From Michele Burch Reid, MS
Principal at LCI, Legacy Consulting Institute
When Setting New Year’s Resolutions: Remember your WHY
By now you have probably already made your New Year's resolutions. Most of us focus on what we want to start doing or what we want to stop doing. We may even do well by creating a schedule or new system in order to achieve this new goal. However, most of us omit...
What is EQ
Many of you that I have worked with me before know that my favorite Emotional Intelligence assessment is the EQ-i 2.0. But first…. what is EQ? In short, Emotional Intelligence is understanding your own emotions and what you're experiencing at that time. Being able to...
Grit and Success
I had the honor of witnessing grit, courage, passion, and leadership this week at the NSBA Worlds Horse Show. At 22 years old, Holly acts as the trainer, groomer, and handler for her four horses. This is a job for more than one person in the equestrian world. ...
The Helper’s High: Health benefits of giving and volunteering
Giving to others - it’s not just good for the receiver. It’s also good for the giver. Giving can stimulate your brain's mesolimbic pathway, or reward center while releasing endorphins. This can lead to a “helper's high” that boosts self-esteem, elevates happiness, and...
The Impact of Play on Our Mental Health
Playtime? Seriously, for adults? Isn’t that being lazy? Isn’t that for the retired or for kids? Studies show that having regular segments of playtime can have a strong positive contribution to our mental health. Especially, nonconstructive playtime. What is meant by...
Creating A Relaxed State Of Being For Yourself And Others
Watch this video of my horse relaxing his head when I use a relaxation technique of deep cleansing exhalation. A horse will lower their head when they feel relaxed. Was I successful? Many of you that follow me know that one of the ways I “fill my soul” is...
What’s the best personality type match for my romantic relationship?
With Valentine’s day approaching, I thought it would be timely to revisit Personality Types as they relate to relationships. The most common question I have received in all the years doing workshops and coaching on Personality Type and Emotional Intelligence in the...
Using Personality Type To Set Your New Year’s Resolution
If you are like most people, you have the best intentions to set a resolution for the New Year. However, sticking to it is a struggle. Or for some, even deciding what to resolve in the first place is a struggle. Here are some suggested focus areas for setting new...
Introverted Feeling (FI)
Introverted Feeling (FI) ISFJ - INFJ The function is making decisions based on your personal values and being concerned more with how things impact you personally than how the group is impacted. Uses personal, deeply held values to ensure an inner sense of...
Extraverted Feeling (FE)
Extraverted Feeling (FE) ESFJ - ENFJ The function is making decisions based on the value system that is concerned with the well-being of people. These values are more global and cultural than personal. The goal is to maintain group harmony. For...
Introverted Thinking (TI)
Introverted Thinking (TI) ISTJ - INTJ The function is making decisions based on data, categories, and theories inside your mind. Analyzing & comparing systems with others make improvements. For example:The function is making decisions based on data,...
Extraverted Thinking (TE)
Extraverted Thinking (TE) ESTJ - ENTJ The function is making decisions about the external world using objective facts. Applies criteria in a logical way while staying within the rules and policies to arrive at a defendable position or decision. For...
Introverted Intuition (NI)
Introverted Intuition (NI) INTJ - INFJ The function is when you get insights that seem to come from nowhere. Information, facts, and data are stored and then internally processed. This later emerges from the unconscious. For example:Those “aha’ moments....
Extraverted Intuition (NE)
Extraverted Intuition (NE) ENTP - ENFP "What IT MEANS" The function when we are focusing our attention on the multiple possibilities. Making connections & patterns between items in our external world. These possibilities are sparked by our external world....
Introverted Sensing (SI)
Introverted Sensing (SI) ISTJ - ISFJ "What WAS" The function when we are focusing our attention on remembering, using our 5 senses. Not in real-time. Amazingly skilled at recalling details. For example:Listening to a dog bark. When our brain focuses on...
Extraverted Sensing (SE)
Extraverted Sensing (SE) ESTP - ESFP"What IS" The function when we are focusing our attention on the real and present world, using our 5 senses. For example:Listening to a dog bark. When our brain focuses on the sound of the dog barking, it is exercising...
Eight Cognitive Functions of the MBTI
The 16 MBTI types can be simplified into 8 Cognitive Functions Important to remember: Everyone uses all 8 functions Our type determines our ability to use each function 2 will serve as our strengths 2 will serve as our weakness or blind spots The remaining 4 are our...
Importance of Non-Verbal Communication
The other day while I was grooming my horse, it hit me how important non-verbal communication is. In the words of Keith Whitley, There is so much that is being said “when you say nothing at all”. There is so much trust, loyalty, vulnerability, and even communication...
Tips For The “C” Style Interaction, The DiSC Personality Type Assessment
How the high "C" works with . . . High "D" During stressful times and conflict the High "C" might: View the High "D” as argumentative, dictatorial, arrogant, domineering, nervous, pushy & impetuous Become defensive Tension: High “C” focuses on detail; High...
Tips For The “S” Style Interaction, The DiSC Personality Type Assessment
How the high "S" works with . . . High D: During stressful times and conflict the High "S" might: View the High ”D” as argumentative, dictatorial, arrogant, domineering, nervous, and hasty Be intimidated by the “D”s confrontational approach Not get angry, but...
Tips For The “I” Style Interaction, The DiSC Personality Type Assessment
How the high "I" works with . . . High D: During stressful times and conflict the High "I" might: View the High ”D” as argumentative, dictatorial, arrogant, domineering, nervous, and hasty Resent being told what to do Be frustrated when good ideas go unnoticed...
Tips For The D Style Interaction, The DiSC Personality Type Assessment
How the high "D" works with . . . High D: During stressful times and conflict the High "D" might: If there is mutual respect, see another High D as driving, visionary, aggressive, assertive, competitive, & optimistic If mutual respect does not exist, see...
The “C” Style DiSC Personality Type Assessment
Compliant - Correct - Cautious(Takes on Passive Roles & is Task-Oriented) General Characteristics:Accurate, analytical, conscientious, careful, fact-finder, precise, high standards, systematic Strengths: Accurate Planning Systems Orchestration Details Blind...
The “S” Style DiSC Personality Type Assessment
Stable - Steady - Supportive(Takes on Passive Roles & is People-Oriented) General Characteristics:Good listener, team player, possessive, steady, predictable, understanding, friendly Strengths: Great listener Teamwork, Team player Good follow-through Person...