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N atures MessageH ow we look H ow we act

Proof that our physical appearance

indicates our potential behavior.

By

Bill Whiteside

DeHarts

Santa C lara, C A


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Copyright, 2 0 0 0 by B ill Whiteside

Third Printing 2002

ISBN 0-97039 07-0-XA ll Rights Reserved

Printed in the U nited States of A merica

N o part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form

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without written permission from the author, except for in theinclusion of brief quotations in a review.

Other Books B y Bill Whiteside

People Reading in SalesH ow to successfully predict th e poten tial beh avior of client s in t h e newage of selling. St ep by step People Readin g suggest ion s durin g th e pro-

cess of sales in teract ion s, or daily life!

27 W ays to Pick th e Righ t Person for th e Righ t JobH ow to select a person for th e righ t position based on a m inimal un der-

standing of Personology and vocational skill sets.

Personology: Discovering Your Personality with Sandie Lampean d Joh n S . Willaimson . Fabulous book covering 48 trait s in 235 pages

with illustrat ion s, ph otos an d person al stories.

You can fin d addit ion al order in form at ion for N atures M essage or an y of

th ese oth er books on page 151, A bout th e A uth or.


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Acknowledgments

This book is possible because of the archival contributions of Dr.

Edward Vin cent Jon es and Robert, Elizabeth , and Dan iel W h iteside.

T h eir work con tin ues to m old th e foun dation of Person ology and th eir

remarkable dedication to t h e principles an d th eories of it brin g it to life.

T h ank you to m y great parents, mot h er Margery and fath er W alter,

and my terrific brother Robert for their devotion to the Whiteside

family way.

Bundles of love to my glorious daughter Rebecca who is my best

frien d an d a fellow zan y person. T h e apple does n ot fall very far from

th e tree.

I wan t t o th ank my wife Linda for her support. W riting a book is n ot

easy on a relationship. Sh e con tin ually sh ows me th at un condition al

love exists at th e hum an level. I truly ch erish our life togeth er an d it

gets bett er an d bet ter every day.

And, a special Thank You! to people around the globe who

provide t h e laboratory person ologists work in observing, cataloguin g,

interpreting and appreciating our beh avioral differen cesevery day.


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Introduction

Everyon e is differen t . Each person lives a life of dist inct ion an d

singular purpose un like an y oth er. N o two people are exactly alike in

struct ure or beh avior.

Everyone wants to know why we think, speak, and act as we do.

Everyone intuitively knows that an individuals body structure and

physiology help determine their personality. Everyone has an intense

desire to discover th e links between gen es, appearance, an d beh avior.

W e have been studying ourselves for centuries. W ith in th e last 150

years, th is journey h as taken its greatest strides. M an y great men an d

women continue to develop theoretical reasons for every facet of hu-

man behavior. Some of th em look for th e external forces th at sh ape uswhile oth ers concen trate t h eir research on our in n er workin gs. W e seek

th e an swer to t h is majestic question : W h y are we wh o we are?

T h is book is about th e scien ce of Personology. Personology sh ows

who we are and why we do what we do in a concise, accurate, and

object ive man n er. I t is th e study of individual st ructure an d i ts

relationship t o poten tial behavior.

Personology origin ated over 60 years ago yet very few people un der-

stan d or accept it. Dr. Edward Vincen t Jon es formu lated th e basic

prem ises of Personology in th e 1930s. Fueled by h is passion ate curiosity,

Jones deve loped an innova t ive , sy s tema t ic way to exp la in ou r

uniqueness and help us determine the extent of our capabilities and

tendencies.

Personology describes how our genes express themselves in our

struct ure and beh avior. Every person receives a natural, unique set of


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gen etic gifts (or traits) from th eir an cesto rs. T h at genet ic package con-

tains the necessary data combinations that make each person distinct

from all oth ers. Person ology presen ts a clearer explanation for wh y wedo an d say wh at righ tfully suits our n ative build.

Personology breaks th e part s of a person ality in to fin er pieces. It

offers simple explanat ion s for th e complexit ies of h uman beh avior. Each

of us h as th e same n umber of characteristics or trait s to varying degrees.

Each trait h as its place, large and small, in t h e tot al picture. Som e traits

accentuate other traits while some cancel others in their outward

expression . Togeth er our trait s form th e beh avioral pat tern s th at make

us wh o we are.

