Coaching practices for Blind Spots Self Awareness

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

• I can spot everyone else’s blind spots instantly
• People who know me keep pointing at some pattern in me that I genuinely can’t see in myself
• Whenever I ask people how I’m doing I just get vague, polite reassurance
• I know in the abstract that I have blind spots, but I couldn’t name a single one
• I’m sure everyone is cataloguing my flaws, but if I’m honest I couldn’t tell you a single thing about what the person next to me on the train was wearing or whether they messed anything up

Practices that may help

1. Question your own objectivity explicitly
   Ask yourself what forces might be shaping your perception before assuming you see things clearly.
   Naive Realism: Why Everyone Thinks They See Things as They Are
2. The Enneagram blind-spot inquiry
   Use your type’s characteristic blind spot as a daily question: "How might I be doing this without knowing it?"
   The Enneagram
3. Actively seek feedback on your blind spots
   Ask specifically for what others see that you might not — with enough specificity to get honest answers.
   The Johari Window
4. Map your Johari Window with a trusted person
   Identify what is open, hidden, and blind in a specific relationship or role.
   The Johari Window
5. Recall how little you notice others
   Inventory how often you notice strangers’ flaws — then apply that rate to yourself.
   The Spotlight Effect: Why You Think Everyone Is Watching
6. Actively update your estimate of how much others notice
   When you assume everyone saw your blunder, consciously cut the estimate in half.
   The Spotlight Effect: Why You Think Everyone Is Watching
7. Shift attention outward during social situations
   Direct your focus to what the other person is saying and feeling, not to how you appear.
   The Spotlight Effect: Why You Think Everyone Is Watching
8. Watch for the signatures of overconfidence
   Treat "this is obvious" and "I’ve got this" as warning signs, not green lights.
   Metacognition: Knowing What You Actually Know
9. Self-awareness
   Notice your emotions as they arise and recognize how they shape your judgment and behavior.
   Emotional Intelligence, Made Practical
10. Spot and name character strengths in others
    Notice and explicitly name the character strengths you observe in people around you.
    VIA Character Strengths, Made Practical

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