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Episode Synopsis
Optimizing personalities starts when you use personality insights to grow, not to excuse or attack. Josh and Ashley Negron break down core motivators, strengths vs. limitations, and how to build better connection at home and at work.Optimizing personalities isn’t about boxing people in — it’s about building bridges. In this episode, Josh and Ashley share how to use personality tools to improve communication, conflict, and growth in marriage and the workplace.WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:How personality tests become a crutch (and how to break that cycle)Why your greatest strength can also become your biggest limitationHow to avoid “weaponizing” labels and assumptionsHow core motivators reshape communication and conflictPractical ways to lead and collaborate better at workCHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro — Optimizing Personalities 01:19 Personality As Growth Tool 03:59 Crutch Vs. Growth 06:29 Strengths That Become Limits 09:38 Don’t Weaponize Labels 14:46 Marriage: Opposites Attract 19:50 Core Motives + Love Languages 27:15 Workplace: Lead By Type 34:52 Communicate With Intention 44:53 Action Step + Free TestsRESOURCES MENTIONED: 16Personalities (Free Test): https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test Color Code Personality Test: https://www.colorcode.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@optimizingbeyond Show website: optimizingbeyond.comGUEST: Ashley Negron — Co-host and Josh’s wife
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