the interviwer’s role help you clarify and attune your message?
- What lessons can you apply to your own present-day interviewing situations?
Self-Coaching Challenge: Create a list of 5 strengths that make you the best candidate for any job that ignites your passion. Include the reason why these are your strengths.
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