Self-Care for Creatives: Know Thyself
Self-care prompt: Know Thyself
This is the final post of the #iamlovingme challenge. I thought I'd share more about essential oils or taking a bath at the end of a long day this week. After being immersed in the Enneagram and 16Personalities test this week though, I want to talk more about that and here's why:A lavender-infused bath after a long day sounds luxurious to me but if you ask my husband he'd say it's torture to just sit there staring at a wall. ha. He's the first to go for a long run after a busy day to unwind. That's zen for him. Whereas I hate running and would rather just sit in fresh-smelling standing water until it got cold. :)Month of self-care posts: Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3
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We all have different ways to unwind and best ways to take care of ourselves based on who we are, what drives us, etc. Enter: personality tests. I think they can be used as a starting point to discover self-care practices. We're all so unique and carry different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. Learning more about ourselves can help us to accept ourselves and that can radiate to accepting each other's differences and similarities.
Self-care prompt: Know Thyself by taking a personality test
One of the things the Enneagram test talks about is how a 1 type like me has this constant inner critic they battle with. She can be loud and mean and might be why I'm so hard on myself. But someone with a different Number has a different set of challenges and motivations – hence, why a bath sounds so good to me and not at all to Joel. :)
16 Personalities Test
16 Personalities is a free test, loosely based off the Myers-Briggs test, that takes around 10 minutes to take. It provides an in-depth look at how your personality handles career, relationships, and your strengths and weaknesses. You can pay around $30 for a full synopsis on your personality if you're crazy like me and want to read ALL THE DETAILS. :)I'm The Advocate (INFJ - T), what are you?!
Enneagram Test
Here's a free test for the Enneagram with the caveat that Enneagram is actually an ancient personality test where a quiz isn't needed to find out your "type". You just need to read the different descriptions and whichever one is speaking to you or is a bit hard to read because it feels so true to you, that's the type you are. HOWEVER if you need a starting point here's the free Enneagram quiz I took.I'm a 1w2, also known as The Perfectionist or Reformer. What are you?!These resources have been really helpful as I learn more about my personality and how I interact with others : [amazon_textlink asin='0830846190' text='The Road Back to You book' template='ProductLink' store='bravegirlspir-20' marketplace='US' link_id='20ed795a-263b-11e8-98b8-532978b177b6'] / The Road Back to You Podcast / Enneagram Institute
Do you like personality tests? What were your results if you've taken one of the tests listed above? Tag a photo with #iamlovingme on Instagram and share your type and thoughts on this with me or in the comments below, of course. :)Have a great week! xo, Em
