When our children were growing up, we had our home and orthodontic office in the same building, the home on top of the office. Since our High I-Style daughter often had lots of extra fun-loving young people over, with lots of energy, my husband often had to call up to me to “stop the Elephant Stampede [...]
This was a regular scenario at my house: Phone rings – it’s our neighbor: “Beth – your husband is out mowing the lawn AGAIN – the 3rd time this week! Tell him to stop!!” But I know it has been a stressful time at work and mowing the yard is a guaranteed way for him to [...]
As summer begins and many of our schedules change, I want to focus on how the DISC System applies to Self-Renewal. I’m sure you 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 on most [...]
One of my High C-Style husband’s favorite comments when he is listening to me starts with “Actually...” as he corrects the accuracy of something I’ve said. So I’ve learned, especially when we are going to be in a group of people, to request he keep the “Actually...” statements for home only. Then please only use them [...]
So far in our focus on Listening, we have reviewed the D-Style’s and the I-Style’s tendencies. This week we’ll review the S-Style’s listening inclinations. [Please note that most people are a combination of two or three styles, but one style is usually the strongest.] Because the S-Style is my strongest, I was interested to see how [...]
It’s not hard to picture a High I-Style person. They have boundless energy and enthusiasm, usually with lots of ideas and the persuasion to go with it. But listening well may not be their strong suit. We’ve looked at how the D-Style tends to listen. This week we’ll review the I-Style’s listening tendencies. My special thanks [...]
