Mental Meals!™

When Bad Times Tell You About The Good Times

Clients are lost when they are not cared for. Worse, you won’t know it until it’s too late. Be consistent with your care of your clients, which includes keeping in touch.

Recognizing and Dealing With the Highly Expressive Person

Remember that people are ‘blends’ of different behavioral styles.  Here we focus on general terms for the expressive person. (On the DISC Behavioral Assessment they are the “High I” - Robin Williams is a great example.
Behavior:  The more expressive a person is the more they are on the move.
Their body language is movement - they [...]

Tags: behavior, DISC, expressive personality

I Don’t Like Surprises

Quick read on diminishing surprises during these tough economic times.

Don’t Take Things At Face Value

Facial expressions are a key component in communications. Micro and subtle expressions - facial movements that are both hard to control and to spot, give away our true feelings, even when we try to mask them. These expressions have been found to transcend nations and cultures by experts such as Paul Ekman.

Tags: Bart Gragg, microexpressions, Paul Ekman, subtle expressions, telling lies

Volunteer and Non-Profit Burnout - The Burnt Stick

Why volunteers and employees burnout and how that affects the organization. What a volunteer coordinator can do to help alleviate burnout. Helping the individual stay focused, reducing stress and frustration, by keeping the organization focused. (Originally published under ‘The Burnt Stick’)

Tags: behavioral assessments, burnout, burnt stick, DISC, Motivation, non-profit, One Page Business Plan, Planning, Volunteers