Eating For One

Posted on February 27, 2023 by dailyplanit

It can be challenging to find options for eating when you are single, especially when you need to stick to a low-sodium diet. To expand on the idea of a daily theme, I’ve been hunting out some options for convenience foods (many are quite high in sodium) and eating out (don’t get me started!) Of course, these vary depending where you live. Download the Daily Themes Food printable. (not all are low-sodium, but some options are included) The themes can be quite flexible, so change them up however it works for you. It helps just to get some ideas for those times you can’t think of anything to eat! Listed below are some options I’ve come up with so far.

Manic Monday – pasta or pork

Taco Tuesday – Mexican

  • COOK: burritos, quesadillas, enchiladas, tamales, taco casserole for one
  • CONVENIENCE: Artisan Bistro grilled chicken or steak burrito (680 mg), Frontera Carne Asada Burrito Bowl (590 mg)
  • EATING OUT: Taco Bell chicken gordita supreme (530 mg), Chipotle chicken bowl w/fajita veggies

Wacky Wednesday – beef or fish

  • COOK: philly sandwich, kabobs, BBQ, roast beef, stew for one, tuna, salmon
  • CONVENIENCE: Hormel Square Table Roast Beef (540 mg)
  • EATING OUT: Chipotle steak bowl w/fajita veggies (690 mg), Subway tuna 6″ sub (580 mg), McDonald’s fish sandwich (580 mg)

Birdy Thursday – chicken or turkey

Fried Friday – hamburger

Special Saturday – Italian

  • COOK: spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna, meatball sub, chicken parmesan for one, naan bread pizza
  • CONVENIENCE: Amy’s Veggie Lasagna (670 mg), Healthy Choice Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo (600 mg)
  • EATING OUT: Pizza Hut Small Veggie Lover’s Thin ‘n Crispy (250 mg)

Souper Sunday – Soup & Salad

  • COOK: chili, stew, chicken & noodles, beef vegetable, chicken salad, tuna salad
  • CONVENIENCE: Pacific Chicken & Noodle and Hearty Vegetable soup (640 mg each)
  • EATING OUT: Southwest Chicken Salad @McDonalds (490 mg), Wendy’s 1/2 salads w/chicken (600 mg), Strawberry & Chicken Salad @Panera Bread (300 mg)

Tips

When cooking things like roasts or stews that results in larger portions, it’s always possible to share with others, or to freeze the extras. Eggs are a fairly low-sodium source of protein, with 70 mg per egg. If you’re wanting to reduce sodium, eating out is quite challenging. The hacking salt website has tips and lots of guides to restaurants. It is nearly impossible to find low sodium options for BBQ, chicken, pasta, pork, and soups. Going for smaller portions or taking some home for another time can be helpful. It’s not too hard to find some things at grocery stores like low sodium tomato juice and diced tomatoes with no salt added, but sodium in other packaged foods can vary widely. Read some food labels and you will be astonished! Below are some lower sodium brands I have found.

Some Low Sodium Brands

  • Salad Dressing: Ken’s Sweet Vidalia Onion 80 mg
  • Salsa: Socorros’ 75 mg, Newmans Own 90 mg
  • Marinara: Silver Palate 140mg
  • Beef & Chicken broth, Swanson unsalted
  • Cereals: Grain Berry Cinnamon Frosted 0 mg, Bob’s Red Mill Oat Bran hot cereal 0 mg
  • Jif Natural Low sodium Peanut Butter 80 mg/2 Tablespoons
  • Hint of Salt crackers: Ritz 25 mg/5 crackers & Wheat Thins 55/16 crackers
  • Rice cakes: Quaker lightly salted 15 mg
  • Tortillas: La Banderita low sodium 85mg
  • Chips: 60% less sodium options from Lays 65 mg/15 chips, and Cape Cod 80 mg/18 chips

Helpful websites:

Pinterest Board Cooking for One

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Daily Themes

Posted on February 14, 2023 by dailyplanit

It’s not a new idea, but having a daily theme for each day of the week can be quite helpful. Themes can be flexible and are easily adjusted while providing some structure or simply providing inspiration. If you need a way to stay on top of household tasks and figure out what to make for dinner, try the printable for cooking and cleaning below. Download the Daily Themes for Cooking and Cleaning pdf.

