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Getting to know your preferences!

Getting to know your preferences!

IMAGINE that you have never tasted ice cream before and you are asked if you would PREFER chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, or mint.

deciding on your personality preferences

IMAGINE that you have never tasted ice cream before and you are asked if you would PREFER chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, or mint.

deciding on your personality preferences

With no prior experience, how do you pick?

With no prior experience, how do you pick?

how to choose your personality preferences

Could you choose a favorite flavor based on a written list of characteristics?

No way!  You need to taste each of the flavors! 

Could you choose a favorite based on a written list of characteristics of each flavor? 

No way!  You need to taste each of the flavors! 

In this course, you will be asked to take a personality assessment where you will identify your personal preferences based on written descriptions of things you may not be familiar with.
This is a wildly unreasonable request!

Asking you to choose which personality style is most like you by reading a list of characteristics for each one is somewhat like asking you to choose a favorite flavor of ice cream on first sight without actually tasting them.

Taking a personality assessment is wild

In this course, you will be asked to take a personality assessment where you will identify your personal preferences based on written descriptions of things you may not be familiar with.
This is a wildly unreasonable request!

Taking a personality assessment is wild

Asking you to choose which personality style is most like you by reading a list of characteristics for each one is somewhat like asking you to choose a favorite flavor of ice cream on first sight without actually tasting them.

Identifying your personality is a journey of discovery with many steps.
Taking a personality assessment with no prior understanding of the terms and concepts serves to capture your initial impressions – that’s all. The results of the assessment are by no means final.

After being introduced to personality terms and concepts, you will easily you spot the personality patterns in yourself and others in the context of real-life situations. 

many steps to personality identification
Identifying your personality is a journey of discovery with many steps.

many steps to personality identification

Taking a personality assessment with no prior understanding of the terms and concepts serves to capture your initial impressions – that’s all. The results of the assessment are by no means final.

After being introduced to personality terms and concepts, you will easily you spot the personality patterns in yourself and others in the context of real-life situations. 

Only after some time experiencing these new concepts first-hand will you be able to confidently identify your personal preferences.
You will likely observe that you access each personality style to some degree in different situations. However, one personality style is usually relied upon more and another much less than the others.

For now, let it all sink in and don’t worry if you can’t decide what you prefer. Take some time to experience these new concepts first-hand. Then, come back to the material and ask yourself if you feel you have any clear preferences. 

You will likely observe that you access each personality style to some degree in different situations. However, one personality style is usually relied upon more and another much less than the others.

For now, let it all sink in and don’t worry if you can’t decide what you prefer. Take some time to experience these new concepts first-hand. Then, come back to the material and ask yourself if you feel you have any clear preferences. 

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Lesson 1: Getting to Know You!

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