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In Loving Memory of Theresa’s Mother, Bernardine “Bunny” (Keeler) Abbott
Reflection from Theresa Bernardine Abbott was known by most as "Bunny." She passed away on Saturday, January 27. She was 94 years old. Her incredible faith journey and constant search for meaning and truth is a legacy that is etched deeply in my being. Her...
Transformative Habits for a Sustainable 2024 Fitness Journey
2023 is in the rearview mirror. We all had ups and downs, and there are habits we’d like to leave behind and new habits we hope to create. As we plan for 2024, one aspect worth consideration is physical well-being, so Mary Anne reached out to her best resource, Jonny...
Become the Best Version of Yourself
During the month of January, we finished our Enneagram sales strategies series, talked about starting the new year off right, and gave tips on how to objective and fair. These are all great topics to help you grow personally and professionally in 2024 and into the...
Break Through Assumptions with an Open and Objective Mind
If we are around people long enough, we form certain beliefs and assumptions about them that may hinder our ability to be objective, fair, and clear when communicating and working with them. Sometimes, we also hold biases that aren’t based in the present but in the...
Sales Strategies for Enneagram Types 5, 6, and 7
This is our final monthly installment on sales strategies for different Enneagram types. In November and December, we looked at strategies for the Heart or Image types and the Body or Instinctual Types. This time we’re highlighting the Head or Thinking Types, types 5,...
Launch Your 2024 With Compelling Goals
As you enter the new year, what questions are you seeking to answer for yourself in 2024? We've compiled a list of our team’s favorite questions to ask as you look back on 2023 and forward to 2024. As you look back at 2023, respond to the questions below: What are you...
Happy New Year
As we bid farewell to 2023, we're excited for the possibilities in the new year. Looking forward to a transformative 2024! Happy New Year! FROM TRANSFORM, INC. Mary Anne, Theresa, Tibetha & Christine
Holiday Recharge
During the month of December, we continued our Enneagram sales strategies series and provided tips for mitigating holiday stress. This is a great time of year to take some time off, reflect, and get ready for a prosperous new year. We hope you are able to recharge and...
Happy Holidays 2023
We wish you a joyous holiday season! Happy Holidays! FROM TRANSFORM, INC. Mary Anne, Theresa, Tibetha & Christine
How to Beat Holiday Stress
The holidays are here, and no matter how you celebrate, one of the uninvited guests that often joins us this time of year is stress. So, this week we offer helpful insights on how to find more ease this season. Here's a Santa's list of fifty therapist-approved...
Sales Strategies for Enneagram Types 8, 9, and 1
This is our second monthly installment on sales strategies for different Enneagram types. In November, we looked at strategies for the Heart or Image types. This time we’re highlighting the Body or Instinctual Types, types, 8, 9, and 1. The Body/Instinctual types tend...
Tips to Inspire You for a Better 2024
During the month of November we kicked off our Enneagram sales strategies series and provided inspiration for our leaders out there. This time of year is a great time to reflect on how you grew personally and professionally over the last 12 months and how your...
Happy Thanksgiving
As we look back on our twenty-five plus years of Transform, our hearts are full of gratitude and wonder – gratitude to our amazing clients and wonder at the transformations we’ve witnessed. We wish you and yours a bountiful, joy-filled Thanksgiving! From...
For Leaders – John O’Donohue
May this upcoming season be filled with leadership moments that count! Mary Anne and Theresa For Leaders by John O’Donohue May you have the grace and wisdom to act kindly, learning to distinguish between what is personal and what is not. May you be hospitable to...
Sales Strategies for Enneagram Types 2, 3, and 4
In 2006, we published Wake Up and Sell. Many have wondered why our first book about the Enneagram dealt with the topic of sales. The Enneagram is first and foremost a tool for self-discovery and personal growth and development. Whether in leadership, working on a...
Tips for a Better Workplace
Throughout the month of October, we discussed what makes a supportive work environment and positive organizational culture that will help. We talked about handling poor performance by team members and the appropriate ways to come out of the situation in a better...
How Enneagram Types Create Trust in the Workplace
Over our years of working with Enneagram, we’ve asked the question how do you create trust in the workplace? Here’s a collection of the feedback we’ve received. We’d love to know how this lands with you – if it feels true or what you would add? Send us your thoughts....
Enneagram: The Basics
We think we are seeing the full 360 degrees, but in fact our reality is determined by a particular lens that narrows our focus and limits how we think, feel and act in the world. - Helen Palmer, The Enneagram in Work and Love The Enneagram map describes nine basic...
How to Handle a Team Member’s Poor Performance
Many of the day-to-day questions that our clients have involve how to handle situations that arise in working with team members. Here’s one of our frequently asked questions and our guidance on how to handle it. One of the leadership team members is not meeting their...
What Makes a Supportive Work Environment?
Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. - Henry Ford I’ve been facing health issues recently. Over the years, I’ve seen our clients face not just health but family issues, death, divorce, and financial and other...
Looking Introspectively
Throughout the month of September, we discussed workplace relationships and our awareness of personalities. It's important to understand ourselves and our blindspots as well as our coworkers — using the Enneagram is a great place to start. We also talked about...
Identifying Blindspots in the Workplace
The relationships you have are vital to success in the workplace. Especially for leaders and managers, it is critical that we look at the quality and effectiveness of our relationships with others. Our awareness of our personalities is key to understanding ourselves,...
The Right Questions to Lead to Better Habits
Some of life’s experiences get hard-wired into us at a very young age, and our awareness of how they are dictating what we think and feel and how we act remains at an unconscious level until we, or someone in our life, asks, “Why are you doing that?” That question is...
Happy Labor Day from Transform, Inc.
We’ll meet you at the fountain. If you need the location, we’ll guide you there. Happy Labor Day from Transform, Inc.!
Communicating with Intentionality
Throughout the month of August, we discussed ways to utilize transformational tools such as self-observation and the Enneagram to "show up" and communicate with intentionality. Becoming aware of our innate communication styles and reactionary behaviors allow us to...
Celebrating Our Furry Co-Workers
This week we celebrate our co-workers of the furry kind. Send us pictures of your pups so we can see who you’re working with these days. And don’t forget to celebrate your four-footed colleagues this Saturday, August 26, on National Dog Day. Our Furry Colleagues:...
The Enneagram and Communication
In every personal or business relationship, on teams or at home, open, compassionate, honest, self-aware communication is oh so important. Take a look at what we’ve excerpted from one of our favorite Enneagram books, The Essential Enneagram,* about how the different...
How Well Do You Know Yourself?
We interact with people all day long. Some we know well, others we may only know casually. Yet, how often do you ask yourself: How well do I know myself? How aware am I of how I show up, how I impact others, and how I am impacted by others throughout the day? In this...
A Common Thread Between Music and Sales
Good Tuesday to you all. I was going to share my thoughts about this blog post by Dave Kurlan, our long-time partner in the sales assessment business. However, as I read and reread it, I thought it was better if you consumed the post in its entirety to get the point....
Proactively Planning for Success
Throughout the month of July, we’ve explored how to proactively optimize your business strategy and workflow to plan for success. Join us as we continue to discuss and identify opportunities for improvement both on and off the clock. Let us know what you look forward...
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