We are self-aware; we seek to resolve multiple demands, adapt to new challenges, adjust to fluid change, and are limber in our thinking in the face of new data or realities.
Write down a list of your identities. Then filll out your Personal Identity Wheel and answer Spectrum Activity Questions. What did you learn about yourself that you had not considered before?
With a friend, set a personal stretch goal (e.g., run a 5k race together), develop a training plan and ask a friend or training partner to hold you accountable.
With a friend or family member, talk about your similarities and differences. Then print and fill out the Social Identity Wheel and answer the Spectrum Activity Questions. Discuss your results and how they might impact your relationship.
With a colleague, each of you write down how you are alike and how you differ in 30 seconds. Then print out and complete a Personal Identity Wheel and answer the corresponding Spectrum Identity Questions to learn more about your commonalities and differences. What did you learn about one another?
Watch Amy Cuddy's TED Talk, Your body language may shape who you are . Reflect on your own body language and identify one change to make.
Volunteer with a non-profit organization.
Volunteer to work with a different group or team. Before joining them, reflect on your identities and how you demonstrate them and anticipate how you may come across to others.
Volunteer to work on an interdisciplinary or cross functional committee.
Volunteer for stretch tasks and assignments.
Volunteer for a leadership role in a national organization with state or regional chapters.
