If you’ve read my book - The Introvert Teacher - you’ll know that I’m intensely curious about human behaviours and psychology. Actually, come to think of it, if you’ve had a long enough conversation with me, you’ll find that out too.
I’ve done a number of psychometric tests and my results have been fairly constant.
They tell a consistent narrative of what I understand about myself.
So, when I heard about the Identi3 profiling tool, I was curious, though I did wonder if I would learn anything new about myself.
But, for science, I decided to do it. With the help of a certified profiler, of course.
It consisted of an test taken through their website, and a meetup to explain the results.
It turns out that, apart from being an Investigator, someone who enjoys challenging ideas and concepts, I am also an Expositor, someone who is good at expressing myself - in my case, through verbal and written means, and an Artist, someone who enjoys artistic expression and creative freedom.
So, in a nutshell, I live mainly in my head, come up with unusual, out-of-the-box ideas that I easily explain to others in ways that they can understand.
Sounds about right.
In fact, it sounds like what a consultant does.
Perhaps that is the line of work I should be pursuing.
I’ve recently been re-evaluating my plans for becoming a speaker. Though I feel that my message is one that others will benefit from hearing, I wonder if it’s truly as important as I think it is - important enough, that is, to make a career out of talking about it.
I’m not entirely convinced that it is, though I have constantly received feedback that it is an interesting and thought-provoking subject.
And yet, interesting and thought-provoking are not strong enough traits for me to base everything on. Above that, I need to know that it is important to do.
So, this is the clarity that I seek.
With it, I can make a better decision.
In the meantime, as I seek it, I will continue to do work that I know is important.
