Take Time for Self-Renewal for Your Best Life

We all know the essential importance of caring well for ourselves and maintaining balance in our lives. A simple, yet effective way to achieve these goals is to make self-renewing a habit every day.

The important thing to consider is that we are all so different – what renews one person can be a huge drain for others. We first learned this about 35 years ago at a Family Life Marriage Enrichment Weekend (delightful fun!). They presented a special alumni session on the DISC System and covered how each Style likes to communicate and is renewed. It was a game changer for our marriage! It gave us an awareness of each other’s preferences that we had never considered before.

This New Year seems like a great time to write a series of blogposts on “Self-Renewal DISC-Style”. Through understanding the DISC System, and which DISC Styles we are, we can easily discern the best self-renewal actions to take that are guaranteed to be helpful to us.

In a nutshell, the DISC Styles are:

• The High D– is the take charge, fast-paced, must be in control, decisive and authoritative, task-focused, gets things done person
• The High I – is the “party looking for a place to happen”, fun-loving, outgoing, people-focused, enthusiastic, very positive person

• The High S – is dependable, persistent, tender-hearted, slower-paced, cooperative, people-oriented, patient, and steady

• The High C – is precise, conscientious, systematic, slower-paced, task-oriented, likes procedures and details

Please note that most people are a combination of two or three of these styles, but one style is usually the strongest.

In the next four weeks, we will focus on what renews each DISC Style in turn. I hope you will give the few minutes needed to read these posts. It could be the start of an excellent Renewing Year for you.

If you would like a jumpstart on learning about DISC Styles and Self-Renewal, please click here for my short but insightful e-book, “It’s Time for Self-Renewal: How to Know the best Steps to Renew Yourself – DISC Style.”

QUESTION: Have you ever considered what renews you and how to include this in your daily routine? I’d love to hear your thoughts and observations. Please share in the comment section below.