Notes from Sandy

“Judging” does not not equal “judgmental”

“Judging” does not not equal “judgmental”

The short story: It is so common for people to assume that having Judging as a preference has something to do with being judgmental that it is mentioned in the manual. On page 27 of the third edition of “A Guide to the Development and Use of the Myers-Briggs Type...

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When does “feeling” not equal “emotion”?

When does “feeling” not equal “emotion”?

The joys of the English language Words are often laden with baggage and assumptions that fall far from the original usage of the word. Now multiply that by X when a particular discipline assigns a definition that is precise and possibly outside of the day to day...

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Shhh – I’m Trying to Get Centered

Shhh – I’m Trying to Get Centered

Here’s a wee story. This one happened to occur in a pottery class. There is a local storefront that has a display of hand built and thrown pottery tempting people to wander in to see and touch. Once inside you notice that just behind the display is a working studio...

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Release Creative Energy

Release Creative Energy

Managing inventory key to retail In retail, managing inventory is a critical part of bottom line success. My husband is a retailer, son of a retailer, brother to a retailer and uncle to retailers so you see this concept is the same as breathing in our family. What...

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Fear and Getting Needs Met

Fear and Getting Needs Met

Seth Godin, author of Linchpin and my blog of choice each day talks about the limitations imposed by the fear originating in what he calls our lizard brain. “The lizard is a physical part of your brain, the pre-historic lump near the brain stem that is responsible for...

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Dominant Function

Dominant Function

Mike Jay is a Master Coach and a Global thinker – he may even be a one man think tank. He is a voracious learner and understands human dynamics and development which he teaches through his work at BCoach, coach training and Leadership University. A while ago, Mike...

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A Wee Bit of Wisdom for MBTI Type Practitoners

A Wee Bit of Wisdom for MBTI Type Practitoners

Hile Rutledge from Otto Kroeger Associates is a well known and respected author, consultant and trainer specializing in using assessment tools such as the Myers Briggs Type Indicator for organization and leadership development. A few days ago I attended a webinar...

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Signature Strengths

Signature Strengths

“Values in Action” – now there’s a phrase you don’t hear every day but the reality is that these underpin our moment to moment activities. A while back I co-facilitated with two masterful coaches/consultants Sara Thompson and Elaine Maxwell. Sara and Elaine had worked...

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