A person ological analysis diagrams th e expression of each trait an d

h elps iden tify an individuals beh avioral gifts and ch allenges. Sin ce each

of us confronts different issues every day, this book gives the readersuggestions on how to bring order to their life using Personology and

bett er understan d th emselves and oth ers.

For instan ce, Person ology reduces th e inclin ation to judge someon e

elses action s as good or bad. W e find t h at people are just built t h at

way. W h at people do with their genetic gifts (traits) determines their

level of con ten tm en t. Person ologists kn ow people can learn to direct

th e outward expression o f th eir traits an d, consequent ly, improve th eir

life situat ion .

O n t h e s u r f a c e , i d e n t i f y i n g a n d i n t e r p r e t i n g t h e t r a i t s i n

Person ology looks simple. H owever, understan din g th e traits an d using

Personologys recommended counseling method is a complex process.

Assessing the dynamics of trait interaction takes years of observation

and practice. N evertheless, just about an yon e with an int erest in h uman

behavior can learn it.


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A full course of s tudy to become a certified counselor of the

Personology Institute takes at least two years of thorough study and

examinat ion. Studen ts make a min imum of 25 practice analyses un derth e guidan ce of a professional person ologist. O th er levels offered by th e

Person ology In stit ute in clude certification for teach ing and train ing.

The structure of this book is purposefully different. It reflects the

dynam ics of th e topic. A s you will see, th ere are pertinen t quot es in t h e

text instead of footnotes and a bibli-

ograph y, th e n ormal pract ice of docu-

men tin g sources. H owever, th e expert

quotation s are applicable to t h e discus-

sion and, in order for the reader to keep a focus, contribute to the

discussion.

Although experts in contemporary culture offer innovative andrevolutionary solutions to a variety of lifes problems, most people

resist chan ging th eir comfortable, mainstream views on h uman n ature.

M ysterious explan ation s for h uman

beh avior captivat e us. W e prefer to

look in to peoples upbrin gin g to locate

the problem/explanation for unusual

beh avior. C on sequen tly, we believe

th at if we improve our exteriorlife situ-

ations, we can fix problems at every

level of existen ce. M ost peop le prefer

this outside-in approach to understand individual behavior and solve

contemporary problems.

In s p i t e o f t h e p o p u l a r i t y o f t h e e n v i ro n m e n ta l a p p ro a c h ,

Personology does not take issue with an y t radition al, psychological view.

T he bibliography? T here isnt

one. I m too lazy. P. J.

O Rourke, Eat the Rich

T he trick t o learning a new

paradigm is to set aside you r

current one while youre learning

rather than attem pt to fit the new

knowledge into your existing

model. Richard Brodie, T he

V irus of the M ind, 1996


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However, this book highlights the important differences between

Person ology an d oth er sciences. T h e com men ts are n ot critical, per se,

an d an y overt criticism is un int ent ional.A discussion favoring alternative points of view can make many

traditionally educated scholars of psychology, sociology, and medicine

un comfortable. H owever, th ey shouldbe at ease with th e information in

th is book. T h e foun dation of Person ology arises from th e same

principles and scient ific m eth od used t o justify oth er scien tific beliefs.

Some people will th ink t h at t h e cont en ts of th is book fly in t h e face

of con ven tion al wisdom. Because of th e emph asis on gen etics, anat omy,

and cellular proportions, Personology appears to focus totally on the

n ature-side of h uman beh avior. A s you will see, th is is n ot en tirely

accurate.

T h is book documen ts th e h istory an d auth en ticity of th e structure/fun ction approach . It is a lon g-awaited proof stat emen t.

Please forgive any gender insensitivity if it occurs. M odern man or

mankind or an occasional him are general references, in the broadest

sense, to hum an beings of both sexes.


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What Personology Isnt

Nothing in Personology takes issue with the theories, methods, or

term inology of an y oth er con tem porary social science. For in stan ce,

persono logists do no t m easure IQ , refer to personality types, or deal with

dysfun c t ion , d isorder , d isease , o r n euros is. Person ology h e lps

individuals deal with everyday situat ions.

Noth ing in Personology a t tempts to exp la in rac ia l o r e thn ic

differen ces. W h ile th ere m ay be obviou s differen ces in st ruct ure

between people, Personology is flexible enough to allow for it . Each

individual main ta ins a separate iden tit y and a specific capacity for success.