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MENU THEMES

Manic Monday – pasta or pork
ham steak, smoked sausage, egg roll bowl, pork chops, pork tenderloin, pork roast, mac & cheese, chicken & noodles, beef stroganoff

Taco Tuesday – Mexican
burritos, quesadillas, enchiladas, tacos, tamales

Wacky Wednesday – beef or fish
philly sandwich, kabobs, BBQ, roast beef, stew, tuna, salmon

Birdy Thursday – chicken or turkey
pot pie, French’s onion, mushroom, tenders, cordon bleu

Fried Friday – hamburger
quesadilla burgers, shepherd’s pie, goulash, sloppy joes, meatloaf

Special Saturday – Italian
pizza, spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna, chicken parmesan, meatball sub

Souper Sunday – Soup & Salad
chili, chicken & noodles, beef vegetable, chicken salad, tuna salad

CLEANING THEMES

Monday focus – Extra Rooms
Clean: a. office b. guest room c. dining room d. deck or porch
Tuesday focus – Living Room
Vacuum rugs & sweep floor, dust, clean coffee & end tables, clean couch
Wednesday focus – Kitchen
Sweep & mop floor, Clean sink & stovetop, Organize pantry
Thursday focus – Bathrooms
Clean: toilet, tub, sink, floor
Friday focus – Bedrooms
Change sheets, sweep floors, do laundry, dust
Saturday focus – Monthly chores
a. Clean refrigerator inside & out b. Clean stove & small appliances c. Clean mirrors, light fixtures, switchplates d. File papers
Sunday focus – Soul
relax and review

While these choices are tailored to my life, they can be tweaked for your own needs. There is a more detailed cleaning checklist, ideas at Eating for One, and a month of menus at Food is a Four Letter Word. These can be added to a household binder or other binder system. Daily themes are also an important part of making positive shift happen.

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For a different view that combines daily themes for cleaning, menus, and activities to make Positive Shift Happen into one checklist for each day, Download the Daily Focus Themes printable. Make whatever changes work for your life!

Daily Regulars are things that need to happen every day:

  • Make Positive Shift Happen: exercise, meditate, communicate, follow values
  • Daily Duties: feed pets, make dinner, do dishes, declutter
  • Daily regulars: to (always) do today

Daily themes can also be used for a general plan for your week. Michael Hyatt suggests designing an ideal week. Here’s some examples:

  • Message Monday: emails, phone calls, meetings
  • Arty Tuesday: creative work
  • Whatever Wednesday: flex day
  • Tidy Thursday: regular maintainence
  • Focus Friday: planning
  • Spa Saturday: self-care

Daily themes can help you PlanIt for success!

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Planning is Thinking

Posted on February 10, 2023 by dailyplanit

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Planning is important for time management, goals, projects, and even purpose. It is one of the top 10 skills employers want.

To plan is to…

• Problem solve
• Look at tasks to achieve outcomes
• Actively select important priorities
• Next actions to schedule
• Include time to think and review
• Target key results and measures

Short term planning to manage your time:

• Plan day
• Look at priorities and make to do list
• Act – on one task at a time
• Note peak time and use it well
• Include incoming tasks in system
• Take time to review progress

Long term purpose planning:

• Value based Vision (where)
• Important Mission (what)
• Purpose (why)
• Active movement
• Inspiring appeal
• Meaningful measures
• Significant solutions

The planning process is thinking about…

  • Things that need to be done.
  • How they can be accomplished.
  • In what order the steps should be arranged.
  • Narrowing large tasks into smaller action steps.
  • Knowing which tasks are the most important and setting priorities.
  • Including when they need to be done and creating a timeline.
  • Noting measures and needed resources.
  • Goals to be set.

A plan outlines the route to take to get where we want to go.

Set Up Systems

Systems are a way to organize repeating tasks. This can include all kinds of things like time management, bill paying, menu planning, repeating tasks, and job duties. Checklists can help, like the Cleaning Checklist and Decluttering Checklist.

  • What – steps will you need to take?
  • Where – will you do this? where are the tools you need?
  • When – is the best time to do the task? ⤍ schedule it.
  • How – what methods will you use?
  • Why – what is the end result you want?

