View
233
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
1/25
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
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
2/25
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
or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
recording or by any informational storage and retrieval system
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.
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
3/25
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.
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
4/25
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
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
5/25
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.
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
6/25
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
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
7/25
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.
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
8/25
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?
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
9/25
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
10/25
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
field of human understanding.
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
11/25
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,
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
12/25
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
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
13/25
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)
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
14/25
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
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
15/25
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
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
16/25
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.
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
17/25
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.
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
18/25
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
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
19/25
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
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
20/25
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
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
21/25
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
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
22/25
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
23/25
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.
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
24/25
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 .
7/31/2019 Nature's Message Sample
25/25
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.
Recommended