From the Inside Flap
Often the reason we struggle with others is that we haven't taken the time to understand ourselves. Without relying on generic affirmations, life hacks, or a one-size fits all step-by-step approach, The Power of Understanding Yourself explores a proven process that encourages the reader to achieve a deeper understanding of why you behave the way you do and offers a path for changing unwanted behaviors in order to live a more rewarding life.
In this life-changing and highly entertaining book, author Dave Mitchell offers an in-depth exploration of the metacognition process using humorous stories, high impact exercises and entertaining analogies from winemaking. Simply defined, metacognition is thinking about how you think and differs from mere self-awareness which most of us possess to one degree or another. Self-awareness is the attribute of knowing how you behave but not why you exhibit certain behaviors. The metacognition approach can help anyone examine their behaviors, explore what formed their behaviors, question if these behaviors are useful, and consider how they can be changed if they are barriers to reaching your life's promise.
We all become the individuals we are because of our experiences. We spend our formative years doing, seeing, hearing and learning things and developing cognitive schemas that allow us to make sense of our experiences, determine how to behave, and process future events. The individual, unique Me is formed by both our experiences and the process by which we create the cognitive schemas to define, process, and respond to them. Just as wine is a product of both the grapes and the winemaker's efforts, we are the product of our experiences and the way we process them.
The Power of Understanding Yourself is a hands-on guide filled with reflections and exercises that explain how to put the metacognitive process into action. You will uncover the elements of your essence, learn how to use your unique gift, and determine if you have truly found Me. This remarkable process also gives insight into what may be holding you back and helps to discover things about yourself that you may not be using to their full potential. You will learn how to convert your experiences into your best Me.
Once you tap into the metacognitive process, you can return to the book's reflections and exercises again and again. You can continue to take stock of your life, evolve, and grow. The power of understanding yourself is not a moment in time, but an amazing process spanning your entire life.
DAVE MITCHELL is an international speaker, trainer, consultant, writer, sommelier and entrepreneur who has been delighting audiences all over the world with his entertaining style, powerful stories and "laugh and learn" philosophy. Since founding the Leadership Difference, Inc. in 1995, over 350,000 people have attended Dave's "enter-TRAIN-ment" seminars on topics that include leadership, customer service, selling skills, wine education and personal performance enhancement. He has been named Best Speaker of the Year from several organizations and Eagles Talent Speakers Bureau named Dave one of the top 10 best business speakers. Dave is the author of The Power of Understanding People from Wiley.
