User story:
Mygrow’s impact on me has been multifaceted. I started off doing this for personal growth, since I am an Enneagram 3 (‘The Taskmaster’), but when I looked into the driving forces behind that, it shifted the whole journey for me.
Having grown up with a single mother, I spent much of my life looking for male approval. So I was always looking for approval from the outside. But now, after doing Mygrow, I’ve been able to find a sense of meaning in who I am from inside of myself.
Interpersonally things have changed significantly for me. In the past I used to be quick to answer – I would have already formulated the answer in my head before people had finished talking. Now, I listen more attentively, so I can actually understand people better. Because I now seek to understand before responding, the way I respond to people is so much better and people have started noticing that.
I also make more effort to be empathetic now. Before, I didn’t really have true empathy towards junior colleagues specifically.
Something else that has changed for me is that I would always go with the crowd image, but now I am confident to just be who I am.
“From a team perspective, I’ve also been using the techniques with my team and everyone can see how we are growing in our ability to interact and find unity.“
A huge thing that has been impacted is my marriage. I used to shut down whenever there was an argument (sometimes we would only start talking again after a few days). Now the communication has gotten so much better that I am comfortable saying when things are not okay. We even use the techniques from Mygrow with each other, to help us engage with each other in a loving way.
Before doing Mygrow, I wasn’t able to change some of the things about Myself that I wished I could. I just didn’t feel like there was a safe space for me to change some of these things. I wasn’t comfortable sharing with anyone in the past, in case I would be exposed. The safe space that Mygrow provided has helped me to go there and do the things I have needed to change.
I really think that Mygrow is a must, because it will help so many people. Just these past two weeks we have had 5 pharmacy overdoses. Mygrow could have helped these people to realise what their strengths and weaknesses are, and help them to help themselves.
One thing I am sure of is that if it can work for me… it can work for anyone.