Why Mornings?
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least an hour before anyone else. Even if my kids are in the
other room, it’s not sufficient. I need absolute alone time;
otherwise, it’s so hard for me to have the emotional energy
to deal with the day!
Quite honestly, you could get lost in the fascinating world
of personality types and never finish this book. Since we don’t
want that to happen, here are a few suggestions:
- Start with one personality test and dive in. There are so
many personality tests (see the following list) that it’s
easy to just take all of them and never walk away with
helpful nuggets of truth. So limit yourself to one or two
tests to identify your personality type and strengths. - Take personality test results as guides, not facts.
Personality tests do not define you; they simply help you
understand you. We get different results in different sea-
sons and stages of life. Let this be an ongoing process to
discover how you grow and develop. - Test the results. Don’t assume that a test created dec-
ades ago can figure out the nuances of your life and
experiences. Test out the results to see if they ring true
for you. - Take the test as the “healthiest version of you.” Podcaster
and Myers- Briggs aficionado Megan Tietz recommends
answering personality tests as the healthiest version of
you. Meaning that if you have a newborn and never
get out or have adult conversations, you might test as
a super- social extrovert when in normal, everyday life,
you’re more of an introvert. So as you answer questions,