Every system is perfectly designed to give you the results you are getting right now. – attribution disputed

Set a Goal

Goals that WORK are

Get Organized

Gather resources & tools, and create an ideal workspace with…

  • Special lighting
  • Perfect temperature
  • Add sound & scents
  • Colors to soothe or inspire
  • Ergonomic workstation

Do the Plan

Follow a routine to automate repeating tasks and ADDRESS habits.

Act to accomplish the plan

Use your task management system and TEND to focus.

  • Tame external and internal distractions
  • Embrace values
  • Notice the feedback
  • Dedicate time to concentrate attention & feel the flow

Review

Do a regular review to monitor progress and adjust as needed.

Look at what was accomplished and what needs to be done next in the review PROCESS.

  • Prepare needed information and tools
  • Realign priorities
  • Outline a plan
  • Check lists and follow-up system
  • Execute updates: add & delete tasks to system
  • Select next steps to do
  • Schedule tasks & appointments

Use MEASURES to quantify results.

  • Metrics
  • Explain how much, how many, how big
  • Add checkmarks to a chart
  • Steps to completion
  • Use numbers
  • Rating scales
  • Examples of challenges met
  • Success file – celebrate!

Repeat the process!

Download a printable pdf of the Planning Process

Beware Planning Pitfalls: The Planning Fallacy and Parkinson’s Law at dansilvestre

The ability to plan is one of the skills employers want. Planning is also an important skill for setting goals, planning and evaluating projects, and managing time.

Find courses and links to develop planning skills – Learn more about daily planning, weekly planning, time management, and goal setting. Also see infographics at Optimize Your Day With the Science of Productivity and Why Goals? The Science of Goals.

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A Year of Personal Growth (free printable)

Posted on January 31, 2023 by dailyplanit

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Download a free one page printable of Weekly Activities for a year of personal growth. This version is arranged by twelve life areas within Mind, Body, Heart, & Soul.

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Four Fantastic Tools For Focus

Posted on January 13, 2023 by dailyplanit

What we see depends on what we look at. What we look at depends on what we see. – the Daily PlanIt

Just as we can hear a sound without really listening, so too can we see something without really noticing. And it is the listening and noticing that improves life. This is the reason why focus is the key to so many things. The difficulty is that it can be hard to gain focus and to retain it when life is full of so many interruptions, notifications, and distractions.

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Four ways to TEND to focus:

    • Tame external and internal distractions
    • Embrace values and end procrastination
    • Notice the feedback
    • Dedicate time to priorities and feel flow

Tame external and internal distractions

To maintain focus, train yourself to forget about distractions. External distractions and interruptions can be challenging, so Design Your Ideal Workspace to help with these. Turn off notifications, use headphones, and put out a do not disturb sign. Also be aware of your own favorite internal distractions and practice strategies to overcome procrastination and maintain motivation. Use discipline but also take breaks and get creative. Learn lots more at Make Defaults Work For You.

Embrace values and end procrastination

Find motivation by knowing what is most important to you. Choosing VIP AIMS that are active, inspiring, meaningful, and significant is easier when you follow your values. Start by mapping your values to find your guiding principles. Then learn how to create a value statement of what you do and why, which becomes a power tool for purpose by providing incredible focus as well as direction. Understand procrastination triggers and solutions.

Notice the feedback

If you can not measure it you can not improve it. – Lord Kelvin

Measures matter, so feel the feedback. We need to know how we are doing. It’s not fun if we don’t know we are getting somewhere. Feature your goals, keep them visual and visible, and review progress. The sweet spot is a place of high value and low effort, but some goals involve sacrifice and sometimes even pain. The Economy of Goals means that goals are more likely to be accomplished if the benefits outweigh the resources required to obtain it. End goals lead to a meaningful journey by providing intrinsic motivation.

Dedicate time to priorities and feel the flow

Find the time for top priorities. Block off peak time in your schedule to concentrate on what is most important. Becoming intensely involved in important work can lead to feeling the flow experience. To inspire flow, look for the right balance of challenge and skill. To prepare, take care of yourself with enough rest and a proper diet to be at your best. Follow a routine and run your day like an athlete to cue work flow. But also be curious and have the courage to explore new areas beyond your comfort zone.

