As I write this, Christmas is just 2 days away, I am battling Long COVID, but excited for our extended family celebration time to come. There are few things as precious to me as eyeball-to-eyeball Family Time - playing together, cooking together, talking together, laughing together, sharing life together. I soak it into my soul. In [...]
Have you ever had a child who wanted to know every detail of everything they were involved with? If you are the one putting braces on them, as many of my readers are, they pepper you with questions from the moment they arrive in your office until the door closes behind them. These children just LOVE [...]
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 [...]
I am in the middle of a series on using the DISC System to understand how people prefer to communicate. But one of my most-anticipated times of the year is here – Extended Family Vacation - when we gather with our children and grandchildren to share time together. It is also one of my two breaks [...]
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 in inspiring and renewing. But for the High C-Style person, this can be extremely draining. As a reminder, the C-Style person tends to [...]