Even though Personology points out our genetic gifts and their

impact on our lives, personologists have no opinion on the benefits or

dan gers of gen etic en gineerin g, eugen ics or oth er con troversies related

to t h ese or oth er dimen sions of th is science.

Noth ing in Personology a t tempts to exp la in fac ia l o r bodi ly

expressions, face recognition, neurolingusitic programming, or the

traditionally accepted versions of non-verbal communications studied

by psych ologists. It is in te rest in g stuff, but we refer in terested part ies to

expert s in th ose fields.

N oth ing in Person ology att empt s to explain clon ing or its impact on

society and makes no prediction or claim of understan ding about t h is

area. H owever, person ologists may h ave an in terest in th e an ticipated

expectat ions of th ose in volved. A good question would be: Do paren ts

expect a certain appearance of th eir gen etically selected offspring along

with projected behavioral tendencies and the absence of disease or

deformity?


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Most of that stuff was discarded one hun dred years ago.

G enetics and behavior from physical characteristics? G ood

luck. Does th is have anything to do with astrology?

You cant tell th at much about people just by looking at them.

N o responsible person believes th ere is a correlation between

appearan ce an d beh avior.

W hat possib le use could th is have?

A rent you just psych ic?

I un derstan d th e re luctan ce . N o one, especial ly people with

reputat ion s to con sider, is eager to look foolish . Image is very import an t

in th e academic comm un ity. If we can put precon ception s aside, we

begin to see h ow Person ology can make substan tial cont ribution s to th e

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Origin and Proof of the Traits

During the years from 1920 to 1940, Edward Vincent Jones began

th e process of iden tifying , n aming , an d cat egorizing th e original traits

of Personology. It was st rictly a t rial and error process. It was a mat ter of

first noticing a particular behavior,

an d th en lookin g for th e related

ph en otype (surface physical indicator

for th e trait) .

Ro bert W h ites ide possessed a

backgroun d in psych ology and stat is-

tics and began to prove Jones traits

using modern statistical validation

meth ods in th e early 1950s. Led by

Robert, members of the Personology

Foundat ion of San Fran cisco an alyzed

and surveyed a base population of

1,050 Northern California and Or-

egon adults to prove th e auth ent icity

of trait s in Personology.

T h e existin g 68 person ality traits

proved statistically sign ificant at th e

on e per cent level. T h is mean s th at

t h e c h a n c e s o f t h e t r a i t p ro v in g

wrong are on ly 1 out of 100. T h is

scale or percent ile-ran k sh ows, in effect, wh ere an individual would stan d

amon g a h un dred person s an d scores a particular trait in th at way. T h e

If we start generalizing, we become

pedantic (too scholarly) and lose the

human element. W e need to move

into specific traits and daily life

actions in order to retain the flavor

of Personology. W e are specific

individuals and we do specific

things. Keep it simple. Divide and

conquer. A s A ristotle said, W e are

never faced with the un iversal. W e

always are faced with the

particu lar. Robert W hiteside,

1982

Personology helps turn peoples

idiosyncrasies to useful purposes.

Edward Vincent Jones, 1944

Just show them it works. Rob-

ert W hiteside, President E meritus,


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con tin gen cy coefficient s for th e trait s ranged from .29 t o .81.

In 1958, th e Foun dation con ducted anot h er stat istical survey. In

this survey, 500 business and social associates made 10,925 individualjudgmen ts on th e accuracy of a person ological evaluat ion of assoc ia tes

based on struct ure/fun ction factors. T h e overall results of th e survey

were 81% agreemen ts, 3% d isagreemen ts, an d 16% doubt ful.

Measuring Techniques

Person ologists use special in strum en ts to measure some traits. T h e

des ign o f the in s t rumen ts gua ran tee s accu racy in gaug ing ce l l

proportion s an d replaces th e use of straight lin ear measuremen ts. A

Personology exper t may judge some t ra i t s wi thout benef i t o f a

mech anical instrum ent . W h ile th e measuremen t process may be less

precise in th is case, it is n ot a critical issue. T h e importan t poin t is th at

th e expert sen ses an d determ ines th e dimen sions of certain features with

a well-trained eye.

The majority of the traits are visible on the face, with more than

on e-th ird of th em located in th e eye or with in an in ch of it. H alf a

dozen t rait indicators (such as h and dexterity) are in t h e han d. G en eral

h ead proportions lead to th e judgmen t of man y important factors. O th er

trait s require measuremen t o f gen eral body proport ions.

