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JIMINY SELF-HELP HANDBOOK 4

 Self-leadership – the ability to lead ourselves to achieve our personal and professional goals and
objectives, through the practice of intentionally influencing our thinking, feeling and actions
 Responsibility – the quality or state of being answerable as the primary source, cause, motive or
agent for making choices and decisions, and of being creditable or chargeable with the result
 Flexibility – the capacity to adjust to short-term change quickly and calmly, so that we can deal
with unexpected problems or tasks effectively
 Resilience - the ability to adapt to significant adversity, recover quickly and bounce back
 Common sense - the ability to think and behave in a reasonable way, making decision based on a
simple perception of the situation or the facts
 Creative thinking - the ability to consider something in a new way
 Strategic thinking – the ability to plan for the future, considering changing environments and
challenges
 Self-awareness – the ability to focus on ourselves and how our actions, thoughts or emotions do
or do not align with our internal standards
 Analytical skills - the ability to collect and analyse information, problem-solve and make decisions
 Proactivity – the ability to act in anticipation of future problems, needs or changes

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