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Wow… 3-4 years later my personality does a 100% about turn from an slightly expressed extrovert to a slightly expressed introvert… oh well I guess time an things change.
THE COUNSELOR
Counselors have an exceptionally strong desire to contribute to the welfare of others, and find great personal fulfillment interacting with people, nurturing their personal development, guiding them to realize their human potential. Although they are happy working at jobs (such as writing) that require solitude and close attention, Counselors do quite well with individuals or groups of people, provided that the personal interactions are not superficial, and that they find some quiet, private time every now and then to recharge their batteries. Counselors are both kind and positive in their handling of others; they are great listeners and seem naturally interested in helping people with their personal problems. Not usually visible leaders, Counselors prefer to work intensely with those close to them, especially on a one-to-one basis, quietly exerting their influence behind the scenes.
Counselors are scarce, little more than one percent of the population, and can be hard to get to know, since they tend not to share their innermost thoughts or their powerful emotional reactions except with their loved ones. They are highly private people, with an unusually rich, complicated inner life. Friends or colleagues who have known them for years may find sides emerging which come as a surprise. Not that Counselors are flighty or scattered; they value their integrity a great deal, but they have mysterious, intricately woven personalities which sometimes puzzle even them.
Counselors tend to work effectively in organizations. They value staff harmony and make every effort to help an organization run smoothly and pleasantly. They understand and use human systems creatively, and are good at consulting and cooperating with others. As employees or employers, Counselors are concerned with people’s feelings and are able to act as a barometer of the feelings within the organization.
Blessed with vivid imaginations, Counselors are often seen as the most poetical of all the types, and in fact they use a lot of poetic imagery in their everyday language. Their great talent for language-both written and spoken-is usually directed toward communicating with people in a personalized way. Counselors are highly intuitive and can recognize another’s emotions or intentions – good or evil – even before that person is aware of them. Counselors themselves can seldom tell how they came to read others’ feelings so keenly. This extreme sensitivity to others could very well be the basis of the Counselor’s remarkable ability to experience a whole array of psychic phenomena.
Other Counselors: Mohandas Gandhi, Sidney Poitier, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jane Goodall, Emily Bronte, Sir Alec Guinness, Carl Jung, Mary Baker Eddy, Queen Noor are examples of the Counselor Idealist (INFJ)
Tusker Safari Sevens is like fine wine… it gets better with age! This year I had a blast and even more so because we were the top seeded team at the tournament, we won the cup, and defended our title. But sadly that doesn’t do it for me… fine, I finally got an explanation as to why we won’t be blessed with a fully fledged rugby stadium in the near future BUT a dream is a dream even if it has to be included in the sports section of the currently almost elusive Vision 2030… I remain hopeful.
That having been said, I now reach for achievable goals and challenge all the other 15 participating teams to bring their Team As to the tournament so that we can have a proper thrashing out! This business of the Emerging Springboks and Samoa Team C isn’t cutting it for me. There were too few adrenaline packed exciting matches and it’s time we brought the world rugby stage to our modest set up at the Safari Sevens. The grounds are there, hospitality for visiting teams is there… corporate sponsorship and the eager ever noisy crowd will be there to support. So let’s think about it at least…
Anyway, kudos to all who came to support the up & coming 2011 RWC Champions! Most of all, success in surviving the week after that adrenaline packed, sweetly exciting weekend.
GO KENYA GO!
The time has come to get down on it and get the wedding plans under way. Some how this time (as opposed to right after the engagement) I feel I am better placed to handle the wedding planning stress. Before I just kept having this overwhelming feeling in my head that it was all going to the dogs. Now am ok, a bit calmer and knowing our families are behind us 100% is definitely giving me the much needed boost.
Another boost is coming from my dear friend, who was proposed to and is getting married earlier than I am. She called yesterday and told me they are in the final stages of planning! I wanted to fall off the chair in shock! So it’s crunch time and the race can only be won by the swift! So wish me luck.
Over the weekend I really wanted to blog about something but honestly it up and left my mind. When it does crop up I shall share… otherwise have a good week!
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