T h e th ree examples below illustrat e th e process an d tech n iques used

in measurin g all Person ology t raits:

A. Trait: Foot Dexterity (Body Balance) (see photos/drawings on

pages 58-59)

Trait Definition: rating the degree of natural nimbleness and sure-

footedn ess of an in dividual. T h is trait is in th e Physical Trait A rea. T h e


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greater the percentage of the torso in overall height, the lower the

cen ter of gravity of th e individual.

Trait M easuremen t: Research ers compare torso length to th e h eigh tof th e person excludin g th e n eck an d head. T h e actual measuremen t

process involves (a) th e stan ding heigh t t o th e 7th cervical vertebra and

(b) t h e sittin g torso heigh t to th e 7th cervical vertebra. T h e stan ding

h eigh t is divided in to t h e sittin g h eigh t ( torso). T h e result is th e torso

percen tage. T h e torso percent age range usually falls between 42 an d 48.

For 1,050 adult s stat istically measured in t h e base population , th e mean

score was 45.526% an d th e stan dard deviation was 1.626 %.

B. Trait: Ph ysical Insulation (Texture) ( see ph otos/drawings on

page 58)

Trait Defin ition : basic tim ing of n erve respon se. T h is trait in dicates

a person s n atural sen sitivity to th eir en vironmen t on th e physical level.

T h e expression of th is sen sitivit y involves all of th e five sen ses. Som e

individuals h ave fine baby-like h air an d th in porcelain-like skin. O th er

people, th rough th eir gen etic inh eritan ce, h ave coarser hair and t h icker

skin.

Trait-Measurement: researchers measure the hair on the head in

order to gauge physical insulation . T h is trait is part of th e gen ic syndrome.

The hair, skin, and nervous tissue are cellularly homologous and

different iate quite early in th e h um an em bryo. Researchers grade

random samples of individual hairs (on both sides of the head) with a

micrometer in order to determin e both th e mean in t h ickness as well as

th e stan dard deviation . For th e base population of 1,050 adults, th e

mean th ickness of th e h air fiber was 1.977 th ousandt h s of an inch and

the standard deviation was 0.443.

C . Trait: A pparent Emot ionality (O utward Emot ionality)


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Trait Definition: apparent outflow of emotion in the moment.

H uman s vary in th eir open expression of emotion s. Individuals with a

h igh score on th is trait ( above left) sh ow th eir feelings more easily an d

obviously. T h ey are more openly affection ate an d sen tim en tal, and will

ten d to m ake excuses for oth ers th ey like. A person with a lower score

on apparent emotionality (above right) appears more business-like in

th eir dealings with ot h ers. T h ey may appear impersonal or even cold.

T h is ind ividual has feelings an d em ot ions, but th ey are slow to surface.

Trait Measurement: the larger the sizes of the iris in proportion to

th e wh ite (sclera) of th e eyes, th e high er th e score on t h is trait. T h e

color of th e eye appears to be of no sign ificance. T h e relative size of th e

iris an d sclera sign ifies th e trait s in ten sity. In m easurin g th e trait of

Apparent Emotionality, the personologist assigns a numerical value

ran ging from 1 to 9. T h e actual n umber selected is a subjective mat ter

on th e part of th e coun selor as a ruler in m easuring th is trait -indicator.

For th e base population of 1,050 adults, th e mean score is 4.888 an d th e

stan dard deviation is 0.711.

Origin of Personology Traits

W h ere did Person ologys trait s come from an d to wh at ext en t did

Edward Vincen t Jones rely on previous struct ure/fun ction tech n iques in

developin g Person ology? Excellen t question s! A focal poin t of my


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research cen te red on f ind ing any poss ib le corre la t ions be tween

Person ology an d previous att empt s at structure/fun ction . In oth er words,

did Jon es use th e traits of oth er meth ods or create his own? Jon es didth e same research and saw where m ost of the previous met h ods fell sh ort.

So, h e developed h is own system th rough h is own observation s.

T h erefore, th ere are very few direct links between Person ology an d

oth er structure/fun ction met h ods. T h e trait location s, terminology, and

principles of Personology are, to the greatest degree, pure Personology.

T h is mean s th at it is a stan d-alon e scien ce. Jon es, th e W h itesides, and

th eir followers broke n ew groun d when th ey selected Personologys t rait

location s, description s, an d defin ition s.

