2Looking Inside, Understanding Yourself
How many times have you said to yourself, “I wish I had paid more attention to ______________”?
Undoubtedly, you could come up with many words to fill in the blank. For this chapter, we have chosen the word “myself” to complete the sentence because the focus will be on you, the supervisor.
Looking inside—paying attention to and appreciating what you know and don’t know as well as what is working well or not working well for you—is an important first step toward being able to guide and support others. The behaviors you demonstrate and the actions you take as a supervisor are indicators of how you respect yourself. This display of self-respect in turn contributes to the respect you show others.
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