Personality

This is why guys don’t like asking for directions

by Queen D, March 4, 2014

Male friend: It’s this way. Me: I think it’s in the opposite direction. Male friend: Nah, it’s this way. Me: You sure? (Knowing full well I was correct). Male friend: Positive 45 minutes later… Male friend: Crap. I think we’re (notice the “we’re”) going in the wrong direction. Me: … I can think of at […]

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Do all rich people have a selfish personality?

by Queen D, February 12, 2014

It’s hard not to paint the filthy rich with the same dirty brush. And so hard not to punch someone who flaunts their wealth. “I’m in the process of having my condo built to my specifications,” said a silver-spooned, snob of an acquaintance I run into occasionally. “I took the top floor. I don’t want […]

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With Smiling Determination – How happy people cope with stress

by Queen D, July 24, 2013

Stress doesn’t discriminate. It doesn’t skip over that person because she’s too pretty, or that man because he’s too well-educated, or that couple who are already going through enough as it is. It doesn’t grasp rank, ethnicity, gender, or age. So why do some people crumble under the pressure of stress while others rise to […]

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It’s what leaders are made of

by Queen D, June 12, 2013

In July 1974, TIME® Magazine asked a group of businessmen, historians, military men, and writers one question: Who were history’s greatest leaders? Among the elite listed were emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius, Winston Churchill, George Washington, Jesus, Martin Luther King, Buddha, and Gandhi. What made these men great leaders, according to those asked, were qualities […]

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Blunt honesty may not be the best policy

by Queen D, May 8, 2013

In an earlier post, I talked about self-monitoring and the potential awkwardness (and ugliness) of verbal diarrhea. Think of someone who pretty much says whatever comes to mind, and makes you wish you can tear a hole in the time-space continuum and crawl in. I’ll give you a few examples that I’ve had the jaw-dropping […]

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Egos and Eggos

by Queen D, March 27, 2013

I’d consider myself more of an altruist. I love Eggos, not egos. I can’t help but be selfish sometimes, though. In my head, of course. “Sure, you can have the last slice of pizza.” I hope you drop the toppings on the floor. Or all over your shirt. Yeah. Much better. “Sure, I’ll go halfsies […]

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Forbidden Fruit – Which Gender Is More Likely to Give into Temptation

by Queen D, November 14, 2012

One could make a biblical analogy here – something about an apple and a he-said she-said about who bit what – but when it comes to having the discipline to stick to resolutions, we often run into difficulty. And that slippery fish called willpower can be, well, slippery. As John Ortberg wrote, “Willpower is trying […]

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Do you deserve to be rich? It depends on your personality

by Queen D, October 10, 2012

The wealth mindset – it’s been the theme of many books, like Napoleon Hill’s famous “Think and Grow Rich” bestseller (I have yet to read it, but many people have told me that it changed their life). What is it that allows one person to go from abject poverty to a 5-bathroom, 15-room mansion, for […]

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Are you a doormat, dominator, or diplomat?

by Queen D, July 25, 2012

Salespeople tend to intimidate me. “This necklace will look so good with that top you’re buying.” When I hear something of that variation I’ll suddenly feel a tightness in my chest, because I know I don’t want that necklace, but I don’t want to seem mean. At best, I’ll muster a “I’ll come back for […]

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