Twelve Steps to Self-Improvement

Description:
The course was designed to cover critical business and professional development topics in the shortest time possible. With a wealth of hands-on exercises, the course keeps you engaged and help you retain critical skills.

Optimism is a must in today’s competitive world. It’s often your edge up. This life-changing course uses twelve self-improvement profiles to help you gain a new focus on your personal life and career. Interactive exercises rate your self-esteem, wellness, human relation skills, assertiveness, attitude, and much more.

Duration: One day

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Part 1: Profile Categories
Category 1: How High Is Your Self-Esteem?
What Is Self-Esteem?
How High Is Your Self-Esteem?
Case 1: Jill
Case 2: James
Self-Inventory Scale

Category 2: Do You See the Wellness-Success Connection?
Wellness Defined
Wellness and the Attitude Connection
Case 3: Genelle
Case 4: Maggie
Self-Inventory Scale

Category 3: Are You a Good Communicator?
The Art of Communication
The Best Communicators Are Good Listeners
Case 5: Charlie
Case 6: Melissa
Rating Yourself as a Communicator

Category 4: How Good Are You at Human Relations?
Staying Positive in a Negative Environment
Repairing Relationships
Case 7: Courtney
Appraising Your Human Relation Skills

Category 5: Are You Taking Yourself Too Seriously?
Developing a Sense of Humor
Exercise: Humor Quotient
Fun in the Workplace
Case 8: Trisha
Rating Yourself on Humor

Category 6: Does Your Attitude Need a Positive Boost?
The Need for Frequent Attitude Renewal
What Is a Positive Attitude?
The Challenge of Staying Positive
You Keep Your Positive Attitude When You Give It Away
Case 9: Shannon
Assessing Your Attitude

Category 7: Are You Sufficiently Assertive?
How to Develop Positive Assertiveness
Exercise: Assertiveness Quiz
Case 10: Alice
Case 11: Joanne
Assertiveness Self-Improvement Scale

Category 8: Do Your Job Skills Need to Be Upgraded?
The Winds of Change
Exercise: Measuring the Degree of Change in Your Job
Case 12: Felicia
Skill Level Scale

Category 9: Are You Satisfied with the Quality of Your Work?
The Switch to Excellence
Exercise: Quality Questionnaire
Case 13: Victor
Quality Work Performance Scale

Category 10: Do You Have Your Career & Lifestyle Organized?
Self-Management Is the Key
The Nuts And Bolts of Time and Task Management
Case 14: Rica and Rolph
Case 15: Darlene
Self-Management Scale

Category 11: Are You Reaching Your Creativity Potential?
Everyone Has a Creativity Potential
Case 16: Jerry
Creativity Assessment

Category 12: Can You Stop Procrastinating?
Are You a Procrastinator?
Exercise: Major Causes of Procrastination
How to Stop Procrastination for Good
Case 17: Jess
Don’t Postpone This Rating

Part 2: Constructing Your Profile
Steps to Take
Inventory Profile Sheet

Part 3: Interpreting Your Profile
Tips to Follow
Improving Neglected Areas
Devote a Week to the Improvement of Each Weak Area

Suggested Answers to Cases