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  • Forget about distractions
  • Follow values for motivation
  • Feel the feedback
  • Find time for priorities

Focus on results and benefits for motivation

Procrastination triggers can grab our attention and prevent us from accomplishing the important things we really want to get done. Focus on the results and benefits of completing tasks to gain motivation. Benefits of setting and achieving goals include reducing stress, developing self-esteem, and more.

Focus and the the 4 Ps of Positive Pscyhology Practices

Positive shift happens when we practice activities that have been shown to increase happiness and well-being. Focus on the benefits of the BEMEASURING building blocks. Focus is a thread that weaves through many of the practices shown to increase happiness. The building blocks of Pause all require the ability to focus attention.  The practice of meditation is a way to train attention, and to breathe deeply can assist in the process. Both require an inner focus, while the ability to notice and be mindful can mean an outer focus. To Power Up, it takes attention to uplift ourselves and others and to be grateful. For Purpose, we must keep our focus on chosen goals, and to be in flow is to be so focused that you lose all track of time. For People, it takes attention to cultivate relationships, to notice emotions, and to communicate well. The challenge can be knowing when to pause and shift.

Resources to manage and maintain focus: Amazon affiliate links to books provide a small commission that helps to support the Daily PlanIt.

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Learn more at A Mindful Moment, Challenge Yourself, Inspire Flow, and the Focus Pinterest board.

Explore more TED talks by speakers who are also authors at TED Talk Book Discussion.

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12 Gifts of Christmas

Posted on December 11, 2022 by dailyplanit

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The following ideas (with some of my favorites) to celebrate the 12 gifts of Christmas can make the holiday meaningful:

1. family – share the holiday with laughter and games, watch “Little Women” or “The Family Stone”
2. friends – send Christmas cards & letters, plan a get-together or a party, watch “It’s a Wonderful Life” or “Elf”
3. love – light a red Christmas candle, watch “Love, Actually” or “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past”
4. joy – watch “a Christmas Story,” “National Lampoon Christmas,” or “The Man Who Invented Christmas,” read “A Christmas Carol” or “The Night before Christmas”
5. hope – put up a nativity set, watch “A Charlie Brown Christmas” or “The Little Drummer Boy”
6. peace – attend a church service, listen to “Silent Night,” or “Peace on Earth” by Casting Crowns
7. presents – shop, give a gift to someone in need: donate to a food pantry, shelter, or cause of your choice. Watch “The Ultimate Gift” or “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” read “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry
8. sights – decorate a Christmas tree
9. lights – view Christmas lights and firelight
10. sounds – listen to Christmas music, go caroling or to a sing along
11. scents – plug in scented oil fragrances of pine, bayberry, or cinnamon to smell
12. tastes – eat peppermints, candy canes, peanut brittle, chocolate covered cherries. bake Christmas cookies, gingerbread, or red velvet cake

See also BAH: Barely Able to Handle the Holidays and 12 Ways to Give

Download The 12 Gifts of Christmas

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BAH – Barely Able to Handle the Holidays

Posted on December 8, 2022 by dailyplanit

BAH – Are you Barely Able to Handle the Holidays? Perhaps your family has made a choice to limit gift-giving and focus more on the true meaning of Christmas, or maybe you have experienced a loss. If so, a new approach the holidays may be needed.

BAH – the dreaded trio
When you’ve experienced the loss of a loved one, some days are especially difficult, and three of them are: Birthdays, Anniversaries, & Holidays. To turn the BAH of the coming holidays into Ho Ho Hope, try wrapping a package.

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Plan for these days, prioritize, and practice self-care.
Acknowledge the loss and find ways to honor your loved one.
Choose new traditions, and connect with others who are grieving.
Keep it simple and as stress-free as possible.
Ask for help and any support that you need.
Give what you can to those in need and give yourself a special treat.
Express your feelings in a journal or create a piece of art.

Fill the gaps:
If this holiday is different than it’s been in the past, if there is an emptiness in your heart and under the tree, there are new ways to approach it.

As the holidays draw near…
Give a gift to someone in need: donate to a food pantry, shelter, or cause of your choice. Make cookies or muffins to give to neighbors.
Attend church, a concert, or an event.
Plan a get-together with a friend.
Share time by volunteering or spend time with someone who might be lonely.

