VANESSA WILLIS | 02-15-2020
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING 6. Empathy HOW YOU CAN THRIVE You can sense other people’s feelings by imagining yourself in others’ lives or situations. WHY YOU SUCCEED USING EMPATHY You have great emotional depth. Your awareness of the expression, value and implications of others’ emotions makes them feel like you understand them. TAKE ACTION TO MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL Appreciate and refine your gift for understanding others’ thoughts and feelings. • Create a list of great questions that help others describe their emotions and experiences. Experiment using these questions with friends. Refine your list by keeping the questions that best help others express their thoughts and feelings. • Practice refining the words you use to name your own feelings as well as those you observe in others. Try this: Journal your emotions for one week. Stop throughout the day to capture what you are feeling. Try to use different words to describe your experience each time. • Be sure to decompress at the end of each day. Develop a routine that allows you to unwind and relax. If you don’t, at times, the depth of your emotions might overwhelm or drain you. WATCH OUT FOR BLIND SPOTS • Pay attention to your energy levels. Constantly experiencing others’ emotions can be draining, so try to occasionally disconnect from all the emotions so you don’t get burned out. • Because you are so sensitive to others’ emotions, some people might think you are prying or overinvolved in their lives. Be careful not to overstep when others prefer to keep their feelings to themselves.
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