Here’s an important question that needs an answer: Can like personality types have great difficulty understanding and accepting each other? Why Like Personality Types Have Difficult Relationships The short answer to the thorny question above is yes! Here are some reasons why. Similar temperaments in close relationships unconsciously (and sometimes consciously)
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Understanding the cause of conflict between introverts and extroverts is half the battle (and half the victory). First, however, let’s be sure we are talking about the same thing. Let’s define the two terms correctly: Extrovert: someone who replenishes their drained energy resources by connecting with other people and activities or
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Let’s face it. There’s no way to avoid making a mess out of your parenting some of the time. But what about most of the time? Do you have a daily strategy? Mistakes are expected, but the most damaging ones can be avoided if you have a goal in mind
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Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is. ~ Albert Camus The quote above is a sorry comment on how we humans have lived our lives. We don’t want only an academic knowledge of ourselves. We want results in our lives if the study of temperament
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Today, you are either working on a mess or a masterpiece. Both of these outcomes start with mistakes. So what’s the real difference? I submit that messes are mistakes you never bother to clean up. But masterpieces can be built from both successes and the mistakes you’ve put right. After all, isn’t
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Imagine a set of blueprints in your hands. If you knew that following these blueprints would lead you to a sense of fulfillment and discovery of purpose, would you wait long to unroll them? We all know intuitively that today can be a big problem for tomorrow. Or it can
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There are two different ways of gathering information from the world around us. We gather information either by sensing or intuiting the world around us. These two ways that we become informed about our world create the “great divide” in the four temperaments: two temperaments are Ss and two are Ns.
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“Intuition Peak” lies in the South Shetland Islands off the northeast coast of Scotland. It is named for the role the study of intuition has played in the advancement of human knowledge. Intuition, which includes but is not limited to extra-sensory perception (ESP) and “second sight,” has left its mark
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How can someone possibly leave the world better off than they found it? If you’ve ever contemplated that idea, it’s likely that one of your next thoughts is about whether that’s even possible. It’s such a high mark. And if it is actually possible, does it take an entire lifetime
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The Olympics have always provided an excellent expression of digging deep, overcoming adversity and reaping hard-earned rewards. But what happens when your personal best might not be enough to win? Is “winning” the best outcome? And what about negative events completely out of your control? Our final Olympic Podium Takeaway
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What Is Dominant in the “J” Lifestyle? Dominant in the lifestyle of the “J” temperament types is the feeling of urgency. Let’s get it done now! There is a fear of not getting things done and having the unfinished tasks back up, producing anxiety. The need to achieve feeds this
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What Rules the Lifestyle of a P? Stress-reducing emotions rule the lifestyle of the P for the most part. What can’t be done today will wait for the morrow. However, when the impulse hits them, the adrenaline must flow as the compulsion of the moment is attended to. What
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