Reading: Perform an Honest Self-Evaluation

After reading this article, I went back and reread all of the areas that I highlighted.  The following were my take-away points from this reading assignment:

1. "Coaches design a training program only after gaining a clear idea of their team's present capabilities." Take away: Only until you have true information, can you make a good plan.
2. "We can break through deceptive layers of falsehood and open up to the truth. While telling the truth might hurt, it also takes us one step past the hurt.  Telling the truth opens the door to strategies that we can use to make effective, enduring changes in our lives."  Take away: And this is why change is possible for anyone willing to admit their truths, faults, and mistakes and is willing to learn from them.
3. "Many of us approach a frank evaluation of ourselves with the same amount of enthusiasm as we'd welcome an audit by the IRS." Take away: This is so true - and so funny!
4. "One step toward this goal is avoiding shame and blame." Take away: It is important to remove the shame and blame so that others can face their truths and become better as a result.  People tend to gravitate towards blame rather than the processes or situations that are causing the issue.
5. "We can love ourselves and still work like mad to change ourselves." Take away: there is always room for improvement.  There is not need to bash yourself along the way.