Personality Profiles (Disc) - Part 1
In the next group of chapters I will discuss the 4 different personality types of most human beings. There are several Personality Profile Systems in use today. I will be using a very popular Personality Profile System called DISC.
This is chapter one. It is called the introduction to personality types.
How many times have you met someone that after a few minutes with them you just did not like them? No matter how hard you try, you cannot find anything about them that you like. 2). You cannot understand them. 3) You felt these people were very much like you; and you enjoyed their company. 4. 8+4+25=33 Your ability to get along with different people depends upon your personality type.
Basically there are 4 different personality types. Most of us will have one type that we exhibit or show most of the time. It is our dominant or strongest one. Then we have one or two others that we have as well, but not as dominant. We show our 2 or 3 different personalities depending upon the situation we are in; or the people we are dealing with and their personality types. At first you might find this confusing. However, as I explain in more detail, it will become very clear to you.
It is interesting to see what happens to you once you understand your personality type. Then once you begin to learn how to identify the personality type of others, you will be able to communicate with them much better. This is very obvious when dealing with your wife or husband and your children. Then once you have become very skilled at identifying the personality types of others quickly, especially strangers, you can adjust how you communicate with them. Now you will find that your dealings or communications with those people will be much more effective.
A very personal example of this is how I changed my behaviour towards my daughter when she was 13. She showed her independence by not going to bed at 10 PM, the time I wanted her to. We would argue constantly. This went on for about 6 months. It was a very difficult time for her and I. She constantly refused to follow my instructions. It was around that time I began to study personality types. I quickly identified her type. I adjusted my behaviour based upon my understanding of how to deal with her personality type. She went to bed on time. We stopped arguing. The change in her was a miracle to me at the time. Today I understand what happened. I learned how to deal with her type, and changed the way I communicated to her. It worked very well.
People who become skilled at identifying the different personality types in others, learn to adapt to those personalities. Their ability to communicate better with more people increases. Once you can master that skill, more and more people will find you easier to get along with.
Today, I can identify other personality types in a few minutes of conversation even on the phone. I have learned to adjust my personality to match those I communicate with. It makes relationships much more positive. As a result, my people skills have improved a lot. Try it. Its worth it.
In the next 4 chapters I will identify the 4 different types by name.
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