Good morning, World! It’s Friday!

I just heard a very practical, down-to-earth presentation on Jungian-based personality typification presented by Mr. Scott Schwefel with Discover Yourself based in the Twin Cities; foundational content and awesome delivery.

He engaged our group for 3+ hours with enthusiasm, energy and clear explanation how critical it is to know thyself. Self-awareness is so crucial in every aspect of what we do and how we relate at work, at home, in the community. The magic is how Insights group articulates complex and deep psychology in easily digestible, bite-size pieces. Concepts are then reinforced with visual aides that serve as regular and consistent reminders of who we are, how we should relate to others and how we prefer to be related with.

I’ve been fortunate to work with a variety of personality profile tools; DISC, MBTI, Enneagram to name a few. In my opinion, the Insights tool gets to the heart of the matter quickly and simply with a high expectation of comprehension and utilization.

We all know communication is a tricky, tricky topic. The “telephone game” is a quick reminder how we get details wrong regularly, even when prompted to pay close attention. We also know from previous studies, like Albert Mahrabian’s work that 55% of our communication is body language, 38% is tone of voice and a mere 7% comes from words. If it were easily understood and easily executed, we wouldn’t need so many forms like talking, writing, emailing, texting, tweeting, snap chatting, instagramming (is that a word?)…

Imagine if everyone you related with understood you better than they do today. Imagine if you better understood everyone you related to as well. With all of the stated barriers to effective communications, doesn’t it make sense to remove as many barriers as possible? It starts with knowing who you are so you can get out of your own way.

Have a blessed weekend!