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Self-awareness is one of the two key traits that distinguish successful people. With that in mind, can you honestly say that you’re investing enough in it?
You might not yet realize just how much self-awareness impacts your work and how much support it can offer you every single day.

We plan all sorts of things in life—weekends, family get-togethers, leisure activities—yet when it comes to career planning, we often push it aside. But work is a significant part of our lives and deeply affects our comfort, security, and sense of fulfillment. While it’s often said that planning is the key to success, surprisingly few people approach it seriously.

We live in times of constant change. In many organisations, one change follows another, impacting our careers and how we need to navigate to avoid getting lost in the chaos while continuing to develop. This heightens the importance of every career decision we make, especially in leadership positions, where there are many factors for success and equally many potential pitfalls.

In my work, I notice that most people equate talent with artistic predispositions. When we hear “talent”, we usually mean great artists such as Da Vinci, Mozart or Shakespeare. We very often attribute the brilliant aspect to talent. If we notice that someone has talent – it must be something that stands out from the average, something that people will associate with us for three more generations.