Most of us, at any age, are involved in daily activities that require lots of people interaction - whether it is in an office, school, job, activities, etc. For some of us, this is inspiring and renewing. But for the High C-Style person, this can be extremely draining. As a reminder, the C-Style person tends to [...]
As you may tend to do, I have a propensity to push myself, enjoy activities with family and friends, then try to get that one more item done on my ever-present To Do List... and keep going... and keep going... until I crash. One of my goals as a High S-Style person is to do a [...]
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 [...]
