Empowering Yourself

Life Means Growth

• The truth is that without learning and growing, individuals die in terms of their effectiveness.

• Awareness is key to design an individual’s own path. We all need a clear plan on how a successful individual develops, how he/she grows and uses his/her talents to a full potential.

Be a Lifelong Learner

• As Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller (2012) states, “the path to increase influence, impact, and leadership effectiveness is paved with personal growth.”

• “Our capacity to grow determines our capacity to lead.”

• “Growing for a leader is like oxygen to a deep-sea diver: without it you die.”

Lessons for Self-Empowering Journey – Acronym of Grow

1. Gain Knowledge
2. Reach out to Others
3. Open your World
4. Walked toward Wisdom

Gain Knowledge

• It means learning about your strengths and weakness and the strengths and weaknesses of the people you work with.

• Continue learning about your personal and professional interests, others, and constantly read and study what is your passion.

Reach Out to Others

• It means looking for mentoring relationships and sharing what you’re learning with others.

• “The key is to share information as well as by probing questions formally or informally.” (Blanchard & Miller ,2012)

Open Your World

• It means seeking new experiences outside your comfort zone to expand your understanding of reality. Yes!

• Explore other perspectives of your surroundings understanding them as a whole.

 Walk toward Wisdom

• It means being willing to receive feedback, ask for a piece of advice, have self-assessment, and grow nonstop.

• Wisdom is the application of knowledge, discernment, insight, experience, and judgement to make good decisions incorporating changes.