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The 5 Voices & Self-AwarenessHi Reader, Six weeks ago, I asked you to write down your communication strengths and struggles before we started. If you did that, pull it back out. Look at what you wrote. By now, you've read about five different voice patterns and about how they communicate, where they thrive, and where they tend to get in their own way. And if you noticed, something probably clicked somewhere along the way. A description that felt uncomfortably accurate. A blind spot you recognized in yourself. A challenge you either took on or quietly set aside. That recognition is the point of this series. But recognition alone doesn't change anything. On one hand, you can look at the 5 Voices and you come out the other side with a better vocabulary for describing yourself. "I'm a Creative, so that's why I think this way." "I lead with Guardian, so I ask a lot of questions." It becomes a label rather than a mirror. You might be more self-aware, but you’re not much different than before. Or you can use it as a mirror to inform how you show up to others and it actually changes how you lead. You begin observing yourself in the meetings, in hard conversations, in the stressed version of you, and in the healthy version of you where you see the beauty of your Voice beginning to shine. That's what becoming a self-aware leader feels like. You begin to know your tendencies, understand how they affect people, and learn how to change the patterns of our actions to bring greater impact to the people around you. Your challenge this week Go back to your list from week one. Looking at it now, through the lens of the 5 Voices, what patterns do you recognize about yourself? Pick one tendency, whether it's a strength you're underusing or a blind spot you've been working around, and decide on one specific adjustment you'll make this week. Not a new personality. Not a complete overhaul. Just one simple adjustment, this week. You got this! Lead with Purpose, --Jason PS. If you haven't taken the 5 Voices assessment yet, it's not too late, and your results will hit differently now that you know the framework. exanimo.giantos.com/store/5-voices |
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