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{Learning About Yourself and Others for Growth and Better Connection}<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Why we like personality typing systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Treasure hunts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

They’re like personal treasure hunts. Find out where you land in the world of personality typing systems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improving travel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Personality has a significant impact on our travel, and probably your trips as well. If you are traveling with family, friends, or even just one other person, you will be dealing with personality.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding your personality and unique \u201cway of being in the world\u201d (as Suzanne Stabile, a wise Enneagram teacher says), is key to beginning to understand, relate to, and interact productively with others.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traveling enriches us as people because we begin to have a broader perspective on the world. We begin to appreciate things and see things differently as our understanding of other cultures and ideas grow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using personality typing to enhance that growth by identifying specific strengths and weaknesses, and learning to leverage them will, we hope, make traveling even more beneficial, enjoyable, and life-giving.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gives a common language<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Personality typing systems give us the words and the language to be able to express our thoughts, feelings, and motivations more clearly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if our loved ones are interested and involved in the process as well, it is easier to communicate ideas and thoughts with them because they have the same foundation of personality language that you do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just for fun…<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

And to clarify, we are not psychologists or personality typing experts. We are learning as we go and researching along the way. And we’re just pretty nerdy about personality typing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Personality typing is like a treasure hunt to discover more about who you are.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Reasons to type yourself <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Self-reflection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Self-reflection and assessment are often helpful in becoming a healthier person. Many of us struggle to understand others, but do we ever think about trying to understand ourselves? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self-discovery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We’ve found personality typing helpful as a starting point for self-discovery and growth. Not just for the deep, serious stuff either, sometimes to discover the things about ourselves that we can laugh at. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For fun<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

And sometimes personality typing is just for fun, like getting sorted into a Harry Potter Hogwarts house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t live in boxes, we\u2019re always growing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the major arguments against personality typing systems I have heard is that people are so multi-faceted how can a personality type define all of the subtleties of an individual?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We would never want to put anyone in a box, or say that we understand another human being because we will never be able to experience how another brain works. However, we’ve found that personality typing systems have helped us function as individuals in teams and as a family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding yourself and the way you live in this world will, in a roundabout way, help you understand those around you. Traveling together becomes easier and more satisfying when you can self-identify and communicate your needs and hear and empathize with the needs of your travel companions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We see personality typing as a tool for growth, not as a box to try to fit ourselves or others into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Personality typing shouldn’t be used to put someone in a box, instead to, untangle the complexities of being human.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Traveling and personality typing systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For us, and we hope for you, travel is about life-long learning. A journey doesn\u2019t start with stepping foot in a new place. It begins in our minds as we dream up a trip, anticipate a trip, plan, and research for our travels. It’s about getting to know the world and to learn more about the people you\u2019ll meet and places you\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re big history nerds, and this has helped us see value in many of the places we visit. Because if you know how a particular turning point in history came about and affected a location, then you have a better appreciation for the significance of a place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But life-long learning doesn\u2019t just mean learning history to appreciate a place. It also means learning more about yourself and the people you\u2019re with the most (and perhaps even more broadly, the people you run into along your travels) so that your relationships grow, and you create better memories and connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s precisely where the personality typing has helped us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To begin to glimpse the root of our relational conflicts when on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To understand our different energy levels, motivations, and priorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Personality typing systems can help improve travel experiences as you learn about yourself and others.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The limitations of typing systems<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of course, personality typing can be dangerous. Not to sound too melodramatic, but if we use the knowledge of personality typing to try to claim we understand someone else, to control others, or to make fun of or be unkind to others, then we are misusing these tools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treat others and their journey with the respect you would like to be treated. But realize, the way you are will be very different from the way others react and take in information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest revelations I’ve had through personality typing is that everyone else doesn’t think, respond, or have the same motivations as I do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Word to the skeptics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are certain things in life that we each find personally valuable. We learn from these things, see growth because of them, and therefore they equate to value in our minds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personality typing has been one of those things for our family. While we tend to use the Enneagram the most often, we also love exploring the other systems, just for the fun of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If these typing systems seem belittling, feel constricting, or you don\u2019t find value in them, then feel free to move on. We have lots of other travel content that\u2019s less existential and won\u2019t feel like navel-gazing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when we find something helpful, growth-inducing, and motivating we love to share that with others just in case you may find it valuable as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In application, this means better travel experiences, better discussions, being understood, and understanding our loved ones along with knowing our own and others’ strengths and weaknesses so that we can work as a team whether we’re planning a trip or are feet on the ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don’t feel like you have to “be into” personality typing. If its not your thing, that’s okay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Personality typing <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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What is personality typing?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Personality typing tool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are many different types of personality typing systems in the world. Each one focuses on something different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enneagram – Focuses on inner motivations, something no one else but the individual will ever really see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Myer’s Brigg’s – Focuses on responses to the world around us, behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DISC assessment – Focuses on strengths in relation to working in a team environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four Tendencies – Focuses on the stimuli needed to accomplish tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others have their own specific focus or outcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are many personality typing tools available today focused on different outcomes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Personality typology definition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Personality <\/strong>
Psychology<\/em>.
a. the sum total of the physical, mental, emotional, and social characteristics of an individual.

b. the organized pattern of behavioral characteristics of the individual<\/div>