Here is a slightly lighter hearted look at the various Personality Dimensions that impact on your Self - Regulation. Remember that the extent to which you are likely to be derailed by any of these attributes will depend on a number of factors such as the situation you are in, how highly developed the trait is, and also on other personality traits that you have.

If You Are Stress Sensitive:

Derailer: Emotions Affect Behavior

Key Challenge: Keep emotions steady

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If You Are Opportunistic: 

Derailer: Cutting Corners and Lack of Follow - Through

Key Challenge: Learning to be Systematic and Consistent

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If You Are Conscientious

Derailer: Perfectionism

Key Challenge: Learn to be Flexible

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If You Are Self - Confident 

Derailer: Over - confidence and Underestimation of Challenges

Key Challenge: Learn to be Vigilant and Consciously look for Opportunities for Improvement

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If You Are Self - Critical 

Derailer: Negative self talk. Only sees pitfalls

Key Challenge: Learn Positive Self Talk and Develop Self Belief 

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If You Have a Low Self - Concept Control

 


Derailer: Undisciplined and Self Serving

Key Challenge: Become Disciplined and Learn to Respect Organisational Rules and Expectations

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If You Have a High Self - Concept Control

Derailer: Setting the Bar Too High

Key Challenge: Learn to Relax Standards Appropriately

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If You Are Composed

 

Derailer: Complacency

Key Challenge: Develop a Sense of Urgency

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If You Are Driven

Derailer: Putting Too Much Pressure on Others

Key Challenge: Learn to Calm Down and be Aware of How you "Land on Others"

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If You Have an External Locus of Control

 

Derailer: Reactive. Lacking in Initative

Key Challenge: Learn to be Proactive and Influence what Happens Around You 

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If You Have an Internal Locus of Control

 

Derailer: Can't Accept Constraints

Key Challenge: Learn to recognise there are things you can't control or influence/accept limitations

On the next page, we will be looking at EQ in Action. This entails practical examples which will illustrate how each of the Self - Regulation dimensions can derail a person and what some of the impact could be on the bottom line.

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