Understanding My HBDI Profile

Awhile back Tetli shared a fantastic HBDI app during a Smackdown and it provides tips on what to do when under pressure. As I have been under a lot of pressure lately, I thought this would be a valuable time to look at the tips.

The biggest shift in my profile whilst under pressure is the relational goes out and experimental goes in.

My profile says that 'more pressure for me is when others emotions shut others down.'  It says to take time-out to compose yourself before coming back to the situation.  Interestingly, I did take a break from the situation and spoke to others for support, which definitely helped me approach the problem in a positive and carefully constructed way with great results.  

'I can create more pressure for myself with the need to talk it out which wastes time and distracts.' I found the conversations very helpful and essential to overcome the problem, but they were problem longer than needed and I may have had more than needed. Their tip is to try writing down your thoughts before communicating with others to allow clearer thinking. Fortunately, I always write notes for meetings via the agenda and the discussions helped bring clarity to my thinking. However, I could do this more often - its definitely a weakness of mine ie articulating my thinking.

After reading the notes for experimental, I was incredibly surprised. I believed the relational was the problem but the notes here could be more the reason for my stress.

The pressure makes you feel mentally stuck, with a few obviously unsatisfactory ideas. This was so true, I wasn't only stuck - I was completely concreted in!  During one of more frustrated meetings I definitely articulated that I couldn't think of anything else, it was blockage to everything else I needed to do.  The recommendation is to take a break, a walk  or seek out a friend to shift your mindset away from the details at hand. I certainly 'seeked' out professional support, but maybe I should have 'seeked' out more personal support. Maybe this could be a strategy I use more often, talking with fellow professionals actually, in many cases, compounds the stress. Talking with someone not connected with the school will help me gain a more rounded perspective and shift my thinking away. Doesn't help living with teacher!