SendOutCards Super Saturday in Modesto

I'm holding my first Super Saturday event in Modesto this weekend. It's going to be at my apartment but I'm still looking for a more permanent location. But since the crowds will likely be small the first few months, I think we should be OK.

"Just what is a Super Saturday?", you may be asking. Well, I'm glad you asked. As you may (or may not) know, I've been having weekly opportunity meetings and SOC training sessions on Saturday mornings for the past 3 weeks. I've been sharing the SendOutCards opportunity and the 5 Habits training. A Super Saturday contains that and more. We're going to have prize drawings, testimonials and recognition. And I plan on having guest speakers in the future, but for this month we will have a recorded speaker.

If you're a customer or distributor, this is a good opportunity to hang out with others in SOC and to get some training. And it's a great opportunity to bring guests and have them learn more.

Every person at any of the events during the month gets a drawing ticket for themselves and another ticket for each guest. The more events you attend, the better chance you have of winning. And the more guests that you have attending, the better. The drawings are held monthly at the Super Saturday but you can collect tickets all during the month.

There won't be an admission charge until we need to rent a space, but after that there will probably be a slight charge for distributors to cover the meeting space and prizes for the drawings...customers and guests will always be free.

For more info, you can email me.

Interesting days

Today - Be Heard Day, Cereal Day, Unique Names Day and Crown Roast of Pork Day

Tomorrow -  International Women's Day, No Smoking Day, Peanut Cluster Day, Registered Dietitian Day and Proofreading Day

Next Tuesday - Legal Assistance Day, International Ask a Question Day, Crowdfunding Day, Moth-er Day, Science Education Day, Organize Your Home Office Day, Potato Chip Day, Learn About Butterflies Day and one of my favorite days of the year...Pi Day

April 7 - Walk to Work Day, No Housework Day, World Health Day and Beaver Day

 

No, not that Beaver!

Just interesting days

I was going to do a blog post today on the book, "Calm Energy" but I'm re-reading it at the moment and I'm not ready for a post. Maybe on Wednesday.

Interesting days

Today -  Frozen Food Day, Dentist's Day, Fun Facts About Names Day and White Chocolate Cheesecake Day

Tomorrow - Be Heard Day, Cereal Day, Unique Names Day and Crown Roast of Pork Day

Next Monday - Ken Day, Jewel Day, Earmuffs Day, Napping Day, Fill Our Staplers Day, Smart & Sexy Day, Open An Umbrella Indoors Day and Coconut Torte Day Check out this recipe for coconut torte

April 6 - Army Day, New Beer's Eve, Tell A Lie Day, Tartan Day, Caramel Popcorn Day and Plan Your Epitaph Day A great way to begin to plan your epitaph is to begin with Habit 2 from "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" - "Begin With the End in Mind"

The Funday Sunnies

I almost forgot! I was going to post when I woke up today but I had some other things to do. Then I suddenly realized I hadn't posted yet!

Interesting days

Today - Multiple Personality Day, Cheese Doodle Day, Namesake Day and Absinthe Day

Tomorrow - Frozen Food Day, Dentist's Day, Fun Facts About Names Day and White Chocolate Cheesecake Day

Next Sunday - International Fanny Pack Day, Baked Scallops Day, Plant a Flower Day, Girl Scout Day and Check Your Batteries Day Which also means that Daylight Savings Time is beginning

April 5 - Deep Dish Pizza Day, Day Of Hope, Caramel Day, Go For Broke Day, Read A Road Map Day and Star Trek First Contact Day

Your weekend guide to interesting days

This week

Sunday - Tell A Fairy Tale Day, For Pete's Sake Day, Levi Strauss Day, Pistachio Day and Personal Chef Day

Monday - Strawberry Day, Kahlua Day and Polar Bear Day

Tuesday - Chocolate Soufflé Day, Tooth Fairy Day and Floral Design Day

March will be Umbrella Month, Nutrition Month, Hemophilia Awareness Month, Multiple Sclerosis Month, Women's History Month, Craft Month, Caffeine Awareness Month, Cheerleading Safety Month, Credit Education Month, Kidney Month, International Ideas Month and Peanut Month

