Personality development has been talked
about for decades, and individuals and organizations have devoted time and
resources to studying it. But how many people have taken the time to study persona
profiling?
Allan N. Mulholland, the author of “The Power of Persona Profiling,” clearly
illustrates why it is even more important for people to take time and resources
to study persona profiling.
Why? We cannot change our personality. Our
genes were passed on to us, and we will exhibit our inherited tendencies in the
process of living our lives. Our persona, however, is a different matter. We
can control and change it at will.
Personality is defined as the sum total of
our unique gifts and talents that form the blueprint of our identity. Persona
is the character that we project in public.
There are no right or wrong personality
traits. The secret to a happier and more successful life is to identify our
Type A and Type B personality traits and “bundle”those
traits that fit together. We need to find our correct Ph balance.
We also need to study the personality
styles of people we interact with, and carefully adjust our own style to
theirs, to elicit positive and affirmative reactions.
I had the privilege and pleasure of sharing
these principles along with other significant elements to creating a lasting
positive impression on our customers and relevant people in our life during the
conduct of my “Impressions Management” seminar/workshop
at Bostik Philippines, Inc. at their Ortigas offices last Friday, July 20,
2012.
It was also a great opportunity for me to
introduce the latest addition to our trainers/facilitators team, CJ
Virata-Jimenez. CJ is a talented and caring make up artist whose passion is
bringing out the best in each of her clients. She is a certified image
consultant, who is an active member of the Association of Image Consultants,
International.
The last module of my seminar/workshop was
dedicated to a make up demonstration for the benefit of the all-female
participants. It was well received and elicited excitement when CJ gave away a
kit of make up brushes to one lucky participant thru a raffle draw.
For more information on “The Power of Persona Profiling,” you
may look up http://www.persona-coach.com/coach.
Ms. D exchanging humorous banter with the participants of Impressions Management.
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| Ms. D explaining the difference between personality and persona. |
Certified Image Consultant Ms. D conducting a color analysis with Red Corazon S. Reyes of Bostik Phils., Inc.
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| Make up artist CJ Virata-Jimenez explaining the proper make up techniques. |
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| Using a make up brush for smoother application of foundation. |
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| CJ demonstrating how to blend eye shadows. |
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| CJ and Ms D relaxing after the make up demo. |
