Getting Through The Holidays Without Killing Your Loved Ones

For those of you in the U.S., we’re gearing up for Thanksgiving this Thursday and full-fledged holiday mayhem following directly after. This is a fabulous time of year, but also an incredibly stressful time as we navigate work and school schedules, parties, and most of all…family!

My parents are so in love with their schedules that when they say Thanksgiving dinner starts at 2, if you arrive at 2:10 you’ve missed it. Everything is structured just so, even down to the order we line in up in to get our food! (over 70 first, then grandparents, then parents, then it’s a free-for-all). We have over 30 people who come to Thanksgiving dinner, so it makes sense. But still…what makes them insist on this?

My brother lives to be spontaneous, so you can imagine how resistant he’s been to my insistence that after Thanksgiving dinner we sit down and actually plan the multi-family Disneyland vacation coming up in February. (He loves to whine at me, “That’s just so far away! Why do we need to plan it now?”) He’s always been like this, but why does he tick this way?

I just want everyone to get along, and in the past I’ve pleaded with my brother to just keep the peace and not rock the boat during the holidays. Sometimes my family has hated each other’s guts, and I just want our guts to be friends!

And my son doesn’t enjoy making small talk or all the hugs, and after dinner we usually find him in the car, reading a book or playing his video games, because all that chaos is just too much for him. He’s done this since he was a small child, buckling himself in and happy to be alone until we were ready to go.

I’ve learned a fascinating new methodology called B.A.N.K., which is based in personality science. What makes B.A.N.K. unique is that it can actually predict people’s behavior based on what their “code” is.

You’ve taken a personality assessment before, right? Of course you have! Virtually everyone on this planet has. What makes B.A.N.K. unique is that once you crack your “code” you can crack others’ codes to see what makes them tick, and by knowing how they’re wired, you can have a greater understanding and appreciation for why your loved ones and boss and coworkers are the way they are.

Why would you care, you ask? Because if you know someone else’s code and how to speak that code,               AQ        you have a better connection with that person, and if you’re someone who is in sales (whether it’s commission based, you own your own business, or you sell for someone else), B.A.N.K. has been proven to predict buying behavior, allowing you to increase your sales up to 300% in less than 90 seconds! *San Francisco University, whitepaper, 2016

If you’d like to know more, be sure to read Part II on this fascinating methodology next week. I’m also hosting a free webinar in the next two weeks to explain how it works and how to crack your code. I’ll even give you a link where YOU can take the 90 second assessment and crack your own code for free!

YES! I want to know more about B.A.N.K. Sign me up for the free webinar!

Until then, save a little room for pumpkin pie, and don’t roll your eyes at your Uncle Earl who wants to tell you every single detail of the latest statistics he’s read on money spent on video games for consoles vs. PC’s (consoles are a lot higher, btw.) He’s just a K, and it’s part of his code!

Be sure to read next week, when I share what B.A.N.K. did for my relationship with my son, and what learning BANK can mean for YOU! Happy Thanksgiving!