Ep. 28 Let’s Get Personal: Supercharge Your Side Gig
March 9, 2020
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On this episode of the Side Gig Central Podcast, Elena talks with Naomi Harrington, creator and host of the That’s Deep Podcast. Naomi is is deeply passionate about helping others understand themselves and loves teaching about the way that each of us are uniquely wired and how it relates to how we perceive the world and how we make decisions.
During this episode you’ll learn:
- how to use the Myers Briggs test to understand how you operate in a business setting
- how to maximize your productivity and work output by understanding what makes you tick
- what it’s REALLY like to be in business with your spouse or significant other and how to deal
PRESS PLAY on this episode to hear Naomi’s advice on all things personality, mindset and how to unleash your business super powers.
Ep. 28 Timestamp
(0:40) What to expect from today’s episode
(4:40) Naomi’s background and why she started studying psychology
(9:43) What is the Myers Briggs personality test and how can it help us discover our strengths?
(14:27) Does the Myers Briggs test change over time?
(17:03) How does the Enneagram test and the Myers Briggs test differ?
(18:04) “The Enneagram is based on how you deal with trauma whereas the Myers Briggs test is based on how you judge and perceive the world.”
(20:45) How can we use the Myers Briggs test to uncover some business insights about ourselves? How can we tap into our natural gifts, abilities and talents in order to become an effective business owner?
(26:10) Once you know your personality type, how can we leverage this knowledge to help ease some of the stress of entrepreneurship?
(26:52) “Learning my personality type has helped me hone in on my zone of genius and helped me really understand what I’m great at bringing to the table and the areas that I need to delegate out and let others help me out with…”
(28:04) What are some ways we can help prevent burn out by being in tune with our personality type?
(30:09) Naomi’s time blocking strategy to help prevent side gig burn out
(32:08) What it’s REALLY like to be in business with your significant other and how to deal
(36:24) “It’s not all rainbows and sunshine…”
(39:44) Naomi’s #1 tip for someone who is skeptical about discovering their personality traits and linking it to their career or side gig business
(44:06) “When it comes to personality types, never would I ever, expect another person to think like me or to have the same world view as me.”
