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Posted by Anita Kilcran (12.40.9.177) on 12:08:26 01/11/04

Dr. Carl, thank you so much for this article! Too often I have heard people define themselves in the same way! Even worse, I've heard them define others according to the Myers Briggs or the DISC or by a number (she's a "7") or by whatever latest assessment tool or book is most popular. I myself have been similarly "defined." This has always disturbed me. I feel that I'm a very well-rounded person. I want to be viewed by who I am and what I do, not by what others think I am. If I appear to be an extrovert, it's because I am. I love people and and enjoy being around them. But I also love long quiet walks and week-ends all to myself. I have taken the Myers Briggs a number of times and have come out very differently depending upon what was happening in my life at the time. When I once shared that with a colleague, I was told that I was schizophrenic! My numbers are very close to the middle line. I call it "well-rounded!" To others I say, "Please don't relegate me to a labled box with four sides and a lid! I don't fit and it's just plain uncomfortable!

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Comments:	: Dr. Carl, thank you so much for this article! Too often I have heard people define themselves in the same way! Even worse, I've heard them define others according to the Myers Briggs or the DISC or by a number (she's a "7") or by whatever latest assessment tool or book is most popular. I myself have been similarly "defined." This has always disturbed me. I feel that I'm a very well-rounded person. I want to be viewed by who I am and what I do, not by what others think I am. If I appear to be an extrovert, it's because I am. I love people and and enjoy being around them. But I also love long quiet walks and week-ends all to myself. I have taken the Myers Briggs a number of times and have come out very differently depending upon what was happening in my life at the time. When I once shared that with a colleague, I was told that I was schizophrenic! My numbers are very close to the middle line. I call it "well-rounded!" To others I say, "Please don't relegate me to a labled box with four sides and a lid! I don't fit and it's just plain uncomfortable!
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Dr. Carl A. Hammerschlag, M.D., CPAE, psychiatrist and author, is a professional keynote and motivational speaker. He speaks on a variety of topics including healthcare, mind body and spirit, health and wellness, mental healing and leadership. He has delivered motivational and keynote speaches to corporate and business clients around the world.