Own Your Space
By Jane Herman
It takes skill to own your space
To really “own your space” – to accept responsibility for what happens in your space and to be able to “take care of it” - requires several key skills. Specifically it requires that you:
- Trust your own judgment
- Believe in your ability to accurately assess situations and others
- Believe in your ability to take action
- Know clearly what you want and be able to communicate it to others
- Know how to set and defend your personal boundaries (so others don’t take advantage of you)
- Know how to hear and benefit from both positive and negative feedback so that you can learn, adjust, and move forward
- Have the ability to judge things for what they are – and not be unduly influenced by what happened to you in the past or by unfounded “assumptions”
- Have developed your intuitive sense and trust it
- Have confidence in your mental thought processes and ability to logically think things through
- Know how to respond when you get results you don’t like in your life – by recognizing “causes” in areas where you have some personal control; for example, by acknowledging: “I did not clearly formulate or articulate what I wanted,” or “I was not able to motivate people to do what needed to be done.”
The Bottom Line:
If you don’t feel comfortable accepting responsibility or “taking care of things” ask yourself, “What key skills am I missing and how can I learn them?”
I challenge you to deeply consider the following: What would you have to think or do differently to be able to own your space?
Jane Herman is the Personal and Business Success Coach who helps managers, executives, and individuals take control of their lives and reinvent themselves, their careers, or their businesses. To receive a complimentary 30-minute coaching session with Jane, and/or sign up for Jane's free Success Tools electronic newsletter, log onto
www.PersonalAndBusinessSuccess.com or email her at
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