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Business a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin, and author of Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You. "People want to be known to others and, when they feel they are known, tend to be happier, healthier, and more productive." Still, it's wise to try and understand exactly how you are expressing yourself to your colleagues, just in case you're unwittingly doing yourself a disservice. Gosling says a person's environment reveals their personality traits through three key channels: identity claims, feeling regulators, and behavioral residue. Identity claims are the things you deliberately show, do, and say- the characteristics you want to be known for. Does everyone in the office seek you out when hankering for delicious, freshly baked cookies? Is your Homeland recap the most anticipated email of the week? Or maybe your efforts to improve company-wide sustainability have "Ten percent of Millennials miss a job opportunity because of what they do online," says one author. earned you the nickname "The Green Machine." Whatever "it" is, you put it out there intentionally, and you own it. Feeling regulators are things like family snaps, vacation postcards, flowers from your significant other or even the smooth jazz station seeping out of your computer. These are things that, while meaningful to you, are not necessarily intended to communicate about your personality-but do nonetheless. And then there is behavioral residue, or the inadvertent consequences of your actions that convey something about your personality. While you may not even realize it, your colleagues are forming impressions based on "traces" of your personality found in things like a long-dead ficus tree, disheveled desk, perpetually alphabetized files, or always-fresh lipstick. Gosling says that some personality traces "show up very strongly in spaces," such as a person's bedroom or office. For example, in terms of the "Big Five" personality traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism), he says conscientiousness is easily and usually correctly associated with a tidy desk. That's a good thing, because it's in your favor to be known as the person who gets things done. Openness is also revealed in office spaces, and Gosling says the colleague with the unusual desk, original art, The Perfect Landing for Skiing Or anything else for that matter Nestled at the base of the Wasatch Mountains, the Salt Lake City International Airport is just 10 minutes from downtown. This allows for unprecedented access to a vibrant city for business, recreation, and everything in between. Be a part of this unparalleled place. With seven airlines providing over 600 daily ﬂights, getting here couldn't be easier. www.slcairport.com http://www.slcairport.com http://www.slcairport.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Spirit Magazine - November 2013

Spirit Magazine - November 2013
Contents
Gary’s Greeting
Gary’s Greeting en Español
Star of the Month
Freedom Story
From the Editor
Your Words
Your Pictures
Media Center
Eat Drink Sleep
The Numbers
Wise Guide
Business
Winter to the Ultimate Degree
The Every Day Action Hero
Your Adventure In Memphis
Life Adventure In Memphis
Promotional Series: Spirit of Reno Tahoe
Calendar
Fun!
Spotlight
Community Outreach
Products & Services
Flight Service
Terminal Maps
Information
Rapid Rewards and A+ Rewards Partners
Route Map
The “If” List

Spirit Magazine - November 2013