Personal Growth
The "Meta-Self": Observing Your Personality Traits Without Being Controlled by Them
You know that strange second when you catch yourself in the act? The sharp reply rising. The people-pleasing…
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My Traits Lab Blog
Helpful articles about self-awareness, relationships, work style, emotional patterns, communication, and personal growth.
Personal Growth
Why Highly Conscientious People Suffer from "Leisure Guilt" (And How to Unwind the Brain)
I want to start with a confession that I think will produce a recognition, and that I think will save you yea…
Personal Growth
The Cellular Willpower Boost: Using Targeted Nutrition to Support Critical Executive Functioning
You need to make a good decision, hold your temper, finish the work, or stay focused through a long meeting.…
Personal Growth
The Vocal Anchoring Strategy: Grounding Your Voice in Your Core to Convey Power Under Fire
The pressure rises, and your voice betrays you. It gets thin, fast, apologetic, shaky, or sharper than you in…
Personal Growth
The Focus Fire Wall System: Separating Your Energy and Focus from Surrounding Team Panic
The team is panicking, and you can feel it spreading. Messages get shorter. Voices get sharper. People repeat…
Personal Growth
The Executive Vagus Calm: Harnessing Vagus Nerve Stimulating Exercises to Clear Mind Fog Under Pressure
You are in the middle of a demanding day and your brain starts to blur. Not sleepy exactly. More like the sig…
Personal Growth
The Autonomic Safeguard Strategy: Keeping Your Physical Balance to Avoid Burnout During Crises
The crisis stretches from one day into three, then a week, then a season. At first, adrenaline carries you. T…
Personal Growth
The Somatic Compass for High Stakes: Tuning into Visceral Cues to Make Hard and Quick Choices
The choice is hard, and time is short. Your mind has facts, but not enough. Your body has signals: a drop in…
Personal Growth
The Quick Tension Purge: Simple Exercises to Instantly Unclench Your Body and Free Your Mind
You do not notice the clench until it has become your whole personality for the afternoon. Jaw tight. Shoulde…
Personal Growth
The Introverted Extrovert (Ambivert): Managing the Mental Whiplash of Shifting Social Needs
I want to start with a confession that I think will produce an immediate recognition for the people who need…
Personal Growth
Cognitive Reframing for the Enneagram 1 (The Reformer): Releasing the Burden of Perfect Execution
I want to start with a confession that I think will produce a recognition in the people who need it most. You…
Personal Growth
The Somatic Pivot Blueprint: Shifting Out of a High-Stress Panic Loop into Focused Execution
You are in the loop. Panic thought, body alarm, more panic thought, more body alarm. The deadline is closer,…