Practical personality revamp tips for aviation professionals.

Develop effective communication and soft skills: Improve your communication skills by revamping your accent / pronunciations of verbal English communication (intermediate and above), practicing active listening, being aware of body language, and clearly expressing yourself. An emphasis on developing soft skills is vital (Leadership, communication, conflict resolution, problem solving,creativity, teamwork, Strategic thinking, selling skills, critical thinking and time management)

Stage fright / performance anxiety: If you have stage fright – draw up a daily action plan (plan a short debate or speech with your colleagues or friends) ask them for constructive feedback. Record their feedback and draw up an action plan that will be monitored on a weekly basis.

Practice Empathy: Empathy is the ability to understand another person’s perspective and pain. It’s an essential part of effective communication.

Be honest with yourself: Acknowledge your weaknesses and mistakes, write them out (paste the list next to your bedside or dressing table) and work on improving them. Keep a weekly tab on them.

Identify your values: Consider what values are most important to you and prioritize your personal and career goals.

Change your mindset – The WOW factor: Realize you have more control over your circumstances than you thought. CHANGE starts in your mind. Words and thoughts also have a profound effect on your perception vis a vis reality. The WOW factor will be felt by others around you as your vibrant energy becomes more positive/ refined with each passing day.

Mental health – A growing focus on mental health and well-being (post pandemic world) is important therefor managing work-life balance has to practiced.

Additional tips include,

Being open-minded and curious for knowledge or acquire a new skill set ( learning a new language,subscibe to aviation magazine, watch documentaries on aviation related incidents, CRM awareness etc).
Practicing mindfulness – focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while CALMLY acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings and thoughts.
Cultivating a growth mindset for personal life and career.
Setting career related meaningful goals (learning business English or EQ).
Practicing self-care and hygiene.
Meeting / sharing ideas with existing colleagues and new people.