Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Hands-On ... - always yours

132 LEADING WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Age in Years
0-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61+
Go through your life from the time you were a young child and
write down key successes for each age bracket. For example, you
had a best friend in kindergarten, you had a lead role in a play in
school, you won a Little League baseball game with your pitching,
you received an award for a story you wrote in school, you were
selected to give an orientation speech to incoming students, you
were the editor of your high school yearbook, you were a cheerleader,
you had good grades and won an award in college, you were
selected team leader in your fi rst job, you presented at a conference,
you got an advanced degree, you started your own company, you
wrote a book, and so on.
Now analyze your successes by answering these questions:
• What efforts did you make to achieve this success?
• What was your preparation?
• What obstacles did you have to overcome?
• How did you feel about yourself afterward?
• What did people say about your achievement?
• How do you minimize your successes?
• What patterns or themes emerge from reviewing these
successes?
• What key best practices or guidelines emerge for use in
future endeavors?