This hits home because I realize too often THIS IS ME! Yikes! Nearly 49 years ago, when I first met my husband, I had never spent much time around anyone who was a VHDS (Very High D-Style). And he had never spent much time around anyone whose VHIS (Very High I-Style) was nearly at the top [...]
In my workshop presentation, after we discuss the DISC Style Basics, I include a part that starts with "Be Who You Are". As I wrote last week's blogpost about Letting My High I-Style Fun Part Out, I wanted to follow it up with a few weeks talking about the importance of being who you are, and [...]
Have you ever had an experience that so surprised you - and gave you such valuable insight about yourself - that it was a pivotal moment in your life? This last week revealed one of those days for me. We were in Estes Park, Colorado. A member of my extended family, who is an Ironman Competitor, [...]
In our orthodontic practice, we had an outstanding lab person who faithfully worked for us for years. She was absolutely the "ideal person in the ideal place", loved her role and did an excellent job at it. But we also learned that we needed to honor her High C-Style. If we asked her to interrupt her [...]
In most stressful situations, if the people involved are to succeed and survive, there is usually a High S-Style person involved. For instance, in our orthodontic practice, we would often see 80 - 100 patients in a day. YES - a DAY! The schedule was packed, there were patients and emergencies to care for, the phone [...]
In a wonderful musical that has stood the test of time, "Sound of Music" focuses on a very high energy, enthusiastic young woman who is full of new ideas as a governess for her 7 charges. As the movie reveals, the main challenge with motivating this High I-Style is harnessing all that enthusiasm and getting it [...]
