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Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / January 9, 2016

Think DiSC! How to Work with the i Style

THINK DiSC! ***How to work with the i style*** PROBLEM: What do you do when the newest hire to the team seems to be hard to corral, as he spends a lot of his day chatting it up, encouraging his teammates, and getting to know his officemates...? You are finding that he is challenging to focus and his follow-through is behind schedule already. He's a great guy, and everyone really, really likes him...and you just want to make sure that you can depend on him to pull his weight and to …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / September 24, 2014

Unleash Your Gifts and Find Your Authentic Path in Life

When you think of a wheel, you think of movement and a cyclical journey. The medicine wheel holds those characteristics in our life and on our soul’s journey for healing and transformation. Also known as the “sacred hoop,” it is a representation of the four cardinal directions, Mother Earth, Father Sky and Creator at the center. Each direction holds wisdom and medicine gifts whose lessons are taught by understanding our life cycles, the elements and many archetypes in nature. (originally …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / August 13, 2014

DiSC’ing the Fertile Fields

Earlier this summer I took a trip home to Central Illinois, where I grew up. While there, I stayed at my grandparent's old farmstead, which we lovingly called Snicarte (sny-car-tee). My grandparents, now deceased, raised 5 kids and many cows, pigs, and chickens on this 300+ acre parcel, and I spent many memorable week-ends, holidays, and summertimes there as a kid. That visit got me thinking about life as a farmer...and pondering the cyclical life of farmers. In the spring, farmers get out in …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / July 9, 2014

The Power of Quiet

My husband is currently reading a book called QUIET. It’s about the power of introverts in an extroverted world. When he first showed it to me, I laughed out loud, almost as if I was scoffing at him. I am extremely extroverted, and for a long time I believed that you HAVE TO BE that way if you’re going to “get ahead” in this world. After all, it’s the squeaky wheel that gets the oil, “it’s not what you know but who you know,” and it’s all about how to win friends and influence people, …

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Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / June 18, 2014

DiSC is the Key to Your Success

Research shows that the most successful people have a few common traits shared among them, one of the strongest being that of self-awareness. Through this trait of introspection, one is able to identify objectives that align with their strengths and to avoid situations where he or she will struggle with finding success. When one knows their personal behavioral style, they are able to place themselves in roles and with others where they will be most effective. How does one go about gaining …