T he oth er meth ods only hint at th e exacttrait wordin g th at exists in

Person ology. A lth ough som e trait location s are occasion ally alike,

phrenology, physiognomy, and characterology tended to group many

aspects of behavior together and connect a variety of tendencies to a

structurally un related behavior patt ern. For instance, in ch aracterology,

there are extensive evaluations about the varieties of nose shapes,

subsequen t groupings of n oses, an d broad, n on -specific definit ions th at

att empt to explain t h e subsequent behavior associated with each shape.

I read Kath erine Blackfords very rare ten litt le green books. T h ese

essays, written in 1918, con tain all 23 of her lesson s on ch aracterology.

Although her work made a distinct impression on Jones, he did not

carry over its foun dation to Person ology. In R obert W h itesides 1951

n otes, he wrote a review of Blackfords 1918 booklets. H e n oted, O ver-

simplifiesextra traits(Personology) shows how Blackford breaks

down not safe to use because combines too many traitsnever says

anything about what to do about itdoesnt deal with possible trait

int eraction h ow on e can cancel out th e oth er. Jon es influenced his


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students in such a way that they would also exclude previous

methods from Personology.

In his 1920 book C haracterology: A n Exact Science, L. HamiltonMcCormick wrote: Individuals who possess arched noses are more

comm andin g in words th an deeds, as th eir great stren gth lies in th eir

fo rcefu l vo ices and tempers , owing to which they a re adep t in

compellin g obedien ce. (H e) m ust accomplish h is en deavors quickly for

h e is lackin g in pat ien ce, and when steady, perseverin g effort is requisite

to accom plish men t an d details are to be con sidered, success with h im is

doub tful. O rdin arily, h owever, th ey are no t ph ysically aggressive.

T h is accoun t con tain s six differen t t rait description s, five of which ,

in Person ology, reside somewh ere oth er th an t h e nose. T h e placemen t

of th inkin g an d action fun ctions to an area of th e anatomy th at pertains

to aut omatic fun ction ing is a critical error. T h is is a good example of

th e kin d of obstacles Jon es came across trying to adapt h is beliefs to on e

of th e classical system s.

Jon es originally selected 150 t raits but on ly 68 received validation

in t h e initial research . T h e n umber of traits rose to t h at level because of

h is opt imist ic determin ation to an alyze behavior. H e studied physiology,

bioch emistry, psych ology, etc., for years. H e convert ed his th eories about

m en tal fun ction t o principles foun d in Person ology. H e developed

parallel th eories about brain lateralization and mixed dom inan ce. Jon es

theory about cell proportions (instead of exact trait location like

phrenology) was a huge departure from previous structure/function

attempts.

Jones wrote in 1949: From a study of thousands of subjects in all

walks of life of all nationalities and ages, it became evident that the

ph ysiological differences were related to behavior and apt itude poten tials.


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Int ensive research was undertaken in institution s to determine, if possible,

the personality extremes and ascertain if these external characteristics

were revealed as amplified or in th e ext reme in such ind ividuals as werein in stit ution s an d th e study proved th ey are. T h e rest was easy.


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Conclusion and Beginning

T h e science o f Person ology is n ot just trait iden tification followed

by description s of poten tial action. It is much m ore th an th at. Part of

th e course of study is a full exposure

to professional counseling tech n iques

and principles of performance and

con fiden t iality. Every persono logist

eith er observes th e rules or th eir ef-

forts will prove to be ineffective.

T h ey will be misusing th is great an d

ten der gift.

W e sh ould always remem ber th at

people do th ings for th eir reason s, no t

ours. M y fath er always to ld me th at

the easiest and fastest way to lose a

friend was to t ell th em someth ing for

th eir own good. Since we want to

concentrate and maximize the posi-

tive aspects of our trait array while we

minimize th e effects of th e more n ega-

tive aspects, we should always make

sure our side of th e st reet is clean .

You m ight say in respon se, T h at s

a n ice ph ilosoph y, Bill. But, exactly

h ow do I do it? I would respon d, It

h as to become more th an a

W e are not brought into existence

by chance nor thrown up into earth-

life like wreckage cast along the

shore, but are here for infinitely

noble purposes. Katherine Tingley

A better way than judging people

is to look for all the good in them.If you look hard enough and long

enough, you ought to be able to find

some good in every person. W e

learn that our job is to try to bring

out the good, not criticize the bad.

