What You Crave!

By Author: Ida Byrd-Hill
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Ever had insomnia and attempted to numb your brain by watching the most boring shows on TV only to hear the White Castle commercial emphatically state, What you crave. Did you find yourself hopping into your car, like Harold and Kumar, to drive to White Castle to sit in the drive through line get a mini hamburger at 2 am? You are not alone. In fact you were in a line 20 cars deep. This episode is played over and over again throughout America. White Castle has built it company on what you crave.

Cravings are funny little things. They are consuming desires that only go away when they are satisfied. Whether you desire to be romanced, famous, wealthy, happy, the center of attention, cravings and desires magnetically direct our actions or lives, they are your inner compass.

I know you are shaking your head saying, “not me. I plan and organize my life. I execute my plans to reach the chosen goal. I know what I want. Nothing controls me. I control myself,” except for the simple little addictions to shopping, gambling, sex, alcohol, nicotine and food. Yes your eyes did not fool you. The ...
... last word of the previous sentence was ‘food.’ There are fat and skinny people addicted to chocolate, potato chips, and/ or ice cream. These addictions operate to ease the pain of some undetected cravings wrecking havoc in our lives. Put away your umbrella. The black cloud of rain will disappear when you can truthfully answer the question, ‘What do I crave?’

It maybe love wealth, fame, respect, understanding, acknowledgement, honor. Only you know what you seek. You are rubbing your head as you really don’t have a clue of what you really crave. So begin within. Your personality type, a four letter word, provides insight into what you crave. It looks at what energizes you, how you process information, how you make decisions and your lifestyle orientation †what you crave.

Let’s discover what energizes you.

Is this you?

Doesn’t mind being in large groups and often enjoys it
Likes to know and associate with lots of people
Prefers social interaction to time alone
Known to speak before thinking
Doesn’t typically have trouble thinking of something to say, and is typically at ease in doing so
Doesn’t typically have problems meeting new people wherever they go
Listening more difficult than talking
Easily adapts to social situations
Typically appreciates situations for what they are worth as they are happening
After attending a party you have enormous energy
Read or have conversation with radio or TV in background
Telephone call welcome interruptions

You are considered an Extravert †an E as you are energized by the external. If this not you read more.

Prefers one-on-one to large-group interaction
Prefers to have a few close relationships
Needs time alone to restore energy
Typically good listeners
More likely to think before speaking than extraverts are
May be lost for words at times, not knowing what to say
Enjoys reflecting
May need to get time to self to take things in before fully appreciating them
Dislikes crowds
Reserved sometimes shy
Rehearses everything before speaking
High concentration to shut out background distractions

You are considered an Introvert - an I -as you are energized by the internal.
Now that you know what electrifies you, let’s see how you process information. Does this sound like you?

Good with the concrete (what can be seen)
Likes to think about what exists
Realistic
Typically has plenty of common sense
Pays attention to and remembers details
Takes in information in a step-by-step manner
Prefers direct experience
Pays attention to their surroundings
“I like to focus on the present and what exists in front of me.”

If so, you are considered Sensing †an S - as you rely on your senses to process information. Or does this sound like you?

Good with the abstract
Likes to think of what’s possible
Has an active imagination
Thinks outside the box
Enjoys seeing things in different ways
Likes to daydream
May be difficult to understand
May have unexplainable hunches or a sixth sense
Gets motivated by their inspirations
“I like to think about the future and what it could or may hold.”

If so, you are considered Intuitive †an N - as you rely on your imagination, hunches and new ideas to process information.

How you process information may or may not be the same as how you make decisions. Does this sound like you?

Wants truth and justice
Hard-nosed, firm
Decides with head
Naturally skeptical
Critical
Blunt
Looks at principles
Objective
“There is a principle and outcome to everything.”

If so, your Decision Making Characteristics is that of Thinking as you prefer to make decisions objectively with your head, through logic. You are an T.

Naturally sympathetic
Strives for harmony
Empathetic and forgiving
Decides with heart
Naturally trusts others
Supportive
Tactful
Concerned with the feelings of others
“There is a human element to everything.”

If so your Decision Making Characteristics is that of Feeling as you prefer to make decisions subjectively, with you heart, based on emotion. You are an F.

Are feeling like you have returned to school and the alphabet grading system? One more grade. How do you prefer to live you life. Like this?

Likes to plan
Organized
Likes to come to conclusions
Prepared
Enjoys finishing things
Relies on schedules, to-do lists, and deadlines
Don’t Like Surprises
Sees and sets boundaries
Values a job well done
Likes to know what to expect ahead of time
Decisive
Always waiting on others
Have everything in place

Your Lifestyle Orientation Preference is that of Judging, meaning you prefer to plan things out and live in a structured manner. You are a J. Or like this?

Likes options
Places emphasis on having fun
Spontaneous
Delays decision-making
Flexible
Good with improvisation
Adapts, goes with the flow
Enjoys starting things
Can work on many things at once
Enjoys surprises
Doesn’t like to commit because they never know what may come up

Your Lifestyle Orientation Preference is that of Perceiving, meaning you prefer to make decisions subjectively, with you heart, based on emotion and you keep your schedule open to make those decisions. You are a P.

Replace your standard four-letter word and frustration with your new four letter word †your personality type- as it provides the insight into what you crave. Whether you are 15 or 55 years of age, you can select your career, your life’s mission by your personality type. I discovered I am an ENTP - a visionary inventor. I craved the opportunity to work on a variety of creative challenges that let me try new and different approaches in a casual yet exciting atmosphere where rules and restrictions are kept to a minimum and where I had the chance to be recognized, evaluated, and compensated for my creativity, expertise, and competence for bringing visions into the material world. I rearranged my entire life and career from a high powered financial advisor to a hard charging nonprofit executive to fit what I craved. Rather than unconsciously bring destruction to your life through strange addictions discover what you crave. Take the personality test as presented in the book, Escape to College. Book can be purchased at Amazon.com.
About Author:
Ida Byrd-Hill is an International Trainer, and President of a non-profit Idea Incubator. To learn more about What You Crave and how to satisfy your craving attend a web conference at www.upheavalmedia.net. Ida Byrd-Hill can be reached at info@upheavalmedia.net