BAPT Conversation On February 9, 2021, the British Association for Psychological Type (BAPT) hosted and recorded a conversation with me about how I came to Type and the role that the MBTI and the Type community have played in my life and career. It was a great honor to be asked, and I greatly
Relinquishment, Diminishment and Otto’s Big Mouth—an Otto Kroeger Remembrance
1998 Otto loved cruising around Lake Barcroft on his boat—with company, always with company. I was with him on one of these lake cruises—this time, uncharacteristically, scotch and donuts were our only companions. It was a damp, gray autumn day, the wind off the water hinting at winter. Otto, 64
11 Otto Lessons: An Otto Kroeger Remembrance
Otto left this life in 2013, but his influence in my life is still constant and potent. I decided to write down the five most important lesson Otto taught me. Here are the 11 gems all competing for a spot in my top five. 1. Never drink without a “clink.” Otto loved to party, and until
The Teacher Showman — An Otto Kroeger Remembrance
Teacher or Actor? When I was a kid, I could not decide if I wanted to be a teacher or an actor. Teachers seemed to have a great and important gig, but then I saw Paul Newman and Steve McQueen in The Towering Inferno, and acting seemed like the better way to go. In high school and college I did some
Intimacy and the Feeling Functions–An Otto Kroeger Remembrance
Extraverted Feeling Extraverted Feeling is an external force of judgment, order and control based on human-centered, personally held values. Extraverted Feeling is a function that--among other things--builds personal bridges and networks, includes and seeks to be included (where values align),