HOUR 93: The Ask Gary Fee Show / podcast - dated 18/11/16 Self Awareness (Chapter 17 from his Audiobook)
Gary is fully self-aware that his comments and opinions attract a lot of people, however he is aware that those same comments and opinion also repel some people, however he honestly believes that by being himself he helps far more people than the ones he repels.
Takeaway One: Be yourself, however be aware of who you are.
A good technique to learn more about who you are is to privately ask five or ten people, that know you really well, to give you honest feedback about who they think you are, both positive and negative, but do it individually, not in a group setting. Tell them you want honest feedback, no matter how brutal it is.
A lady asked Gary how should she give a presentation, sales pitch, to a company and Gary said this was a perfect example of someone not knowing who they are or having any self-awareness of their best communication skills.
Some people can do a power point presentation really well, whereas others suck at it, so maybe an audio or video presentation would be best. Gary himself prefers talking unscripted. If you give him a script to follow and read, he loses part of who he is, but let him answer questions off the cuff, and he totally dominates, and he knows this. This is true self-awareness.
Takeaway Two: We all need to work harder at becoming more self-aware in all aspects of our life…especially around communication.
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Dr. Tyson E Franklin
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