As I write this, we are in the framing stage of building a new house 565 miles from where we currently live. Talk about details and challenges! Many years ago, we built a facility - our home and our orthodontic office in one building. As you can imagine, the details and decisions were relentless. We had [...]
The High S-Style is usually a person you can sit and talk with for hours - comfortable, friendly, usually a great listener, and seems to know the right questions to ask to draw out a good conversation. The S-Style is one of my highest-ranking styles. So it’s not surprising that one of my favorite things to [...]
The DISC System fascinates me! I have learned from its usefulness in a myriad of situations. It is interesting to apply it to Family Vacation, especially as we end our time together. As a quick review of each DISC Style, think of someone (maybe it’s you) who: D – Has to TAKE CHARGE I – Always [...]
At some point in your life, I hope you have relished the fun of roasting marshmallows over an open fire, then taking that golden (or burnt) piece of ooey gooeyness, placing it on top of a graham cracker topped with a chocolate bar, adding the top layer of graham cracker (or first MORE chocolate bar) and [...]
In last week’s blogpost, we talked about how a High D prefers to communicate - dealing directly, frankly, no-nonsense, focused on the task at hand. This week, our subject is the High I’s ideal way to communicate, which is vastly different, as you’ll see below. Since High I’s make up about a third of the population, [...]
A few years ago, I overheard a conversation that went like this: “But I only want to say it once! Can’t you get it if I just say it once?!” to which the partner in the conversation clearly answered, “NO! I can’t get it if you just fire through it once. I still don’t understand!” As [...]
