Have you ever struggled to fit in? Are you prone to stress or low moods? Do you lack a strong sense of purpose? If so, this book is for you.
Modern society encourages us to believe that we are free to determine our future. However, this book reveals how your personality traits endow you with particular talents and skills, suit you to particular roles within society and affect your levels of motivation, effectiveness and happiness.
If you are incorrectly located within a group or society, or have not recovered from a significant loss, you are likely to experience poor mental health, lack direction and struggle to achieve your objectives. However, once you understand your personality and the dynamics of human groups, you will be well placed to lead an enjoyable, fulfilling and useful life.
This book sets out a personality model that will help you understand your feelings and behaviour, and those of others. It explains how a group's dynamics, cultures and values are related to the interaction of personalities within that group. It also sets out eight key emotional literacy skills that will help you to function more effectively in groups and society, and guide you towards feelings of happiness. It includes 23 diagrams, uses everyday examples to illustrate points and is supported by a free online personality test at thepersonalityrevolution.com.
The book also explains how the massive decline in mental health in modern society is related to individualistic behaviours and technology. It shows that individualistic culture is one of four basic cultures that human groups may adopt, and positions these cultures on The Personality Revolution's Circle of Power, a diagram that illustrates how environmental changes can cause shifts in culture.
Chapter 1 introduces you to the subjects addressed in the book.
Chapter 2 uses a range of statistics to highlight the scale and breadth of poor mental health within modern society.
Chapter 3 explains the core principles of personality.
Chapter 4 enables you to determine your personality by reference to The Personality Revolution's Model of Personality. The model includes a free online personality test at thepersonalityrevolution.com, the results of which will allow you to relate the concepts in this book directly to your personality.
Chapter 5 explains the workings of your emotional system and how the interaction of your personality and environment give rise to positive feelings, stress and low moods.
Chapter 6 relates your emotional system to your thinking capabilities, discussing logic, opinions and consciousness.
Chapter 7 uses The Personality Revolution's Model of Personality to explain how personality influences the structure and culture of human groups.
Chapter 8 explains how your feelings, thoughts and behaviours are influenced by group dynamics.
Chapter 9 relates performance and motivation to personality.
Chapter 10 considers relationships and explains how personality influences their formation, purpose and longevity.
Chapter 11 focuses on self-empowerment, setting out eight steps in the development of emotional literacy skills. It also considers the purpose of happiness, issues of identity and the importance of wellbeing.
Chapter 12 relates current political events, such as the election of Donald Trump and Brexit, to the dynamics of personality. It explains that there is a need for a global shift towards a more progressive culture in order to tackle climate change and protect our natural environment, and why women will need to play a major role if this is to be achieved. This concluding chapter gives a foretaste of the subject matter of the second and final book in the series, which will be entitled "The Personality Revolution" and is scheduled to be published in 2020.
