A significant portion of my work as an executive coach involves assisting existing and emerging leaders to accept themselves. A big part of who they are, the part they often need to fully embrace, is their personality. The following question frequently comes up, “Is my personality inherited or developed?” Before I answer that question, let me define some important terms. Personality is a reference to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. It is a reference to the type of person each one of us is, thinking holistically about how we tend to be in the world.
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