56. You're Not Just Your Personality: Understanding the Layers of Behaviour
About this episode
Vic O'Farrell explores the deeper layers of behaviour beyond personality types, emphasizing self-awareness and the impact of values and experiences.
In Episode 56 of It Starts With You , Vic O'Farrell returns with another solo episode and tackles one of the biggest misconceptions around personality, that it's about labelling people or putting them into boxes. This is a straight talking exploration of what really shapes your behaviour, moving beyond surface level personality types and into the deeper layers that influence how you show up every day. Using her Spanish onion analogy, Vic explains that while personality sits at your core, it's everything layered around it, your values, upbringing, beliefs, boundaries and life experiences, that truly drive your reactions and interactions. Drawing on her own experience as a high "yellow" personality, Vic shares how traits like being outgoing and energetic can easily tip into interrupting, overtalking or taking over if left unchecked, highlighting that self-awareness is key. This episode challenges the idea of "that's just how I am" and replaces it with a more powerful question, what impact am I having? . "It Starts with You" podcast is available everywhere on Wednesdays every fortnight. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating and review! Thank you, Vic. Let's Connect…
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