28-12-2008 - Left Brained or Right Brained

My mood while writing this blog: Pensive

What the hell am I talking about right?

This is one of the tools that my family counselor has taught me to use when dealing with people; my husband, my employees, even my kids....and actually even myself.

Each and every person is EITHER Right Brained, or Left Brained. I for SURE am left brained, and my husband for SURE is Right brained. I am very logical, organized, everything in my life revolves around facts & numbers. My husband is a dreamer, he is always coming up with fabulous ideas, he is a risk taker, an adventurer.

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

So I apply this theory to my children, are they right brained or left brained? My son for sure is left brained; he excels in math, reading, he is very academic, very detailed, very logical. My daughter for sure (even at age 2 I can tell) is right brained; she loves to colour & draw, but doesn't not for very long, she always has many things on the go. She is very musical, definately a risk taker, loves pretending.

Identifying a person as left brained vs right brained helps me to understand how they look at things, and helps me deal better with that person. Instead of getting frustrated with my husbands constant "hey I've got a great idea" (at least 10 times a day), I center him, write down the ideas, help to be the one to get the details organized so that idea might actually take shape into a viable business idea.

I use this in business when dealing with employees. If an employee is left brained, they are probably not a good fit for a graphic designs type job. But they would be excellent in accounting!

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