What are your tendencies when you “throw” a party? Want to throw a party like a Type 1? Watch and learn what Type 1 Rachel Ray shares. The more you understand people’s natural tendencies the more you can let go of judgment, it may not be for you, but it may be perfect for someone else! What Type are you? Learn more at http://www.myenergyprofile.com
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May 11th, 2010 at 11:53 am
I spent years throwing type 1 birthday parties for my type 4 husband who never threw me a birthday party ever and later found out that he HATED to be the center of attention. I went all out for his 40th and did an over the hill party for him – I mean I went ALL OUT – black balloons, gravestone on the birthday cake it was way over the top and he was so humiliated. Poor guy. I thought he would never get over it. Now we just celebrate with just he and I going to dinner. He likes it simple.
May 12th, 2010 at 11:11 am
Cindy thats a great story. Typing is good I guess. I was wondering why people would NOT LIKE Rachel Ray, after all she is like a ray of sunshine. I thought maybe they just did not like joy. lol But now I see that they are just different. I love Rachel, and have no problem with her making her own dishes, improvisation, and that she did not go to chef school. I guess my faultfinding family members just are not type 1′s. Oh well.
May 12th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Lovin’ it! We are who we are. And that is always a sweet thing!
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May 17th, 2010 at 9:43 am
I am throwing a dinner party/presentation this weekend. I am a type I and this video just took a lot of stress out of the planning. It is great to realize that it is O.K. to just have fun with it without all the formalities.
Thanks.
May 17th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
oh my god, for a moment i thought, i’m 58 and i have never had a party. Then i realized i’m been even more informal – i cook, people show up, bring stuff, crank up the music/tv, feast, veg out.. guess i never really called it a “party” before.. how hilarious is that!?
May 17th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
LOL!! I’m a recently-discovered Type 1 – many years ago I gave up throwing “parties” because they were so stressful, plus my husband (a Type 4) doesn’t enjoy them.
I used to do dinner parties the way I THOUGHT they were SUPPOSED to be done – formal courses, all the right tableware, carefully selected friends who would make for interesting conversation, etc etc. I’d spend DAYS planning and shopping and doing pre-preparation so the meal would look effortless (like my mum used to do…). And then we’d all sit down and I’d forget half the stuff – I once found the whole dessert course in the fridge the next day – we’d skipped straight to coffee! People always had a good time, but I’d be wrung out and have a migraine by the end of the night.
Now I recognise that I was trying to do a very different Type of party – formal, organised, planned, smooth… SO not a Type 1 approach!
These days I mainly socialise at a restaurant or cafe. Sometimes I have friends round for lunch and try to keep it fun and informal. I’ll do a big pot of soup, or a platter of local produce, and they’ll bring wine or whatever they’re bringing. We help ourselves and talk for HOURS, grazing on the goodies. But I’ve never thought of those as parties – until now!
Thanks Carol, I love how you use the Energy Profiling system to look at more than just the obvious.
May 22nd, 2010 at 6:02 am
I am a Type 1 and can throw a great party, trained by my mother, who was a Type 4, but, I am more inclined to do it spur of the moment, less than a week notice, sometimes a day, interesting! :~)
More interesting, my husband is a Type 2, almost like clock-work, the day of the event, we have this big blow-out, unless his children are also guests, or so it seems.
I am hearing impaired, and have not watched all of the video, I know it takes more time to include a transcript or caption, but, it would be grately appreciated!
My question is, why we have this blow-out, is there a conflict in our Types? He is a funeral director, for 30 years, we presented funerals on three day notices? Albeit, he is then the one in control, the space was always perfect, vs our living space! Thoughts to ponder!
Thank you!
July 1st, 2010 at 8:44 pm
Having a secondary 2 does definitely help me when I throw a party in terms of thinking of the needed details, but inevitably as a type 3 I try to keep all the details in my head (can’t take the time to write them down) and end up forgetting stuff or thinking of things at the last minute! The other piece I notice is that I seldom sit down with our guests – I’m always up getting this or doing that related to being a good hostess! I literally have to intentionally make myself sit and visit, esp. when people are not in the kitchen with me where I can visit and do what I “need” to do at the same time!