Chapter 8 Masterminds It’s About the Possibilities for Me
WINE! Because these problems aren’t going to forget themselves!
– Tanya Masse
If your lowest score is in column C, you are a Mastermind – and your greatest sensitivity is to concepts. Masterminds view yesterday as boring, today as mildly amusing, but tomorrow … well, tomorrow is full of possibilities. I have found Masterminds to display what the French call je ne sais quoi – a term that refers to a quality that is hard to describe or even pinpoint, but that makes them special or interesting.
The Mastermind column is my highest scoring column at 43. So, apparently, I do not have that je ne sais quoi. My lovely bride, on the other hand, does. Her score in the C column is her second-lowest score. So, she has long been my research subject for the influence that the Mastermind style has on a person’s behavior. Here are some attributes that can be common to Masterminds:
- Comfortable in loosely defined situations
- Embraces risk
- More comfortable with trial and error
- Enjoys doing new things and having unusual experiences
- May appear scattered or unfocused
- Bores easily with routines
- Capable of juggling several tasks simultaneously
- Easily distracted by events or people that they view as more interesting than their current activity
- Generally optimistic that things will turn out well
- Enjoys brainstorming ideas
Meeting the Mastermind
In true Mastermind style, let me digress for a moment and criticize one of the most iconic and ...
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