Archive for July 2008

Type and the Enneagram

posted by Mike Shur

I get a special kick when I see people put their type on their personal webpage.  I especially love it when people build their whole site around MBTI(r) type and include the Enneagram.  (If you haven’t checked out Paty Wyman’s forum on MBTI and the Enneagram you’re missing out.)
So when I ran across this site written [...]

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Your business 2.0

posted by Mike Shur

Guy Kawasaki is a serial entrepreneur and tech-guru, though he would dispute that nomiker.  He writes a blog about his online adventures and posted last year about how he built his latest business for about $12,000 which he just sold.
 The first three points Guy makes are:
Because of Truemors, I’ve learned a lot about launching a [...]

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You may be an MBTI nerd if. . .

posted by Mike Shur

. . . you’ve been to more than one MBTI qualification.
. . . you can name John Beebe’s sixth function (Senex/Witch!).
. . .you discuss the latest APTi Bulletin article the week it comes out (check out Cynthia Stengel’s piece on the art of MBTI feedback in Vol. 31, No. 1).
. . .you are MBTI Certified and darn [...]

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The ultimate in persuasion

posted by Mike Shur

There are many way to influence and persuade people.  There’s the old favorite “carrot and stick” method, as well as the “speak softly and carry a big stick” method.  Apparently sticks are a key influencer for some people.
But there are indeed ways to influence people without sticks, stones, or broken bones.  In business, especially, logic [...]

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Linda McKenna — Myers-Briggs(r) and blog superstar

posted by Mike Shur

I love Linda McKenna.
 Especially as the product manager of the MBTI(r) tools I love Linda’s passion for and openness to all things type.  The best way to learn about personality type is to teach it and Linda has not only taught her first MBTI(r) workshops in the last 30 days (go Linda!) but has even posted [...]

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The Shadow as Hero — Jung’s Archetypes At the Movies

posted by Mike Shur

With the untimely passing of Heath Ledger, the already immense anticipation of ”The Dark Knight” film has been driven to a fever pitch.  Even the History Channel has a special called “Batman Unmasked:  The Psychology of the Dark Knight”  that delves into the psychological development and motivations of Bruce Wayne/Batman.  What type *is* the Batman, or [...]

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You don’t have it, but you need it, here’s how to get one

posted by Mike Shur

You are reading a blog entry right now.  For a business purpose.  Voluntarily.
Your customers, your prospects, and your competitors (!) are also reading blogs.  But they’re not reading your blog.  Because if my guess is right, over 90% of the people reading this don’t have a blog for their business.
 ”It’s 2008, I’m in a people business, [...]

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Secrets to Personal Excellence 1.0: Get accountable!

posted by Mike Shur

I’ll forego the usual blogger mea culpa shout-out about not blogging enough.  No one I know blogs “enough”, but the trick is to keep coming back and keeping the spirit alive.
 Today I’ll share one personal secret that I’ve just come across twice in one week:  signing up to be accountable to one specific person.
What does [...]

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