Week 6

Task 12: 

Select one of the defined domains of Emotional Intelligence that you feel you need to strengthen.
Discuss in 250-300words why you feel this domain needs strengthening in yourself and how you can work towards improving in this area and what the benefits may be.

A: I think I need to strengthen the social skills aspect of emotional intelligence. I’m pretty outgoing when I’m with my friends, but when I meet new people I tend to be a little shy. It’s hard for me to make new friends. I need to become more talkative,
and try to be more outgoing. Social skills are very important for dietitians/nutritionists. We will get to meet all kinds of different people, and it’s important to have good social skills in order to make friends with colleagues/boss/managers etc. Having good social skills means it’ll be easy to get along with people and also easier to manage the relationships at workplace. I’m not particularly hard to get along with, but I don’t have the initiative to start talking to people, and I often can make it quite awkward. I have to improve on this, and become more outgoing and take the initiative to start a conversation.  I also need to become a better listener, listening is an important part of social skill. First of all I need to get rid of my shyness, and break out of my comfort zone, and start talking to people I don’t usually talk to and try to join in conversations. I also need to have a better self-esteem; I’ll never succeed if I don’t have confidence, and try to be casual around people. Try to discover what people are interested in around you, so the next time you hold a conversation; you’d have something to talk about, and it won’t get awkward. There are many benefits of improving social skills, first of all is being able to make new connections and friends. 

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Task 13:

Interview someone with a disease / illness. Explore with them what life is like for them, what lifestyle modification they have had to make and/or have found hard to make. Document a behaviour modification strategy that may be of benefit to them (using a SMART GOAL approach). Consider the Stages of Change and where you interviewee ‘sits’ on the Cycle. (350 words)

A: I interviewed my uncle, who has been a type 2 diabetic for over 10 years. Life is very different and troublesome for him. He has to watch his diet closely, and cannot eat refined carbohydrates such as white rice and flour, also reduce the amount of fat intake. He also has to inject insulin after every meal, which looks very painful to me. But he said he is used to it, he has been a diabetic for over 10 years now, and it only tickles him when taking the injection. He has to take many medications frequently to control the blood sugar level. He has to monitor his blood glucose level frequently with a blood glucose monitor.

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Specific: exercising at least 40 minutes every day.

Measurable: get a timer and time himself, measure the change in w
eight as time goes on

Attractive: can put some music on his phone while working out, or download an audiobook, and learn things while taking a walk

Realistic: start with simple walks, walk to places instead of driving, and walk up starts instead of taking elevator. After a while increase the intensity and change to brisk walking, eventually start jogging.

Timely: exercise every day for at least 40minutes for 6 months, after that you should be able to make a habit and continue doing so without any trouble. 

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