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STOP RIGHT THERE! Are You Even THINKING About Putting Your Little Toe Over That Line?

2022-02-28T19:18:22-07:00 March 1st, 2022|Categories: Adult to Child, DISC Basics|Tags: , , |

As we go through the Adult to Child Series, the combination we will discuss this week is the High I Adult and the High D Child. As a reminder: High I - is the “party looking for a place to happen”, fun-loving, outgoing, people-focused, enthusiastic, very positive person High D- is the take charge, fast-paced, must [...]

Remember – Measure Twice, Cut Once, Dad! You’ve Got to Use My Proven System!

2022-02-21T13:57:25-07:00 February 22nd, 2022|Categories: Adult to Child, DISC Basics|Tags: , |

As we go through the Adult-to-Child Series, the combination we will discuss this week is the High D Adult and the High C Child. As a reminder: High D- is the take charge, fast-paced, must be in control, decisive and authoritative, gets things done person High C - is precise, likes procedures, is the conscientious, systematic, [...]

Please Remember My Tender Heart and My Slower Pace!

2022-02-14T16:56:38-07:00 February 15th, 2022|Categories: Adult to Child, DISC Basics|Tags: , |

As we go through the Adult to Child series, the combination we will discuss this week is the High D-Style Adult with the High S-Style Child. As a reminder: The High D is the take charge, fast-paced, must be in control, decisive and authoritative, gets things done person The High S is the dependable, persistent, slower-paced, [...]

A Surprising and Insightful Experience that Let My Fun Side Out

2021-08-02T19:21:00-06:00 August 3rd, 2021|Categories: DISC Basics|Tags: |

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, [...]

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?!

2021-07-12T22:50:41-06:00 July 13th, 2021|Categories: DISC Basics, DISC and Motivation|Tags: , , |

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 [...]

So How Do I Motivate a D-Style or Am I Just De-Motivating Them?

2021-07-05T23:01:55-06:00 July 6th, 2021|Categories: DISC Basics, DISC and Motivation|Tags: , |

In all honesty, living or working with a High D can be both extremely challenging and extremely rewarding. On one hand, they are amazing at taking charge and getting things done, but can also be difficult to work with in the process of the doing... So first, a Review of D-Style Basics: Decisive Takes Charge Gets [...]