7 Detours on the Road to Personality Typing

7 detours on the road to personality typing will bring clarity to the myths surrounding personality typing theory. There is so much confusion about typology that I wanted to clear up a few things. Did you know that more than two million people take a personality type test annually for career purposes? I also ran […]

Outstanding Steps for Transformational Travel

Outstanding steps for transformational travel is one of the reasons I’ve been working on a book, Unpack Your Personality: Myers-Briggs® Takes a Spiritual Detour. I can’t wait to share it with you all. Have you ever taken a trip, and something within you awakened? You returned home more aware and somehow different? Even how you […]

A New Travel Paradigm that’s Good For the Soul

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A new travel paradigm that is good for the soul centers around asking different questions and helping you do travel differently. The question many of us ask, ‘Where do I want to go.” But maybe the better question to ask is, “What does my soul need and how can my travel personality support this need?” […]

Why We Freakout on Vacation, it’s Not What You Think!

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Why we freak out on vacation is not what you think, but I know it’s more than meets the eye. Have you seen it? A person goes a bit berserk on vacation. I have had a few breakdowns, and I think we all have. Traditional thinking on the topic goes something like this: you’re in […]

Extroverts and Introverts Get Stressed Because of Energy Flow?

Extroverts and introverts get stressed because of energy flow. And in these pandemic times living under one roof for extended periods exaggerates the differences. Stress may become a driving force in the everyday. If you’re living with an opposite, an extrovert with an introvert, or an introvert with an extrovert, which is often the case […]

Are Extroverts Happier and Introverts More Thoughtful?

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Are extroverts happier and introverts more thoughtful? Research suggests that extroverts tend to be happier. However, I challenge this notion. Isn’t happiness truly an inside job? While being thoughtful is often linked to personality types, introverts do seem to exhibit more depth in their reflections. It’s worth considering that both happiness and thoughtfulness are complex […]

The Magic of Slow Travel in a Disconnected World

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The Magic of Slow Travel in a Disconnected World Updated June 24, 2024 A few years ago, I was sitting at a café in Paris — you know the kind, where the air smells faintly of espresso, butter, and possibility. I had nowhere to be and nothing pressing to do. Just me, my thoughts, and […]

How to Avoid Vacation Option Overload and Travel Happier

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Do you suffer from vacation option overload? How can you avoid it? How can you make your travel experiences happier? These are questions I’m going to attempt to answer. An NOPE, I don’t have all the answers, but I do hope you’ll find this post stimulates new thinking. Avoid Vacation Option Overload Love it or […]

Extroverts and Introverts How to Travel Happier this Fall?

Extroverts and Introverts: How to Travel Happier this Fall? Last fall, I found myself sitting in a little café in Asheville, North Carolina. The air smelled like cinnamon and apples, and I was traveling with two friends—one an effervescent extrovert who couldn’t resist chatting with every barista we met, and the other a quiet introvert […]

Navigate a Delightful, New, and Inspirational Way to Vacation

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Navigate a delightful, new and inspirational way to vacation came to me as I put the finishing touches on the Playful Traveler, one of the 16 travel personalities, I’m developing. It starts with a deep study into the world of personality typing. The Playful travel captivated me. Their style of travel embraces vacations; joyfully, and […]