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Insights http://gaininginsight.com/blog Official Podcast of the Insight Learning Foundation Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:15:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Official Podcast of the Insight Learning Foundation Nathan Bryce Nathan Bryce,Insight Learning clean Nathan Bryce nathan@insightlearning.com Temperament Tip #1 http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/273 http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/273#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:27:39 +0000 NathanBryce http://gaininginsight.com/blog/?p=273 http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/273/feed 0 <h1>Temperament Tip #1</h1> The Golden Rule says, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Most world religions teach this rule, or a version of it, as one of the keys to finding true joy and happiness. In the world of psychology we also have a version of this rule which says, “Treat other people the way they want to be treated.” Notice the shift in focus from giving others what YOU want, to giving others what THEY want. Psychologists think this small change makes a lot of sense once you understand the core values of each of the different temperaments. It encourages us to treat Gold people in Gold ways, Blue people in Blue ways, and so forth. Treating other people in ways they want to be treated shows that we are earnestly trying to ignore our own self interests and focus on the other person and what he or she values. I’m not sure there is anything that shows more love than that. Of course this is easier said than done, which is why the Insights blog is dedicated to helping you work your way towards this level of understanding and love. Jesus taught his followers that the second great commandment was to “Love your neighbor as yourself.” I’d like to suggest that we can’t really love someone until we first get to know them. And figuring out their temperament will accelerate our understanding of other people faster than just about any other tool. So this week’s assignment is very simple: <h5>Identify one person you would like to love more fully and figure out their temperament.</h5> If you would like some suggestions on how to identify someone’s temperament, I’d encourage you to listen to an audio recording entitled, Insights on Discovering Someone’s Temperament. This recording, found in the Media Room>Insights Podcast section at <a href="http://www.insightlearning.com">www.insightlearning.com</a>, is normally available to people who have a paid membership to our website. However, this week it will be available to you free-of-charge! It reveals the top seven secrets for identifying someone’s primary color. Click the controls below to play the podcast. <h6>All of the information in this newsletter or published at www.insightlearning.com is owned by Nathan K. Bryce. The content of this newsletter may not be used or duplicated without written permission from the copyright holder.</h6> Assignment #1: Identify one person you would like to love more fully and figure out their temperament. How to Create Customized Books http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/271 http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/271#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:10:45 +0000 NathanBryce http://gaininginsight.com/blog/?p=271 http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/271/feed 0 <h1>How to Create Customized Books</h1> Did you know that associate-level subscribers to the website can create customized participant workbooks rather than using standard versions? Associates may choose from more than 350 pages to build customized books. All the pages in our standard workbooks are available, plus hundreds more. Many people start building their books with an assessment to identify someone’s temperament. There are five to choose from, such as the Insight Personality Instrument or the Insight Spectrum Survey. Next, they add pages that meet the specific needs of their audience or presentation theme, such as managing stress, building relationships, enhancing communication, selling effectively, supervising employees, or teaching difficult learners. Because the front and the back covers of the booklet may be customized as well, many associates choose to add a paragraph or two about themselves and their services on the back cover, and then create a unique title or subtitle for their specific presentation. If associates have developed content of their own that they would like published in the book, this can also be accommodated. The clients of our associates love this personalized approach. When they see their company name or logo, and perhaps their mission statement or core values printed on a page, they immediately feel connected to the content and recognize the extra effort the associate spent creating a one-of-a-kind product. Booklets retail for $0.50 per page and a book must have at least 20 pages. Also, at least 50 copies of the book must be ordered at a time. A complimentary set of Adult Discovery Cards will be inserted into each book if desired. For more information on this service, please visit the Bookstore>Customized Book section of our website at <a href="http://www.insightlearning.com">www.insightlearning.com</a>. <h6>All of the information in this blog is owned by Nathan K. Bryce. The content of this newsletter may not be used or duplicated without written permission from the copyright holder.