Stress reduction for the INFP Your inner life is your hidden strength.

Stress reduction for the INFP Your inner life is your hidden strength. This course  includes four days of video sessions and email-based course materials.  You can purchase this course  for anytime, on-demand access. The cost is $195.   Sign up now! My editor is an INFP. He is crazy, but he doesnt know hes crazy. The first crazy thing he did was email me out of the blue and ask if he could be my editor. This is what he wrote, I have no experience editing but I love your writing and  the only way I can figure out how to be able to read more of it is to be your editor. Maybe he didnt write that exactly, but something like that. He is not going to edit this post, so when he reads that, he will smile. It will be a slow, slight smile, but it will be a big smile inside. Thats how he is. Very little happens on the outside, but lots and lots on the inside. The first thing he edited he cut 75% of what I wrote. I immediately saw he was right. And then I wondered what I had published earlier that he would have cut. All of a sudden I felt like there is no way I could write without him. That was seven years ago. Neither of us is very good at having friends. We are both too weird, but in opposite ways. He is too weird because everything has to be about meaning, and deep purpose. I am weird because everything has to be about money and how I will expand my empire. We meet in the center as an oddly matched support system. We dont talk about being close friends, but when I am too sad to do anything,  I call him. I say, I cant write. Im too sad. When he went through a divorce, he was nearly incapacitated. Some weeks I talked to him every day about his personal life. But then Id send him a post about resumes or a tirade about someones book, and hed edit without missing a beat. Talking with him on the phone is like talking to the wall. The long silences make me ask, all the time, Are you still there? And I have to remember to stop talking to give him space to think. And. Then. To. Talk. But its always worth the wait. My editor is funny and smart and so well read. He is  a great editor when my life is  startups, he is  a great editor when my life is  interpersonal drama, and he can even edit post after post about my garden without jumping to the conclusion that no one cares. Although every time I write about my hedge, he says the post is boring. So I am sneaking the hedge into this post. Do you see in the picture how I cut a tiny passage  for little kids? I tried to be in a reading group with him because he was reading such cool books. I read Junot Diaz but he was reading so much faster than I was. It was too much pressure. He reads and reads and reads. And then he thinks. And then he reads. And I know Im lucky that he stops in between to edit. When I found out he was an INFP I told him its impossible. I would never like an INFP. They are too sensitive. He was quiet. No response. For anyone else that would mean I insulted him. For him it just means, Thats okay. Im fine. So I talked over him, of course, to tell him why he is not an INFP. But he is. He is flexible, calm and intolerant of fakery, and  miraculously, he also gets paid a lot. Not from me, of course. I mean, I pay him but believe me, he is not editing me for the money. He gets paid a lot in his day job, which is compliance. He makes sure the rules and the systems to follow the rules are in sync. At first I thought this was a terrible INFP job, but then I realized his job is to create a calm  work environment. And that makes sense to me, because he creates a calm environment for me, as well, and I think thats what really makes him a great editor. I will force him to make a special appearance in this course. He will talk about how to get along with people who are pushy, intolerant, and obsessed with achievement. But really, this course will  show you  how to think more deeply about the  purpose of life, and then set your own life up in a meaningful way while still being able to pay the bills: Session one: Understand how you fit into the world around you.   Other people are not like you. And its not just that they are different, but often they dont even speak your language. Luckily, you are an incredibly flexible, sympathetic person, and you are able to understand them. This session will show you how to use the gifts youre born with to help people understand you. Everyone does, actually, want to understand you once you know how the INFP personality type relates to each of the other types, youll have a clear picture of how to connect in a meaningful way with anyone. Session two: Get paid for work that makes you feel good.   You need a job that allows you to be authentic and harmonious in your everyday life. This session will show you how to find that. You work best in ways that are unconventional. For example, you are best in bursts rather than working at a slow, steady pace. And you thrive under a last-minute deadline. You are very valuable when it comes to generating ideas, but you are overwhelmed in a loud, boisterous brainstorming session. This session will give you a clear picture of the work environment that is best for you. Then Ill tell you how to get it. Session three: Create the ideal family for you.   Your sixth sense about what feels right will be a good guide for finding a mate. You are unique, and you need to rely on your instincts rather than conventional wisdom. This session will show you how to rely on your instincts with confidence when it comes to your personal life. No one is a better guide than you, but thats not the message you get from the outside world. Your high expectations are both inspiring and frustrating to yourself and those around you. This session will show you how to channel your strong values and high ideals to create a caring and harmonious home life. Session four: Ask me anything! We can talk about anything thats on your mind. Remember, the cost of the course is $195. Sign up now!