06/09/2026
I thought I was a risk taker.
Turns out, I’m much more cautious than I realised.
Yesterday I did DISC profiling and came out as a strong S.
My first reaction?
I discounted it.
There were parts of the profile that didn’t sound like me, so I almost dismissed the rest of it too.
Then I did something that, ironically, is probably very S of me.
I went away, sat with it, thought about it, and came back to it with a more open mind 😂
And I started to see myself very differently.
I realised that while I’ve taken some big risks in my life, in the day-to-day running of my business I’m actually much more considered and cautious than I thought.
I naturally take my time.
I think things through.
I consider how decisions might affect other people.
My communication can be indirect.
And saying no when I know someone has expectations of me doesn’t always come easily.
None of those things are inherently a problem.
But zoomed out, I could suddenly see how some of those behaviours have been influencing the way I’ve grown my business.
Where I’ve waited.
Where I’ve softened what I really wanted to say.
Where I’ve accommodated.
Where I’ve wanted a little more certainty before acting.
That was the part that landed for me.
Sometimes we’re so close to our own behaviour that we can’t see the pattern. We just see the outcome and wonder why we’re not moving forward in the way we want to.
Self-awareness doesn’t mean deciding there’s something wrong with who you are.
For me, it means understanding what comes naturally to me, recognising when it serves me, and knowing when I need to consciously do something differently.
And apparently, sometimes it means sitting with the fact that you’re an S long enough to realise just how S you actually are 😂
What’s something you’ve realised about yourself that you couldn’t see until you zoomed out?
