The process of self improvement

Doing anything correctly requires the right tools. Just as changing a tire is quicker and easier with a jack, improving yourself is much less difficult with a tool specifically developed to assist you. The LSI can be that tool. Together, the LSI and your administrator/consultant can help you accomplish your self-improvement goals. The LSI provides you with a valuable opportunity to look at your thinking and behavior to recognize your specific strengths, as well as any "stumbling blocks" that may be standing in your way. You can use what you learn to initiate positive changes in how you think and act: changes that can increase your personal and professional effectiveness. The Benefits of Self-Improvement A commitment toward improving yourself can result in: Greater satisfaction with personal and professional life More opportunities for advancement at work Improved relationships with family, friends and co-workers Increased productivity and improved quality of work product Reduced likelihood of stress-related illness Heightened self-esteem A fuller, more rewarding life The Process Of Self-Improvement Only you can improve yourself. Changing your behavior involves these steps: Knowing your strengths and weaknesses. Accepting yourself as you are now. Understanding how your thinking and behavior affect yourself and others. Deciding to improve yourself. Committing to a plan of action to change your behavior Your LSI Profile and Self-Improvement After you complete the LSI, you will see a new link in the left-hand column of links called "LSI Results". This link brings you to your completed personal profile. To succeed in your self-improvement effort, keep the following guidelines in mind when examining your profile: Your profile can remain strictly confidential The information you gain from the LSI is exclusively yours, to use only as you see fit. See your profile as new information The LSI heightens your self-awareness, and can help you determine where you need to direct your self-improvement efforts. Think of your LSI profile as a recent "snapshot" of yourself: it captures how you are thinking and behaving right now. Your profile may confirm things you already know about yourself, enlighten you to things you didn't know, or both. See what you learn as "thought starters", and not final, definitive statements about you. Assume a non-judgmental attitude Your profile reflects only what you think about yourself. Don't criticize or blame yourself if you feel a score is too high or too low. Instead, see the LSI as an opportunity to take an objective look at your own thinking and behavior. Go beyond your scores as they appear on the profile Your LSI scores summarize your thinking and behavior. For additional insight, review the words and phrases you used to describe yourself when completing the inventory. Think about why you may have selected a particular pattern of words as descriptive of you. Look at examples of your behavior Think of instances in your life where you may have used styles that are predominant in your profile. Doing this will help you understand how these styles have the potential to either positively or negatively influence your behavior Remember that your profile may change over time Your thinking styles can change in response to new environments, situations you face, or traumatic events in your life. For this reason, consider re-taking the LSI in three to six months to identify specific changes in your thinking and behavior, and/or to determine your self-improvement progress.