Presence over Presents

Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! ‘Maybe Christmas,’ he thought, ‘doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas … perhaps … means a little bit more!’

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Consider filling the gap under the tree with:

  • An advent calendar
  • A basket for cards that arrive to represent the gift of friends and family
  • A flameless candle to represent the gift of love
  • A beautiful scented oil diffuser to represent the sights and scents of the holiday
  • A new calendar to represent the gift of time
  • An ornament made from Christmas carol sheet music to represent the gift of music
  • A favorite book of cartoons or funny movie on dvd to represent the gift of laughter
  • Thank you notes to use in the coming year to represent the gift of gratitude

Fill the gap at gatherings when there are not gifts to open with fun activities. This may be as simple as singing carols or play a card or board game.

Other ideas:

  • Find your elf names and get a peppermint when you remember to use them.
  • Play games: Christmas candy pass or candy cane games. Christmas Taboo or Scattegories (scattegories-think of items that fit particular categories that start with random letters)
  • Christmas Conversation Bingo – take an m&m for each answer.
  • Use the colored m&ms to decorate a printed Christmas tree – The first person to fill their tree wins a small gift.

Find links to these activities at this Pinterest board.

Have a no-cost or low-cost gift exchange.

For a no cost gift exchange, have each person find, print, and put in an envelope to bring:

  • a new or favorite recipe
  • a joke or cartoon
  • a bookmark
  • a poem
  • a quote
  • a coloring page

Roll a die. If it is…
1. Everyone pass left
2. Trade with anyone
3. Everyone pass right
4. Choose 2 others to trade
5. Unwrap yours or choose someone else
6. Roll again to choose one of the things below to share

Share:
1. Favorite book you read this year
2. Favorite movie you saw this year
3. a Fav Christmas movie
4. a Fav Christmas song
5. a Fav Christmas candy
6. a Fav Christmas cookie

Ideas for a low cost gift exchange:

  • a Christmas ornament
  • a Christmas candle
  • a Christmas kitchen towel
  • Christmas candy (candy cane, peanut brittle, chocolate covered cherries, kisses, etc)
    something chocolate

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Holiday wishes for you:

  • enjoy-mint, amuse-mint & content-mint
  • encourage-mint, amaze-mint & refresh-mint
  • involve-mint, commit-mint & engage-mint

Download the ideas in this post as a printable pdf

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Grief Forward

Posted on December 7, 2022 by dailyplanit

A year ago, I was a happy person. I had a wonderful life, and was putting the final touches on a book about practices that contribute to happiness. But then in January of 2022, my world collapsed around me. The sudden loss of my dearly loved husband James, the most amazing person I’ve ever known, catapulted me into a degree of pain that only those who have suffered such a loss truly understand. When he passed away, I found myself on an unexpected journey of grief, struggles, stress, and anxiety like I’d never experienced before. I was as far from happiness as it is possible to get. Helping me along this difficult path were people who cared, and I am eternally grateful for them. I’m also grateful for writing about the twelve practice earlier, for they are also coping strategies that can help us through hard times. This year I have often felt barely alive, and the ability to take a breath, to take just one step, and to take just one day, one moment at a time, was all that was possible, and all that kept me going.

For those who grieve, I will share some quotes that have helped me below. Some of them are spiritual in nature, for spirituality is one of the practices. However you see God, I believe He is a presence and source of strength that is always there for you.

From “the Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz:
“God is life. God is life in action. The best way to say ‘I love you, God,’ is to live your life doing your best. The best way to say, ‘Thank you, God,’ is by letting go of the past and living in the present moment, right here and now. Whatever life takes away from you, let it go.”

But when the present frankly sucks in every possible way, the truth is that we don’t want to stay in that moment. To me, the awful present felt like it stretched into a very bleak future as far as I could see. It’s a very tough place to be. It is human nature to seek pleasure and avoid pain. When confronted with pain of this magnitude, nothing is more desirable than the sweetness of oblivion. I sought it in the nothingness of sleep, in watching a lot of mind-numbing television, and frequently in a tequila bottle paired with my favorite comfort food – BBQ potato chips. I had no wish at all to increase awareness, the foundational skill of happiness. In fact, I craved nothing so much as the exact opposite. I wanted only to numb the terrible pain of grief, and to avoid as much as possible all of the many problems and complications that avalanched down upon me. To stop thinking, to stop feeling, even to stop being. I knew this wasn’t really living, and certainly not in a way that expressed love for God. But I didn’t know how to make my way back to life.

