Reader testimonials for the 3 Sides of You(R) book.

REVIEWER: Aviation ENG, Bud, — This book saved my life!
I'm a middle-aged man who lost his job in downsizing and was struggling to figure out what to do next. I came across ANSIR, took the test and bought the book. It showed me the real ME, and for the very first time I realized I'd been pursuing a life that simply wasn't "me". I've since found a more natural occupation and am (so far) living happily. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND this book and WorkforceDNA to anyone who is at a crossroads in their life.

REVIEWER Public servant — A personal awakening.
I saw the 3 Sides of You® book laying on the coffee table at an AA meeting. I flipped through it and chanced on a passage, the truth of which nearly took my feet out from under me. I snapped it shut and went about my business. But I couldn't forget what I'd read. Five months passed before I hunted and found the ansir.com website. Instead of taking the test I ordered the book straightaway. When it arrived my hands were shaking as I searched for the passage that had struck a raw nerve. That was in August 2004. Since then I have completed the four steps and both workbooks. I'm now heading up a different career path from the one I'd been on for 31 years. Even more important I am confident and contented as I had not imagined or dreamt I could be. I thank AA for the companionship and support. I thank Seich and Ansir.com for the freedom this book and their website gave me. Why isn't this system in schools? Parents should buy two books is my advice. One for themselves and one for their kid's teacher.

REVIEWER A Military Career Professional, — Worthy Investment.
I found the profiles to be smartly presented and accurate about me — and they are beautifully, and I mean beautifully written!!

REVIEWER A Pastor, Carson Penny, — Warning! Keep the kleenex nearby.
My book arrived two weeks ago around lunch time. I made a sandwich and a cup of tea then sat down to eat intending to browse through my new book. Midnight found me sitting in the same chair at the same table. It is THAT fascinating a read! What an eye-opening journey this book is for anyone who enjoys working with people. Its truths are heartwarming. Like emotion-candy (as my wife said). I laughed so hard at times the tears rolled down my face. I got teary too - more than once I'll admit. It changed the way I see and relate to people and for the better. I both see and hear the more of them, just as the writeup promised. My favorite line, "people will tell you everything that's important for your knowing, if you but listen closely enough." Isn't that the truth. I rate this book 6 out of 5 stars.

From TOP 500 REVIEWER "JanetBoyer.com" — Unlock Your Life Purpose!
3 Sides of You®; by S. Seich is a unique book built around a personality test that is available only on the web. The test itself is called the Profiler™ which is a self-perception inventory. The Profiler™ contains three sections of 56 questions (168 questions total) which test how you Think, Work, and Love. When you've finished the test, the results are a 3-sided profile and Boss Style. The possible combinations are 2,744, which makes for a very individualized assessment.

In the ANSIR® system (ANSIR stands for A New Standard In Relating), an individual is assigned a Profile Boss. Boss determines Life Purpose; that is, this purpose draws together innate strengths and talents of dominant support Styles (the other 2 Styles in the profile that aren't Boss) and pretty much dictates and shapes these Styles toward self fulfillment. Life Purpose is never Thinking— only Working and Emoting. This is the drive and juice for our individual purposes. Five of the Styles find fulfillment through work (Idealist, Visionary, Healer, Philosopher, and sometimes Evokateur) and the rest of the Styles find fulfillment through the Emoting realm. Since it seems that the areas the individuals are most unhappy in are work and love, it makes sense that the Life Purpose Boss would be in either of those two realms.

According to the book, Thinking is a discernible, predictable pattern of balancing and applying knowledge. How individuals process order, solve problems, and rationalize outcomes. Working is the conscious application of knowledge according to acquired skills and innate abilities of individuals. Emoting is an unconscious response pattern guided by unique intangibles, such as emotions, feelings, and nature. Boss (Life Purpose) is your profiled "why" — your reason for being.

The 14 Boss Styles in the ANSIR® system are as follows:

The Physicals Extremists; Realist Keenest intellect is through physical interaction.
The Instinctives Scintillator; Sentinel Keenest intellect is from muscular feedback/gut smarts.
The Logicals Diligent; Sage Keenest intellect is rationalization.
The Practicals Eccentrik; Idealist Keenest intellect is solution determination.
The Emotionals Kinsmen; Empath Keenest intellect is emotion sensitivity.
The Intuitives Visionary; Evokateur Keenest is emotion-based guidance.
The Spiritualists Healer; Philosopher Keenest intellect is self-reliance.

I have taken many personality tests on the web and on paper, but I've never encountered a personality system that's based on self-perception and self-propulsion, and that concentrates on the individual as knowing what's best and why. Also, the ANSIR® system is heavy on what's right with you as opposed to why you're defective and need "fixing". ANSIR® maintains that there's nothing wrong with you — that it's a matter of removing reticence, and living your life as born and meant.

3 Sides of You®: Unlocking The Way You Think, Work, and Love is a hefty 516 pages that gives you in-depth and practical information on not only your own profile, but all of the ANSIR® Styles. Sections in the book include in-depth Profiles for each of the 14 Styles — in each of the 3 realms, as well as thorough information on Boss/Life Purpose, work attributes and occupation matches to plan a more fulfilling career, and Style compatibility.

If you take the ANSIR® Profiler, but find your results inaccurate, this could be for several reasons. A main reason is that you've been living someone else's life with someone else's ideas of what's best for you. You are encouraged to re-take the test until it fits, and the book is very helpful for understanding the profound and unique differences among the 14 Styles if you need more clarity on your profile.

I've owned this book since it first came out, as well as its precursor 14 Rare Conversations that is no longer available. I've also been a student of personality for as long as I can remember, and I've yet to come across a personality system that is as affirming, eerily accurate, thorough, and insightful as the ANSIR® system.

In conclusion, I highly recommend this book if you want to understand self and others, and if you've been short-changing yourself by living a mediocre life — and not living as born and meant.

REVIEWER Entertainer, Azalea, A preponderance of Healers, Visionarys, and Eccentriks.
It's been quite a wonderful adventure stumbling on your site and having worked with it closely all these years (since 2000). It's quite odd to think I've been a member for so long, but when I think of the great strides I have made since I have begun chronicling my journey through ANSIR, it doesn't seem so long at all.

Though quiet, I have been an ardent fan of this work. Your book has regularly been at my bedside table as a reference to understand the many cast and characters in my world. In fact, I have done much personal research with Ansir... I actually have a spreadsheet with the results of many friends. It has been a very useful way for me to understand the people I live life with. (And it also helps me with developing characters in my writing.)

It's funny, because now when I size up people, I get a sense of what their ANSIR profile is as well.

It's also been especially interesting for me because of the work I do in the entertainment industry. I find that I am surrounded by a preponderance of profile boss Healers, Visionarys, and Eccentriks. It confirms that I am indeed in the right field of work!

I'd be happy to have a discussion or answer any questions you may have. This work has been very useful for me, and very helpful for me as well. I welcome the opportunity to let you know how this work has expanded me.

REVIEWER: Physician, John T. ...somewhat embarrassed, that I teared up.
When I read that the life-purpose of Healer is to change belief or perspectives it didn't sound like me nor was it particularly motivating. When I was able to read the others in the book I was truly taken aback, and somewhat embarrassed that I teared up when I read the Visionary life-purpose. It could not be more exact. About the only time that happens to me is when I watch a movie where someone "beats the odds", and does what no one thought could be done — Rudy, Seabiscuit, and most recently, Invincible. Now I just need to find that practical humanitarian purpose that others don't see or they say cannot be done. Your book is amazing. I'm surprised that you do not emphasize it more on your website. It really is a must read for those who are here.

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