Every person is used to being judged

and criticized. T hat has never

helped any one get better. W e

should tell people they can change.

W e encourage their good points and

counsel them about their

challenges. People are not con-

verted by crit icism . R obert

W hiteside, 1964


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ph ilosoph y. It h as to becom e a way of life. I say recogn izin g oth ers for

who they are, acceptingbetter yet, allowingthem to be who they

are, and adjust my beh avior accordinglyh as to becom e a WAY O F LIFE. I say

th at t h is ph ilosoph y h as to t ake a two-

foot drop from my head to my heart.

H eres a way to put th is in th e righ t

place.

W h atever is on our own 10-acres is our busin ess (A ctually, it is 7-

acres. W e begin with 10. A s we int eract with oth ers, th e circles

overlap leaving us our own territo ry of 7) . Employing th is principle

h elps assign ownersh ip and divide respon sibilities. Robert believed th at

oth ers should not in terfere with th e activities taking place on our property.

W e alon e are an swerable for our beliefs, beh avior, ch oices, an d wh at we

allow.

H ow is th is ph ilosoph y so cent ral to Personology? U n derstan ding it

h elps us find our boun daries an d th e boun daries of oth ers. Robert

wrote, If a person want s to sh ave with th e cold h ard steel in stead of an

electric razor, the other person better

stay out o f it. If on e person prefers to

dress a particular way, the other per-

s o n w i l l h a v e t o a d j u s t i f t h e y

disapprove. But, go easy on your trait s

(low Tolerance, high Forcefulness)

th at get you off your t en acres.

People get togeth er on t h e mutual

3-acres where t h ey meet, date, make decision s, plan t rips, watch T V,

an d go about lifes work. In relation sh ips, th ings go much bett er if both

I have found several background

principles and num erou s phrases

that save a lot time w hen trying to

explain the dynamics of Personol-

ogy. First and forem ost among

these is the 10-acres concept.

Robert W hiteside, 1954


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parties adopt t h e live and let live philosoph y.

W h en we wan t to cross som eon e elses boun dary, we sh ould ask

ourselves: Is th is really any of my business? Sh ould I just keep my noseout of it an d let th em m ake th eir own decision s/mistakes? If we stop t o

reflect in t h is way, we are practicin g Roberts Ten-A cre Principle. W h en

we stay on our own turf, we en d up with plenty of time to work on our

own traits.

Many people make s incere e f for ts every day to he lp o thers .

Sometimes, however, certain situations left alone will really turn out

O K with out an y out side in terven tion . C ertain ly, issues arise th at

demand our atten tion (t hey must be on your 7-acres). W h en th is

happens , we should t ry and s imply do the r ight th ingall s ides

considered.

Yes, oth ers try to come on to our property. N everth eless, wh en we

establish reason able beh avioral boundaries, we begin to use our t raits to

th eir best purpose. In addition , we allow oth ers to do th e same.

In th e richn ess an d diversity of creation , no t wo sn owflakes h ave th e

same patt ern . T h ere is n obody exactly like younot with the same

fingerprint s, th e same laugh , th e same

voice, th e same way of comfortin g a

friend, throwing a baseball, pouring

tea or dan cing th e tan go.

Each of us has an abundance of

talen ts in some field. Som e traits seen

as negative turn int o gifts if properly directed.

It is in the ways in which we differ th at our inh erent individuality

sh ows. In some particular area, we each h ave th e capacities to excel.

Some are qualities of dexterity and stamin a. Some are artistic t rends.

Either mankind is alone in the

galaxy , or he is not . E ither

alternative is mind boggling. Lee

D u B ridge, form er Presiden tial

Science A dvisor


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Som e are kn acks of an alyzin g or in ven tin g. Som e are abilities for

fin an ce an d own ersh ip. Som e are person ality att ributes, such as

magn etism, friendlin ess, warmth , an d sh owman sh ip. Perh aps a personh as clever fingers an d th e knack for mech an ics. T h en , th eir sibling is a

born with an ear for music and t rue pitch .

A person ological trait is like a sh arp kn ife in t h e kitch en. A n

importan t job often n eeds th e righ t tool. It is what we do with it th at

coun ts. W e can eith er cut th ings up or carelessly cut ourselves.