Into this void, came a quote from the movie “First Reformed” – “Courage is the solution to despair.”

Courage is the way to move forward through grief. With courage we are brave enough to tell others what we need, to seek out resources that help, and to keep trying to learn how to live. With courage we are brave enough to feel the pain so that in time we can once again live fully. Courage is not easy, but it is the only way forward.

In “C.S. Lewis Onstage: the Most Reluctant Convert,” he says: ”For they (art and music) are not the thing itself; they are only the scent of a flower we have not found, the echo of a tune we have not heard, news from a country we have never yet visited.” Joy can be found in beauty, nature, art and music, learning, and travel to new places. Know that joy can still exist, and have the courage to look for it. God wants us to live, to not only survive but to thrive. He wants us to be happy. And there is no doubt at all that our loved ones want that for us too.

Prayers from the daily devotional “Amazing Grace” (given to me by my friend and neighbor Marcia, whose loving kindness has supported me every step of the way):
“God, teach me to have the courage to act in the world as you wish me to. Help me find a way to push through the challenges that arise in my path, and show me how to overcome evil with love and compassion. Help me to stand tall against fear and stay in the light.” – p. 346
“Dear God, I ask today for a bold new vision for my life. I ask for the strength and wisdom to be a better person to all those I come in contact with. I ask for the courage to step out of my comfort zone and expand my capacity for joy.” – p. 347

First and always, be kind. If you have lost someone you love, you have been gravely wounded. If you are grieving, be especially kind to yourself as you heal, and be aware of what you can handle and what you can’t yet. But also have the courage to move forward when you are ready. Grief changes everything. The world becomes a different place, and we become different people after being touched by grief. But good can still exist, and we can be part of it. For everyone, wherever you are, whatever you are facing, I hope the practices of positive shift help you as they have helped me. Learn more about them at Positive Shift Happens: the Excerpt. May we both keep moving forward toward peace and healing with courage.

Grief Awareness Week is December 2nd – 8

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Press Play for an Appealing Brand Message

Posted on May 2, 2022 by dailyplanit

There are four steps for Marketing U – Discover, Define, Design, and Deliver. Step three is about designing marketing materials that reflect brand personality. This includes things like colors, fonts, and graphics, and also an appealing brand message.

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The following models can help to design a brand message that will capture attention and inspire interest.

The SUCCESs model from the book “Made to Stick” by Chip and Dan Heath:

• Simple
• Unexpected
• Concrete
• Credible
• Emotional
• Stories

The STEPPS model from the book “Contagious: Why Things Catch On” by Jonah Berger:

• Social currency
• Triggers
• Emotion
• Public
• Practical
• Stories

People are often drawn to things that are useful, outstanding, emotional, and surprising. Stories and emotion are included in both of these models. Stories are a powerful way to communicate and share a message that aims at the heart. As I looked for commonalities between these two models, I came up with PRESS.

For a brand message that captures attention, stand out with PRESS.

  • Practical – how is it useful?
  • Remarkable – how is it unique?
  • Emotional – how does it make you feel?
  • Surprising – how is it surprising?
  • Stories – how does it create change?

Another way to look at it is to SEARCH for appeal:

↳ Inspiring pursuits [see How to Choose VIP AIMS] are often:
• Surprising
• Emotional
• Amusing
• Rare
• Clear
• Helpful

The best messages are often memorable because they are Simple:

  • Nike – “just do it”
  • Walmart – “Save money. Live Better”
  • McDonald’s – “I’m lovin it”

Sally Hogshead, author of “Fascinate,” and TED talk speaker How to fascinate, suggests these fascination triggers: Power, Passion, Mystique, Prestige, Alarm, Vice, and Trust.