Wednesday - Refired, Not Retired Day, Plan A Solo Vacation Day, World Compliment Day, Fruit Compote Day, Horse Protection Day and Pig Day

Thursday - World Book Day, Banana Cream Pie Day and Dr. Seuss Day 

Yesterday - International Irish Whiskey Day, Mulled Wine Day, Employee Appreciation Day, Day of Unplugging, Cold Cuts Day, Salesperson Day, National Anthem Day, Dress in Blue Day, World Wildlife Day and What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day

Today - Marching Band Day, Toy Soldier Day, International Scrapbooking Industry Day, Grammar Day and Poundcake Day

Next week

Tomorrow - Cheese Doodle Day, Namesake Day and Absinthe Day

Monday - Frozen Food Day, Dentist's Day, Fun Facts About Names Day and White Chocolate Cheesecake Day

Tuesday - Be Heard Day, Cereal Day, Unique Names Day and Crown Roast of Pork Day

Wednesday -  International Women's Day, No Smoking Day, Peanut Cluster Day, Registered Dietitian Day and Proofreading Day

Thursday - Meatball Day, Name Tag Day, Get Over It Day, False Teeth Day, Barbie Day, World Kidney Day, Panic Day and Crabmeat Day

Friday - International Bagpipe Day, Blueberry Popover Day, International Wig Day, Pack Your Lunch Day, Middle Name Pride Day, Day Of Awesomeness, Skirt Day and Mario Day

Saturday - Genealogy Day, Submarine Day, World Plumbing Day and Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day

Next month

March 26 - Make Up Your Own Holiday Day, Neighbor Day, Purple Day, Nougat Day and Spinach Day

March 27 - Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day, Spanish Paella Day and International Whisk(e)y Day

March 28 - Something On A Stick Day, Weed Appreciation Day and Black Forest Cake Day 

March 29 - Manatee Appreciation Day, Lemon Chiffon Cake Day, Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day and Smoke and Mirrors Day

March 30 - Pencil Day, Take A Walk In The Park Day and Doctors' Day

March 31 - Bunsen Burner Day, World Backup Day, Eiffel Tower Day and Crayola Crayon Day

April will be Garden Month, Decorating Month, Inventor's Month, Couple Appreciation Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, Straw Hat Month and Poetry Month

April 1 - Reading Is Funny Day, Diy Day, One Cent Day, Atheist Day, Tangible Karma Day, Fun Day, Sourdough Bread Day, Pillow Fight Day and April Fools' Day

April 2 - Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, Love Your Produce Manager Day, Children's Book Day, World Autism Day and Ferret Day

April 3 - Find A Rainbow Day, Chocolate Mousse Day, Tweed Day, Hospital Admitting Clerks Day and World Party Day 

April 4 - Walk Around Things Day, World Rat Day, Cordon Bleu Day, D.A.R.E. Day and Vitamin C Day

The Friday Fishwrap

All the news that's fit to wrap around a dead fish

The week in review

Monday - "No particular place to go" I had no idea what I was going to write about! Although I thought this was semi-interesting "If you don't live in the Modesto area, you can check out one of two weekly opportunity webinars. The first is at 6:00 PM Pacific (9:00 Eastern) on Tuesday. You can register at www.socapp.ca. The second is on Wednesdays at 6:30 Pacific and you can check it out at https://www.gotomeet.me/thewowteam."

Tuesday - "The Myth of Scarcity: 12 Stupidly Easy Things That’ll Set You Apart from the Pack" An article from the Art of Manliness on how to stand out from your peers. "While opportunities to achieve your goals aren’t as scarce as you think, there are areas where true scarcity does exist: in common sense, in social skills, in manners, in reliability. There’s a dearth of people who know, or have the will, to do the stupidly easy stuff to be charming and successful."

Wednesday - "16 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Month of March" Welcome to a new month. "This calendar only had 304 days...the days between the end of December and the beginning of Martius (March) were unnamed and unnumbered, although January and February were eventually added at the end of the calendar."

