2.2 Self-reflection

Figure 3 Writing my narrative

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A pen rests in the centre of two pages from a book. On the left is typed ‘Learn from the Past’ and on the right ‘Think of the Future’.

Figure 3 Writing my narrative

Once you’ve had a chance to practise introspection, you should have access to more information about yourself, and can start to reflect on what it tells you – learning about yourself and your motivations and building your confidence about how to apply that learning in the future.

When supporting you to develop your self-awareness, coaches have a number of techniques or approaches they might use to encourage self-reflection. You will look at three of these in more detail in the next sections.