Play with archetypes to design an appealing brand message

There are 12 Jungian archetypes with some similarities to the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types. These personality models can be useful in designing a brand message and telling a story that appeals to motivational drivers for a target audience. Each of the archetypes have desires that they want.

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Leave a mark:
• the Hero,
• Rebel, and
• Magician want
↳ mastery
↳ revolution, and
↳ power

Structure:
• the Ruler,
• Caregiver, and
• Creator want
↳ control
↳ service, and
↳ innovation

Connection:
• the Lover,
• Everyman, and
• Jester want
↳ intimacy
↳ belonging, and
↳ enjoyment

Paradise:
• the Explorer,
• Sage, and
• Innocent want
↳ freedom
↳ understanding, and
↳ safety

Remember to press play and search for an appealing message to communicate and sell ideas to others.

▶Press Play to capture the attention of your target audience with an appealing brand message to start the next step: Design and Deliver a Delightful User Journey.

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Characteristics of the 16 Myers-Briggs Personality Types

Posted on April 8, 2022 by dailyplanit

Myers-Briggs is a popular method to explore personality types. While it lacks in scientific validation, MBTI may be helpful in choosing careers, communication, understanding motivation, and even finding a good match to volunteer oppotunities by Myers-Briggs Type. This post provides an overview of characteristics of the 16 possible combinations of eight traits within four dichotomies.

The Myers-Briggs Personality Types are 16 combinations of 8 categories within 4 dichotomies:

  • Extrovert – Introvert. How you gain energy…from PEOPLE – E or from TIME ALONE – I
  • Judging – Perceiving. How you organize… with ORDER – J or FLEXIBILITY – P (see Task vs People Orientation below)
  • Thinking – Feeling. How you make decisions…guided by REASON – T or VALUES – F
  • Sensing – Intuition (N). How you view information…see DETAILS – S or POSSIBILITIES – N

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THE QUADRANTS

Extroverts or Introverts. I chose to group these combinations in quadrants by first dividing all Extroverts on the left and all Introverts on the right, since this is the easiest to discern.

Task Orientation or People Orientation.* Next, the top two quadrants are Task Orientated and the bottom two quadrants are People Orientated. For the most part, those with a J designation tend to prefer structure and are task orientated, while those with a P designation tend to prefer flexibility and be people orientated. However, there are some exceptions. In the Extroverts, ESFJ is people orientated and ESTP is task orientated. In the Invtroverts, ISFJ is people orientated and ISTP is task orientated.

*https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/mbti-basics/judging-or-perceiving.htm

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 16 PERSONALITY TYPES*

ENTJ “Commander” bold, imaginative, determined leaders
ESTJ “Executive” (Director-VWM) frank, assertive traditional administrators and managers
ENFJ “Mediator” (Giver-VWM) charismatic, inspiring, supportive teachers
-ESFJ “Consul” (Caregiver-VWM) helpful, sociable, caring providers, people orientated

-ESTP “Entreprenuer” (Persuader-VWM) energetic perceptive communicators, detail & action orientated
ENTP “Debater” curious risk takers who love intellectual challenges
ESFP “Entertainer” (Performer-VWM) spontaneous, enthusiastic performers
ENFP “Campaigner” (Champion-VWM) sociable creative free spirits

INTJ “Architect” strategic thinkers and big picture planners
ISTJ “Logistician ” (Inspector-VWM) reliable, practical, fact minded analysts
INFJ “Advocate” active idealists, Both creative & analytical, emotional & logical
-ISFJ “Defender” perceptive guardians of rules who dislike change, people orientated

-ISTP “Virtuoso” (Crafter-VWM) self confident observant problem solvers, thoughtful adventure seekers, results orientated
INTP “Thinker-VWM” (Logician-16P) innovative inventors who love learning
ISFP “Adventurer” (Artist-VWM) charming, flexible, artistic explorers
INFP “Mediator” altruistic intuitive thinkers with purpose who see the big picture

*Names for the 16 personality types from https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types except INTP uses “Thinker” from VWM rather than Logician from 16P. In parentheses are different names from Very Well Minds, or VWM. https://www.verywellmind.com/the-myers-briggs-type-indicator-2795583#toc-the-mbti-types. Another approach to look at the different types is at https://www.truity.com/page/16-personality-types-myers-briggs.

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