𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗦𝗖 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲.

I have used it with individuals and teams ever since.

But it wasn't until I looked honestly at my own three graphs that I understood what it actually costs to override your natural style.

Most people have heard of DiSC. Most people think it's a personality test.

It isn't.

DiSC doesn't tell you who you are. It shows you three different snapshots of how you behave — the version others see, the version that emerges under pressure, and the version you believe yourself to be.

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲.

And the gap between them — that's where the most honest conversation begins.

My own report showed me something I didn't want to see in 2016.

The warmth I feel for people — the expressiveness, the need for connection — sits below the line in how I come across publicly.

I was suppressing it. Without knowing I was doing it. To meet the expectations of every professional environment I'd moved through.

The data showed me doing exactly that.

Next week I'm opening something up that speaks directly to this. Watch this space.