Gold Geniuses & Stress
Different things cause – and relieve – stress for each Inner Genius Style.
Things That Cause Stress for Gold Geniuses:
- Disregarding rules and regulations
- Unreliability, missing deadlines, others showing up late, not finishing projects
- Being criticized, especially when it was something not under their control
- Being rushed
- Inconsistency or Disorganization
- Being forced to reveal personal information or feelings.
Ways Gold Geniuses Can React To Stress:
- Becoming antisocial or inflexible
- Complaining, criticizing or being pessimistic
Antidotes to stress:
- Giving them time to get organized and refocused
- Privacy and a project to focus on
Best way to resolve conflict:
- Focus on the facts, not emotions.
If you do something that upsets them:
- Tell them you appreciate them and their contribution
For information on the other Inner Genius Styles and Stress, see the following posts: