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Professional performer, controlled conditions. Do not attempt. extraordinaire In a previous article for the CMAA, Peter Webster has outlined each of the six personality types. The PCM model has such depth and richness that these six types all have a sequential, observable and predictable pattern of distress. That is, once you understand the principles of PCM, you are armed with a tool that enables you to analyse your and others’ behaviour and see in-the-moment responses that are either in OK-OK space, or in the zone of distress. Distress is nothing to fear; it is purely data I’ve known PCM for a while now, and I approach everyday interactions differently because of it. Maybe some find I am more confident because I have a secret weapon. I have knowledge of how to invite people out of distress and get them back into OK-OK space. If knowledge truly is power, then I am armed with a superpower. I have lost count as to how many interactions I have drawn on PCM theory and applied it quickly and easily. Now it is just something that I do. It is my default style for communicating with people. PCM is drawing out the best in me, and allowing me to draw out the best in others. One of the best by-products of teaching people this skill of analysing and decoding behaviour is the “ripple effect.” People leave the PCM Part 1 seminars absolutely transformed and excited. That kind of positivity is powerful and contagious. This world needs more positivity and it is absolutely inspiring to be part of something truly good. People have shared that in the three days of PCM, they have experienced more self-growth and self-awareness than in years of weekly psychoanalysis. I can truly believe it. And from my end, I don’t need to even know what the issues are that need healing. Information is power. That is healing in itself. The next step The CMAA is pleased to bring the benefits of its partnership with Webster & Co to member clubs on a national basis. To learn more about applying the principles of PCM skills in your club, please contact Peter Webster at Webster & Co on 0407 245 170, or email [email protected] Gasser chairs are proven performers, to say the least. For more than 70 years they have maintained a sensible symmetry between style, comfort and dependability that has never ceased to amaze. Gasser chairs don’t merely perform, they dazzle. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SALES REP Mark German +61 418 282 091 [email protected] gasserchair.com | 800.323.2234 Featured Chair: Prelude