Implications of your self-monitoring tedencies

Implications of Your Self-Monitoring Tendencies
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Self-monitoring is one of the many aspects that distinguish one individual from another. This element refers to the tendency of staying motivated or able to change one’s behavior to conform to the demands of the society. Self-monitoring tendencies have a variety of implications for people. The effects can be both positive and negative. This paper looks at some of the day-to-day consequences of my self-monitoring habits. The positive implications include transforming the interactions I have with other people, as well as enhancing my self-awareness and self-identity. On the other hand, one of the negative consequences is the probability of sacrificing myself too much. Ultimately, this paper identifies whether any need for change is necessary. It finds out some slight reform is essential to discourage anyone from taking advantage of my self-monitoring tendencies. Overall, self-monitoring is useful, but one should regulate it by balancing between high self-monitoring habits and low self-monitoring tendencies.

Implications of Your Self-Monitoring Tendencies
Self-monitoring tendencies refer to people’s habits toward gaining motivation or having the ability to regulate their behavior to meet societal demands (Shaver, 2015). These tendencies have various day-to-day implications for me, both good and bad. Self-monitoring determines how I interact or fit in any social setting, such as an office.

For example, by continuously self-monitoring, I am capable of accurately gauging other people’s emotions and subsequently trying as much as I can to entertain or impress them. As a result, I find it easy fitting in various situations or getting along with other people. Another implication of my self-monitoring habit is that it increases my self-awareness and self-identity. In other words, these tendencies enable me to assess and understand a situation before getting involved in it. I believe this is a positive effect as I rarely get into trouble while undertaking my day-to-day activities.
However, my self-monitoring tendencies pose some challenges for me as I may at times find myself sacrificing too much for other people. For instance, I have realized on different occasions that some of my friends take advantage of the fact that I always love to see them happy, to use me. Such an incidence makes me feel frustrated. For this reason, I think there is a need for change, but only a slight one since my self-monitoring tendencies have considerable benefits. This change should entail me adjusting some of my self-monitoring habits from high to low. For example, I should begin to stick to the ideas that I believe are right and only seek to assist those who follow moral principles. By taking this approach, people may avoid taking advantage of me.

Reference
Shaver, K.G. (2015). Principles of Social Psychology. New York: Psychology Press.