</h6> How people with an associate-level membership at www.insightlearning.com may create customized workbooks for participants to use in their Insight seminars and workshops. no Insights on Values: The Blue Temperament http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/87 http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/87#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:29:06 +0000 NathanBryce http://gaininginsight.com/blog/?p=87 http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/87/feed 0 Insights on Values: The Blue Temperament is a 45-minute audio podcast that reveals the top 15 values of people who have a primary color of Blue. According to Nathan Bryce and Richard Lehtinen, the hosts of the Insights audio series, Blues: <ol> <li>Advocate growth</li> <li>Appreciate uniqueness</li> <li>Cherish intimacy</li> <li>Collect relationships</li> <li>Desire comfort</li> <li>Enjoy communication</li> <li>Join causes</li> <li>Need harmony</li> <li>Provide empathy</li> <li>Pursue meaning</li> <li>Respect integrity</li> <li>Show kindness</li> <li>Treasure acceptance</li> <li>Trust feelings</li> <li>Want romance</li> </ol> Blues account for approximately 10 percent of the general population. They dream about peace, love, affection, and authenticity. They place high value on compassion, sympathy, and rapport. They respect nurturing, empathy, and the sharing of feelings, and highly regard meaning, significance, and identity. They promote growth and development in others and can be relied on to take care of people’s physical, spiritual, and emotional needs. Understanding what people value is incredibly useful because you’ll know the set of attitudes and attributes they prize and strive to achieve throughout their lives. And as people live up to their values, they experience joy and happiness. And if they can’t, don’t, or won’t, they tend to experience misery and sorrow. Therefore one of the most important things we can learn in life is to understand and respect what people value. So if you want to understand Blues better, please download and listen to this audio program. It is presented free-of-charge as a public service of the Insight Learning Foundation, a non-profit educational organization. "Insights on Values: The Blue Temperament" is a 45-minute podcast that reveals the top 15 values of people who have a primary color of Blue. The episode is part of the "Insights" audio series produced by the Insight Learning [...] 46:06 clean Insights on Understanding People Better: The 10 Categories of Life http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/85 http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/85#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:53:14 +0000 NathanBryce http://gaininginsight.com/blog/?p=85 http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/85/feed 0 Insights on Understanding People Better: The 10 Categories of Life is a 45-minute podcast that reveals ten things you really need to know if you want to understand people better-even better than they understand themselves. Those 10 things are called the 10 Categories of Life, and they are a part of the Insight Personality System, a patented tool that explores human temperament by examining it in ten different categories. Unlike other personality tests on the market today, this is the first instrument that enables people to examine the attitudes and attributes of each temperament by category. The 10 categories are: <ol> <li>Values</li> <li>Motivation</li> <li>Communication</li> <li>Work</li> <li>Supervision</li> <li>Recreation</li> <li>Childhood</li> <li>Youth</li> <li>Education</li> <li>Love</li> </ol> As you try to figure out people, it is vital to notice how they appear in all ten categories. Examining their observable attitudes and behaviors will help you identify their unique blend of temperaments. And once you know that information about someone, you’ll be able to do a number of things that will enhance your ability to relate to them, and help you turn what was once an ordinary relationship into an extraordinary relationship. This episode is part of the Insights series produced by the Insight Learning Foundation and hosted by Nathan Bryce, the author of the Insight Personality System. To listen to this program now, click the play button below. "Insights on Understanding People Better: The 10 Categories of Life" is a 45-minute podcast that reveals 10 things you really need to know if you want to understand people better. The episode is part of the "Insights" series [...] 45:02 clean Insights on Discovering Someone’s Temperament http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/80 http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/80#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:49:52 +0000 NathanBryce http://gaininginsight.com/blog/?p=80 http://gaininginsight.com/blog/archives/80/feed 0 Insights on Discovering Someone’s Temperament is a 70-minute podcast that reveals the top seven secrets for identifying the primary color of anybody you know. The episode explains the difference between overt and covert ways of identifying someone’s temperament and reveals seven specific tools that you may use to figure out whether someone is primarily a Blue, a Gold, a Green, or an Orange. The seven insights are: <ol> <li>Administering written assessments</li> <li>Playing with Discovery Cards</li> <li>Using online assessments</li> <li>Asking revealing questions</li> <li>Listening for keywords</li> <li>Observing personalized spaces</li> <li>Examining physical attire</li> </ol> Once you understand someone’s temperament, you’ll be able to solve some of the common relationship problems that pop up day after day. You’ll discover the secrets to what makes people tick. You’ll reveal the drives that motivate them to do what they do. You’ll learn which characteristics and attitudes they value most in life. You’ll learn how they prefer to communicate, how the prefer to learn, how they prefer to spend their leisure time, and what they need in their friendships and romantic relationships. This episode is part of the Insights series produced by the Insight Learning Foundation and hosted by Nathan Bryce, the author of the Insight Personality System. Rick Lehtinen, an Insight author and long-time friend of the Foundation, is the co-host for this episode. To listen to this program now, click the play button below. "Insights on Discovering Someone's Temperament" is a 70-minute podcast that reveals the top seven secrets for identifying the primary color of anybody you know. The episode explains the difference between overt and covert ways of [...] clean