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Strive for Self-Mastery 67

The Six Competency Components
of Strive for Self-Mastery

Component 1: Demonstrating a
Deep Level of Self-Awareness
This means being aware of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
when they are occurring, rather than denying them or having a
delayed reaction to them; appreciating your strengths and gaining
insights from your mistakes; being sensitive to your impact on oth-
ers; knowing when you are projecting your own thoughts and feel-
ings onto other people, and taking responsibility for this; and having
neither an overinflated nor an undervalued sense of self-worth.

Low High
1 2 3 4 5

Component 2: Responding to
Feedback in Meaningful Ways
This involves seeking feedback from multiple sources, intentionally
including people who may have something negative to say; being
equally receptive to positive and negative feedback; differentiating
useful feedback from someone’s biased opinion; responding to
feedback with a willingness to understand the information and take
action when needed; being open to discussion of your shortcom-
ings and to undergoing coaching; and listening to and checking
with others before forming final judgments and taking action.

Low High
1 2 3 4 5

Component 3: Being Self-Responsible
and Self-Motivating
This means taking full responsibility for your own thoughts, feel-
ings, behavior, and performance; being forthcoming about your own
deeper motivations; being able to realistically differentiate your own