Comments for Susan Scott Bible Study Lessons http://susanscott.org Bible Study Lessons | Resources for Vibrant Christian living Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:40:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Understanding Personality Types by Susan Scott http://susanscott.org/articles/understanding-personality-types/comment-page-1#comment-274 Susan Scott Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:40:20 +0000 http://susanscott.org/?p=42#comment-274 There's good news and there is bad news. The bad news is there really isn't any numerical system assigned to the graph, so for a strong Melancholy personality it can feel incomplete and a bit frustrating. The good news is you are not locked in to any one place within your personality type, the test is more of a rough guide. We really never sit rooted in one place within our type. External factors like jobs and the people around us cause us to be more or less outgoing, as the situation demands. Our emotional state (or the anchovy pizza we had for dinner) can make us more or less energetic than usual. People are very complex and, fortunately, very adaptable. Understanding our personality type is just the beginning of understanding ourselves. Ideally we are moving away from our weaknesses, which pin us into the extreme corners of our type, and moving toward the middle of the graph, and a more balanced personality. We also behave slightly differently throughout our day, depending on the situation we are in. A sanguine who works in a law office, for example, is going to have to restrain their more flamboyant impulses if they hope to keep their job. At a social gathering, they may act a very different part, letting their "life of the party" side come out to play. The personality test is not meant to pigeon hole anyone into a labeled box. But it is the best way I've found to help people start to understand their personality when I can't teach them in person. There’s good news and there is bad news. The bad news is there really isn’t any numerical system assigned to the graph, so for a strong Melancholy personality it can feel incomplete and a bit frustrating. The good news is you are not locked in to any one place within your personality type, the test is more of a rough guide. We really never sit rooted in one place within our type. External factors like jobs and the people around us cause us to be more or less outgoing, as the situation demands. Our emotional state (or the anchovy pizza we had for dinner) can make us more or less energetic than usual. People are very complex and, fortunately, very adaptable. Understanding our personality type is just the beginning of understanding ourselves.

Ideally we are moving away from our weaknesses, which pin us into the extreme corners of our type, and moving toward the middle of the graph, and a more balanced personality.

We also behave slightly differently throughout our day, depending on the situation we are in. A sanguine who works in a law office, for example, is going to have to restrain their more flamboyant impulses if they hope to keep their job. At a social gathering, they may act a very different part, letting their “life of the party” side come out to play.

The personality test is not meant to pigeon hole anyone into a labeled box. But it is the best way I’ve found to help people start to understand their personality when I can’t teach them in person.

]]> Comment on Understanding Personality Types by Bill http://susanscott.org/articles/understanding-personality-types/comment-page-1#comment-273 Bill Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:18:27 +0000 http://susanscott.org/?p=42#comment-273 So, being a Melancholy, I need to know how to plot the test results for A B C & D on the graph. Can you help me with that or am I the only one who cares? :) So, being a Melancholy, I need to know how to plot the test results for A B C & D on the graph. Can you help me with that or am I the only one who cares? :)

]]> Comment on Understanding Personality Types by Sueanne http://susanscott.org/articles/understanding-personality-types/comment-page-1#comment-272 Sueanne Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:07:03 +0000 http://susanscott.org/?p=42#comment-272 Neat to see you applying the information Nrmartins. This system was originated by Hippocrates in Greece circa 400 BC so it's hard to say for sure which type he was. Or which combination of types, as most of us are a blend of two with a little of a third thrown in for good measure. I like to think that no one is normal if normal means average. Each, in his own way, with his or her own gifts, talents and personality is actually above average in some area. Neat to see you applying the information Nrmartins. This system was originated by Hippocrates in Greece circa 400 BC so it’s hard to say for sure which type he was. Or which combination of types, as most of us are a blend of two with a little of a third thrown in for good measure. I like to think that no one is normal if normal means average. Each, in his own way, with his or her own gifts, talents and personality is actually above average in some area.

]]> Comment on Understanding Personality Types by Nrmartins http://susanscott.org/articles/understanding-personality-types/comment-page-1#comment-271 Nrmartins Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:17:20 +0000 http://susanscott.org/?p=42#comment-271 This system was made by a melancholy, aswell as the test. We're all normal in some way or another. This system was made by a melancholy, aswell as the test. We’re all normal in some way or another.

]]> Comment on climbing the waterfall by She-She http://susanscott.org/articles/climbing-the-waterfall/comment-page-1#comment-269 She-She Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:19:06 +0000 http://susanscott.org/?p=382#comment-269 Now that is Cool! I have ice climbed a Glacier in Alaska but a waterfall is pretty darn cool if you ask me. Now that is Cool! I have ice climbed a Glacier in Alaska but a waterfall is pretty darn cool if you ask me.

]]> Comment on climbing the waterfall by Karen Conboy http://susanscott.org/articles/climbing-the-waterfall/comment-page-1#comment-268 Karen Conboy Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:23:12 +0000 http://susanscott.org/?p=382#comment-268 We played ladderball, kickball, and football in the grass. Our daughter Sarah beat Dad in Ladderball, almost 30 year age difference, trust me she was letting EVERYONE know, lol and the boys, Nick Nate, Ethan and I were playing rough in the grass with other sports! We were also dancing to the music with our neighbors! What a fun day. We went hiking in a wild reserve on the 30th which was a blast, how do I submit pictures? We played ladderball, kickball, and football in the grass. Our daughter Sarah beat Dad in Ladderball, almost 30 year age difference, trust me she was letting EVERYONE know, lol and the boys, Nick Nate, Ethan and I were playing rough in the grass with other sports! We were also dancing to the music with our neighbors! What a fun day. We went hiking in a wild reserve on the 30th which was a blast, how do I submit pictures?

]]> Comment on Understanding Personality Types by AndrewBoldman http://susanscott.org/articles/understanding-personality-types/comment-page-1#comment-14 AndrewBoldman Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:22:03 +0000 http://susanscott.org/?p=42#comment-14 Hi, good post. I have been woondering about this issue,so thanks for posting. I’ll definitely be coming back to your site. Hi, good post. I have been woondering about this issue,so thanks for posting. I’ll definitely be coming back to your site.

]]> Comment on What if? by admin http://susanscott.org/articles/what-if/comment-page-1#comment-3 admin Mon, 04 May 2009 16:59:09 +0000 http://susanscott.org/?p=5#comment-3 Good point, Susan. We too are in the process of vision evaluation. For younger kids especially, they may not even realize they are not seeing the world "funny". But it certainly would cause some difficulties in school work and frustration for them. I can only hope parents are looking at all possibilities before jumping on the ADHD bandwagon. Sue Good point, Susan. We too are in the process of vision evaluation. For younger kids especially, they may not even realize they are not seeing the world “funny”. But it certainly would cause some difficulties in school work and frustration for them. I can only hope parents are looking at all possibilities before jumping on the ADHD bandwagon.
Sue

]]> Comment on What if? by Susan http://susanscott.org/articles/what-if/comment-page-1#comment-2 Susan Mon, 04 May 2009 16:19:23 +0000 http://susanscott.org/?p=5#comment-2 It's really all about perspective isn't it. Here is another question, since I have been going down this road some. What if it is as easy as a vision problem and trip to the eye doctor (pediatric/vision specialist). It’s really all about perspective isn’t it. Here is another question, since I have been going down this road some. What if it is as easy as a vision problem and trip to the eye doctor (pediatric/vision specialist).

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