My bottom four made just as much sense to me. They were as follows.
I tend to live life at a constant speed, fast paced, and I fail to slow down and take a look around me. I rarely "stop to smell the roses," you could say. This is something that I would personally like to improve upon. I feel as though it is something that would improve my personal quality of life and make me happier. As far as self-regulation goes, I'm surprised this wasn't my last trait. I am the worst when it comes to self-control. I can't stay on a diet, I'm awful at going to the gym everyday, and I spent way more time than I should watching Netflix. As of the past month I have been doing a lot better in this area. I have realized that if I don't start improving upon it now, these habits will stick with me for the rest of my life and I will be unhealthy and lazy. Forgiveness is one of my greatest weaknesses. It ties into my stubbornness, which my mom always tells me will hold me back. I lost one of my best friends in high school due to her severely breaking my trust, and me not being able to forgive her. I hold grudges, and I dwell on things. Spirituality does make the most sense as my last trait. I am Catholic, but I haven't been to church in a long time, besides for a wedding. I did get confirmed, but I did that to please my Nana. Overall I found this quiz to be very enlightening, I was even tempted to download the full report, but of course I'm too broke for that.
These results seem to be consistent with your self-evaluation of your EQ. It seems you've learned a lot from your team involvement.
ReplyDeleteOrganizations - workplace, church, clubs - can help with self-regulation. Having an external source of pressure can help with self-discipline. For example, when I was in the Army I had to pass a weigh-in and physical fitness test every six months. Most of my career, I didn't really need that reinforcement, but toward the end, I was pushing up against the upper limits. A lot of guys (and gals) lose it when they retire and put on a ton of weight because the external pressure to stay in shape is removed. Churches are another way of using an external organization to help self-regulation. Something to think about as you go forward. When you were on a team, it gave you motivation to work out. Being part of a group often helps us with self-regulation because we are hard-wired to respond to social pressure.
I think you are better at self-regulation than you believe. You are always on time with assignments and occasionally get things done early. Plus, I think self-regulation and self-discipline are continually learned and must be implemented to every situation differently.
ReplyDeleteI had self-regulation in my bottom 3 traits as well. I think this semester has made me become a lot more efficient with our busy class schedule. I try to be on top of school work and orgs I'm involved with on campus as best as I can. I could definitely improve on going to the gym and watching less Netflix. I agree with Sarah though, that self-regulation is continually learned and it can be different for every situation.
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