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Preface. <p>Acknowledgments.</p> <p><b>SECTION ONE Unlock the Secrets of Your Greatest Strengths.</b></p> <p>1. See Blind Spots.</p> <p>2. Develop Clear Sight.</p> <p>3. Can You See What They See?</p> <p><b>SECTION TWO Discover Your Blind Spots.</b></p> <p>4. Model Yourself.</p> <p>5. The Way They See the Things You Do.</p> <p><b>SECTION THREE The Five Principles of Clear Sight.</b></p> <p>6. Shift to Neutral.</p> <p>7. Imagine Positive Possibilities.</p> <p>8. Simply Focus on Success.</p> <p>9. Stretch Your Strengths.</p> <p>10. Choose with Confidence.</p> <p><b>SECTION FOUR The Strategies for Clear Sight.</b></p> <p>11. Identify Strengths.</p> <p>12. Check Old Habits.</p> <p>13. Address Stress.</p> <p>14. Tune Radar.</p> <p>15. Connect.</p> <p><b>Section Five See Their Blind Spots.</b></p> <p>16. See TheirWay.</p> <p>17. Identify Group Blind Spots.</p> <p><b>Section Six Build Success for Life.</b></p> <p>18. Find Purpose Over Time.</p> <p>19. Pass the Possibilities.</p> <p>Appendix.</p> <p>Descriptions of All Tools.</p> <p>The Five Most Common Blind Spots Framework.</p> <p>Priority for Handling Blind Spots Grid.</p> <p>Blind Spots Profile Matrix.</p> <p>Blind Spots Profile: Descriptions of the Nine Models.</p> <p>Blind Spots Finder Tools Online.</p> <p>Blind Spots Profile Online.</p> <p>Blind Spots 360.</p> <p>Discussion Format: How Do You See My Strengths and Blind Spots?</p> <p>The Confidence Triangle.</p> <p>Old Habits Blind Spots Grid.</p> <p>Characteristics of Disconnection.</p> <p>Group Blind Spots Finder.</p> <p>Notes.</p> <p>Additional Resources.</p> <p>Index.</p>

"<i>Blind Spots</i> motivates us to think differently, to push our skills to the next level and openly see and manage our Blind Spots. Claudia Shelton helps us to develop Clear Sight of where we want to go and how to get there. There is a clear difference in my performance level and the increased value I am bringing to the company."—Clare Hartman, VP, Pitney Bowes.

<p><b>CLAUDIA M. SHELTON,</b> President of The Hopewell Group, is an author, speaker, educator, and executive coach. For more than fifteen years, she has used the powerful Blind Spots approach to help executives, managers, professionals, and entrepreneurs see themselves more clearly so they can accomplish their most important professional and personal goals, earning praise from leading executives in Fortune 500 companies as well as from managers, educators, and founders of start-up companies.

<p>Do you know why you're not getting a promotion, taking on new leadership roles, managing a team with top-notch effectiveness, or reaching your full potential in the workplace and in your personal relationships? <p>Maybe it's what you don't see about yourself that's holding you back. <p>Now, executive coach Claudia Shelton reveals how her revolutionary approach to personal development can help you recognize your personal blind spots—and then take immediate action that will lead to unprecedented personal achievement. <i>Blind Spots</i> is a proven and realistic approach to professional development that offers a step-based system for gaining a new and clearer perspective on who you are and how you can achieve more. <p>Shelton sees blind spots not as faults or weaknesses, but as doors to possibilities that you couldn't previously imagine for yourself. With this positive outlook, you'll be able to easily modify your attitudes, habits, and behaviors to create new personal strengths. <i>Blind Spots</i> provides the tools you need to build a positive mindset and learn what it is you haven't been able to see about yourself. Once you have that perspective and start working to fulfill your ultimate potential, unlimited success will be right around the corner. <p>Shelton offers a complete system for identifying and adjusting personal behaviors and habits that hold you back. You'll learn the five most common blind spots, the five principles that open your thinking to new ways of doing things, and specific strategies that help you implement effective action. And you'll discover simple steps you can take to improve your performance—and your life—immediately. <p>No matter what you want to achieve in life, this one-of-a-kind guide will help you tear down the walls between you and what it is you want—whether that's a promotion, a new business, optimum performance, greater recognition, more social impact, a more balanced personal life, enhanced personal relationships, or any other goal.

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