Thursday - "More on personality types #TBT" A look at the Kiersey Temperament Sorter. "The Keirsey Temperament Sorter basically sorts the 16 MBTI types into 4 groups…NT's, NF's, SJ's and SP's. I'm in the NT category (from my MBTI type of INTP). You can take a 70 question test to determine your Keirsey type, or you can answer these 3 questions:"

Interesting days

Today - International Irish Whiskey Day, Mulled Wine Day, Employee Appreciation Day, Day of Unplugging, Cold Cuts Day, Salesperson Day, National Anthem Day, Dress in Blue Day, World Wildlife Day and What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day

Tomorrow - Marching Band Day, Toy Soldier Day, International Scrapbooking Industry Day, Grammar Day and Poundcake Day

Next Friday - International Bagpipe Day, Blueberry Popover Day, International Wig Day, Pack Your Lunch Day, Middle Name Pride Day, Day Of Awesomeness, Skirt Day and Mario Day

April 3 - Find A Rainbow Day, Chocolate Mousse Day, Tweed Day, Hospital Admitting Clerks Day and World Party Day 

More on personality types #TBT

Today's post is going back two years, to one of my favorite topics...personality types. This post was actually part of a series of posts on the subject.

Here's the link to the first post in this series: Overview.

I'm going to spend a little time today talking about the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. Like I mentioned before, it describes 4 archetypes: Artisans, Guardians, Idealists and Rationals. Most personality type conversations start with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), but I want to start with the general and then go with the specific.

From Wikipedia:

Four temperaments[edit]

David Keirsey expanded on the ancient study of temperament by Hippocrates and Plato. In his works, Keirsey used the names suggested by Plato: Artisan (iconic), Guardian (pistic), Idealist (noetic), and Rational (dianoetic). Keirsey divided the four temperaments into two categories (roles), each with two types (role variants). The resulting 16 types correlate with the 16 personality types described by Briggs and Myers.^[2]

• Artisans are concrete and adaptable. Seeking stimulation and virtuosity, they are concerned with making an impact. Their greatest strength is tactics. They excel at troubleshooting, agility, and the manipulation of tools, instruments, and equipment.^[3] The two roles are as follows:

• Operators are the directive (proactive) Artisans. Their most developed intelligence operation is expediting. The attentive Crafters and the expressive Promoters are the two role variants.
• Entertainers are the informative (reactive) Artisans. Their most developed intelligence operation is improvising. The attentive Composers and the expressive Performers are the two role variants.

• Guardians are concrete and organized(scheduled). Seeking security and belonging, they are concerned with responsibility and duty. Their greatest strength is logistics. They excel at organizing, facilitating, checking, and supporting. The two roles are as follows:

• Administrators are the directive (proactive) Guardians. Their most developed intelligence operation is regulating. The attentive Inspectors and the expressive Supervisors are the two role variants.
• Conservators are the informative (reactive) Guardians. Their most developed intelligence operation is supporting. The attentive Protectors and the expressive Providers are the two role variants.

• Idealists are abstract and compassionate. Seeking meaning and significance, they are concerned with personal growth and finding their own unique identity. Their greatest strength isdiplomacy. They excel at clarifying, individualizing, unifying, and inspiring. The two roles are as follows:

• Mentors are the directive (proactive) Idealists. Their most developed intelligence operation is developing. The attentive Counselors and the expressive Teachers are the two role variants.
• Advocates are the informative (reactive) Idealists. Their most developed intelligence operation is mediating. The attentive Healers and the expressive Champions are the two role variants.

• Rationals are abstract and objective. Seeking mastery and self-control, they are concerned with their own knowledge and competence. Their greatest strength is strategy. They excel in any kind of logical investigation such as engineering, conceptualizing, theorizing, and coordinating. The two roles are as follows:

• Coordinators are the directive (proactive) Rationals. Their most developed intelligence operation is arranging. The attentive Masterminds and the expressive Fieldmarshals are the two role variants.
• Engineers are the informative (reactive) Rationals. Their most developed intelligence operation is constructing. The attentive Architects and the expressive Inventors are the two role variants.

I'm an Architect, which is the Attentive, Informative type of Rational. This corresponds to the INTP MBTI type. We'll talk about Myers-Briggs Type Indicators in a couple of days.

