School started two weeks ago around here. Even though my kids aren’t starting until after Labor Day, we’re in transition mode, thinking through what we want our fall routines to ... Read more
As you may know, I’m a huge geek about all things personality and was overjoyed when Susan Wise Bauer validated my obsession at the conference Will and I recently attended. ... Read more
I’ve been having a lot of soul-searching conversations with one of my kids this month. Our talks have been worthwhile and interesting, demanding and time-consuming. These discussions also require an ... Read more
There’s been a lot about personality geekery on this blog: Myers-Briggs, enneagram, Big 5. But there’s another personality trait that’s not talked about nearly as much in the general culture ... Read more
I’m a huge geek when it comes to the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator and the Enneagram. One of my goals for the year was to learn more about the Big Five ... Read more
I just finished listening to an old podcast where Dan Pink interviews Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. I’ve read ... Read more
I’m a fan of exploring personality types, because I’ve been able to channel what I’ve discovered about my strengths and my weaknesses into some very concrete, practical changes that have ... Read more
I’ve been wanting to explore the enneagram for years–I’m a total geek when it comes to personality typing–but only recently began to investigate this ancient way of classifying personality types. ... Read more
It’s been called the Myers-Briggs Bible and Personality CliffsNotes. Regardless of what you call it, this little blue handbook (which has never been advertised, but spread only by word of ... Read more
Do you realize that of the first twenty-three astronauts in space, twenty-one were firstborns and the other two were the only child in their family? Are you aware that many ... Read more