Being You!

Being in meetings this week for work, got me to thinking about many things but one thing that always was in the back of my mind is is conflict at work a sign of people being just themselves and trying to fit their personality into a style that probably doesn’t gel with them in that work environment or is it truly something else that causes conflicts. There are many tests from Myers Briggs to Emotional Quotient (EQ) to DISC analysis etc. but all these tests show that our personalities are what make us individuals so by restricting that, are were actually hindering engagement & progress? Is simply being you a problem at times?

Being your true self should not be an issue EVER but we all have reasons to be a bit guarded from previous bad experiences to being an introvert to just keeping it professional are all valid reasons to stop us from being ourselves in various situations but are limiting our mental health progress by doing so? Why is all this important for your mental health? Simply because you can’t be the best version of you by just diet and exercise, your mental health needs focus too! Our thoughts surely shape us even if we aren’t vocalizing them. So what can you do?

Mental exercises are great to do and those include practicing yoga to meditating but if being the best version of you requires you to write or sing or dance or play an instrument, do it! An outlet like such will not only do wonders for you but might even surprise you with your responses during a conflict!

Stay Well!