A Kick up The Pants? We All Need It Sometimes....

Every now and then we all get a kick up the pants. Sometimes it comes like a bolt of lightening when we least expect it - other times it just sort of occurs to you that maybe you need to take a step back and evaluate everything around you.  Maybe you contributed to the storm brewing, maybe you need to take some ownership..

For anyone that has heard of the Myers Briggs, and even if you haven't, I'd encourage you to go online and evaluate yourself (note; from a work perspective, but fair to say it seeps into your personal life as well).  

The link is: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp

I am an INTJ: http://www.personalitypage.com/INTJ.html

I'd encourage you to read about "my type" as well.  Explains a lot really..  I've known for a long time this is my "personality type" but sometimes you just need a gentle reminder about the things you do well and the things that you need to keep working on...  I especially laugh at the third paragraph from the bottom - ignore the part about excessive drinking..  I'm not quite there yet!!

So to everyone in my life, if I don't tell you often enough - thank you, I am very blessed to be surrounded by such a wonderful group of people.  People who celebrate with me, commiserate with me, laugh with me and sometimes even cry with me.

To the team I manage at work; I know I don't say it enough - but good job guys, you are awesome (yes, very over rated word but very apt in this instance).  You constantly perform over and above everything I could have ever imagined, in a sometimes very tough environment.

So there you have it - I'd love to know your 'type" if you can spare 5 minutes to complete the online Myers Briggs.  It might be a reminder of how wonderful you are and then again, it may even be the gentle kick up the pants you need as we head into the second half of 2012.

Note; as with all things, these type of evaluations are to be taken in context.