InGauge Coaching

If I was asked to pick just 4 influences of leadership, 4 areas that could signal high potential or warn of real danger, I would pick strength, motivation, individuation, and differentiation.

Strength in this sense is not the typical are we strong or weak binary but rather how do we use the strength(s) we have.

Leaders that rely solely on skill-based strengths have limited agility. Whereas leaders who gravitate toward courageous strength have tremendous leadership agility.

The difference really is how we, as leaders, navigate our weaknesses.

Do we turn to what we know and stop there or can we courageously step outside of ourselves and ask for help?

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How do you handle emotions?

Are you more reactive or responsive? Auto-pilot or Intentional?

Where do you numb?
Where do you distract?
Where do you attune?

Before we can redirect our reactions or responses we have to understand them.

Emotions do not equal weakness.
Emotions do not define us.
Emotions do not prescribe our actions.

We can say we aren't emotional just like we can say we aren't intellectual or instinctual. We can say anything we want but that doesn't make it real.

We are human emotional, intellectual, and instinctual beings.
We are what we value; nothing more, nothing less.
We choose each moment to live with intention or on auto-pilot.

By noticing when and where I numb, distract, or attune I mindfully create space to live more self-aware.

Where, when, or with whom do numb, distract, or attune?
What emotion words come to mind when I see the faces of each emoticon?

Am I living a large portion of my life in the red?