W e can live up to th e potential of

our gifts by directing our traits into

con struct ive expression . W e can learn

to direct th em bett er an d better as we

go t h r o u gh l ife . T ra i t s a r e t h e

individual factors that provide our own

special charm , and draw to us our kind

of frien ds.

P r o g r e s s i s n o t a m a t t e r o f

ch an ging our ind ividual beh avior. It

is a m att er of learnin g to express our t rue self so t h at we can ach ieve our

goals more quickly an d kn owingly make th e proper adjustm en ts to ot h er

people.

G rowth is from th e in side out . W e ach ieve it deliberately, th rough

our con scious fun ction ing. W e ach ieve it by exten ding ourselves. N o

on e else can learn t o type for us or con trol our t emper.

Personology deals with our native individual factors and shows the

relation sh ip between our build, feelings, an d action s. People h ave

different cell proportions of personological significancejust as they

h ave different fingerprint s.

Try to look at life as a beautifully

well-organized dynamic. Trust the

U niverse. Trusting means that the

circumstance that you are in is

working toward your best and m ost

appreciated end. T here is no when

to that. T here is no if to that. It

is. G ary Zukav, T he Seat of the

Soul, 1989


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Carver felt this way. T h eir traits provided th em th e abili t ies an d

att itudes to rise above th eir disadvan taged childh oods.

If we are victims of a poor en vironm en t, we con sciously ch oose toallow it. W e must enjoy it. Each of us h as con trol over th at part of our

life. If our paren ts made us smart , we must possess th e necessary

men tal capacity. If we resisted t h eir attem pts to make us play th e piano,

we must not possess the inclination or capacity to play, or we would

h ave t aken it up gleefully.

What percentage of nature or nurture does the average person

operate in during th eir daily life? T h e answer lies somewhere between

on e and on e hun dred. W h at percen tage h ave you chosen for your life?

W ell, th at is the importan t question is it n ot?

T h e great n eed of each person is n ot t o be loved; it is to love. If we

want love, respect, h on or, and h appin ess, etc., all we have to do is startgiving them . W e get wh at we give. W e may n ot like th e cont en t or

timing, but they will come. G ett ing out of life wh at we put in is a

fabulous proposition . So it is in th e stu dy of h um an n ature called

Personology.

Tenet number one is: We should talk to the other persons traits

and while we work on ou r own.

Simply put, when we focus our atten tion on h ow we can direct our

trait s in a positive way an d con curren tly begin accet ping oth ers for who

th ey are, we are on t h e righ t track. It s th e best deal around. It s free,

fun , an d fulfilling. Take on e trait a week and look for confirmat ion .

Youll fin d it. I sin cerely hope you give it a try.


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W ritin g th is book h as been a very gratifying experience. M ost of all,

th e fin ished product stren gth en s my resolve in th e validity of Person ology.

I hope it added t o your understan ding of h uman n ature.Rem ember th at t h ere is a little bit of good in th e worst of us an d a

little bit of bad in th e best of us. It all boils down t o traitst h eirs an d

ours.

A stron g foun dation exists today because of th e work by Dr. Jon es,

Robert an d Elizabeth W h iteside, Dan iel W h iteside, an d man y oth ers

since. They gave us the gift of Personology.

Like any other truth, the basic principle of Personology is simple:

struct ure affects fun ction .


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About the Author

Bill W h iteside is th e President of Inn ova-

tive Behavior Concepts and a Member of the

Board of Directo rs of th e Person ology In stit ute.

He is a certified counselor and teacher of

Person ology an d train s people around th e globewith h is version of reading oth ers: People Reading. A fter att en ding on e

of Bills workshops, most people say that they will never look at others

th e same way again.

Bills fascination with Personology developed naturally through a

family relation sh ip. Robert W h iteside, Bills uncle, personally tut ored

him.

Bill h as a 25-year career in sales an d m arketin g for two Fortun e 500

companies. He consults with businesses that want to revitalize their

corporate culture th rough improved int erperson al commun ication s.

H owever, his greatest t h rill is working with ind ividuals who want to

un derstan d and fulfil th eir life purpose. H e says, T h e journey is th e

destin ation . A n d, luckily for us, it is an in side job. W e finally get IT

when we discover the why of who we are and how we can always

ch oose to ch an ge and adapt in positive ways.

Bill lives in Folsom, C A .

Visit Bills web site (http://ireadfaces.com) to order books and

cont act h im about a person al consultation or People Readin g worksh op.

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