Personal Branding

Self awareness

One of the key areas which connected to my personal branding is self-awareness. Self-awareness is knowing about myself, understanding my strengths and weaknesses, needs and wants and knowing what others think about me.

Most people would know about their strengths, weaknesses, needs and wants. In communication, my strength would be the ability to effectively encourage others and giving them practical advice when they are unsure of their choices and decisions. To be a good encourager, it is not actually having the right answers and advice to their problems, but being empathetic, connecting to my friends, and listening in to their concerns, rather than just making a swift conclusion in diagnosing their problems. Sometimes, I feel that my strength also happens to be my weakness. As much as I am empathetic and able to give valuable advice, I do get impatient when one of my friend wallows in depression and is trapped in his negative mindsets when he has met with certain setbacks.

Johari Window

Definitely, everyone does not know everything about what others think about them. That is where the Johari Window, blind and unknown side, come into the picture. Similarly, I am unaware of many things and impressions that people form about me.

However, I do try to seek advice and feedback from my friends whenever I face a difficult scenario, and learn about their sentiments of how they would handle such situations. Through that, I learn more about myself, such as my temperament, and how it affects the way I handle and manage interpersonal relationships around me.

Reviewing the Johari Window, I do aim to learn more about myself, especially in the blind and unknown side. For instance, I hope to improve interpersonal relationships around me, using the right communication method for different people, so that I can effectively grow in my communication skills.