The Keirsey Temperament Sorter basically sorts the 16 MBTI types into 4 groups…NT's, NF's, SJ's and SP's. I'm in the NT category (from my MBTI type of INTP). You can take a 70 question test to determine your Keirsey type, or you can answer these 3 questions:

Do you primarily rely on your senses (S) or intuition (N)?

If you're an "S", do you prefer your life to be structured (SJ) or unstructured (SP)?

If you're an "N", do you rely on your thoughts (NT) or your feelings (NF)?

Keirsey calls the 4 types (or Temperaments) Rationals (NT), Idealists (NF),  Guardians (SJ) and Artisans (SP). iPersonic calls these same types Thinkers, Idealists, Realists and Doers. I think the iPersonic names are a bit more descriptive, but you'll find Keirsey's names to be much more common.

According to the Wikipedia descriptions above, the "S" types are concrete in their thinking and "N"s are abstract.

Please take a moment to answer the 3 questions above to determine your temperament and then read the description of your type. Does the general description sound like you? Can you guess your type and role variant? If not, that's ok. When we cover the MBTI, you'll be able to correlate it to your temperament.

Interesting days

Today - Read Across America Day, World Book Day, Banana Cream Pie Day and Dr. Seuss Day

Tomorrow - Canadian Bacon Day, International Irish Whiskey Day, Mulled Wine Day, Employee Appreciation Day, Day of Unplugging, Cold Cuts Day, Salesperson Day, National Anthem Day, Dress in Blue Day, World Wildlife Day and What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day

Next Thursday - Meatball Day, Name Tag Day, Get Over It Day, False Teeth Day, Barbie Day, World Kidney Day and Panic Day. This is Mr. Krabs panicking when he finds out it's also Crabmeat Day

April 2 - Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, Love Your Produce Manager Day, Children's Book Day, World Autism Day and Ferret Day

16 Mind-Blowing Facts About the Month of March

Happy March, everyone! Here are some of the 16 facts from an article from Reader's Digest about the month of March.

1. It’s March—Happy New Year, ancient Romans!
2. It’s the best month for basketball (but worst for productivity)
3. It’s also the best month for vasectomies
4. March was named for war—and lives up to its title
5. Beware The Ides of March unless you’re a cat

In the Roman calendar (From Wikipedia) March was the first month of the year and there were only 10 months at the time:

Calendar of Romulus
Martius (31 days)
Aprilis (30 days)
Maius (31 days)
Iunius (30 days)
Quintilis (31 days)
Sextilis (30 days)
September (30 days)
October (31 days)
November (30 days)
December (30 days)

Starting with Quintilis, the name of the month is based on its position in the calendar...quint being the prefix for 5, sext 6, etc...all the way up to dec for 10. This calendar only had 304 days...the days between the end of December and the beginning of Martius (March) were unnamed and unnumbered, although January and February were eventually added at the end of the calendar. Sometime around 150 BC January was moved to the beginning of the calendar and January 1st became New Year's Day.

The Spring Equinox marked the beginning of the ancient year and the first month was named after Mars, the God of War, because that was the time the soldiers could go back to doing battle after being idle for the winter.

Read the article for more interesting facts about March. The article was published in 2016 so some of the dates don't line up with this year.

Interesting days

March will be Umbrella Month, Nutrition Month, Hemophilia Awareness Month, Multiple Sclerosis Month, Women's History Month, Craft Month, Caffeine Awareness Month, Cheerleading Safety Month, Credit Education Month, Kidney Month, International Ideas Month and Peanut Month

Today - Refired, Not Retired Day, Plan A Solo Vacation Day, World Compliment Day, Fruit Compote Day, Horse Protection Day and Pig Day

Tomorrow - World Book Day,  Old Stuff Day, Banana Cream Pie Day and Dr. Seuss Day

Next Wednesday -  International Women's Day, No Smoking Day, Peanut Cluster Day, Registered Dietitian Day and Proofreading Day

April will be Garden Month, Decorating Month, Inventor's Month, Couple Appreciation Month, Jazz Appreciation Month, Straw Hat Month and Poetry Month

April 1 - Reading Is Funny Day, Diy Day, One Cent Day, Atheist Day, Tangible Karma Day, Fun Day, Sourdough Bread Day, Pillow Fight Day and of course, April Fools' Day