Rita from Lebanon writes in an email:
"Dr.
Dan, did you know a Jesuit priest has translated your book about
personality into Arabic? As soon as I read about the Self Compass,
everything in my life changed for the better: my relationships with
family, friends, even God! I've given the book to everyone I care about,
it's so healing and transforming. Everybody should use this model to
understand themselves and other people. I'll never be the same!"
Thanks, Rita. I think the Self Compass applies to people of all cultures because it captures the universal "compass points" within human personality. You learn about yourself by finding out where you are located on the Self Compass:
Do you balance Love with Assertion, or overdo one or the other? Too
much love makes you a clinging vine who has no sense of self. Too much
assertion makes you argumentative and contrary. By balancing these you
can show love (kindness, compassion, empathy, forgiveness) in certain
situations, and assertion (self-expression, courage, divergent thinking,
and confrontation) in others.
Do you balance Strength with Weakness, or are you stuck with too
much Strength in the form of arrogance, or Weakness in the form of
helplessness? By balancing these you can feel confident and strong
without being cocky or judgmental. And you can feel occasional
insecurity, anxiety, or guilt without panicking.
It is this flexibility in your thinking, feeling, and acting that
make you mentally healthy and spiritually blessed—reaping the benefits
of the Self Compass.
What I like about Rita is that she's not only discovering the benefits of balancing her own personality, but she's giving the Self Compass to people she knows, and that's a loving thing to do!
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