Personal Live Driver® Analysis: What can the personality test do?

Our author is annoyed with herself. She is tired, unmotivated and somehow empty. It shouldn't go on like this. That's why she lets herself be examined carefully. Here she reveals what came out of her Personal Live Driver ® analysis.

Actually, during the phone call with Dr. Kathrin Vergin about emotional eating. But the psychologist and nutritionist has something else in the portfolio of her 360 ° Health Lab, namely the Personal Live Driver ® Analysis, or PLD for short. What is hidden behind it, I ask. Find out, she says. Said and done. After all, I definitely need a good push to start this year more positively than I left the old one.

Personal Live Driver ®: what is it?

Put simply, our Personal Life Drivers ® are what drives us in life. Every person has 32 differently pronounced intrinsic motivational factors, each of which is arranged in pairs, for example inner vs. outer confirmation, structure vs. flexibility. To find out what my drivers are and what my brake pads are, Kathrin Vergin decodes my individual motivational and need factors and then depicts them symbolically in an energy model. Right at the top of the battery are the four most concise factors for my personality, followed by 12 more that are not quite so essential and finally there are the ambivalences that are inherent in all of us. The overriding goal of PLD coaching is to reactivate one's own flow state. Because every change without the PLD costs strength and energy, if everything is in harmony, it gives us energy. By bringing our emotional account back into positive territory, we can prevent crises or face them more strongly.

This is how the analysis works:

In a questionnaire, I tick statements that apply to me. In the end, this results in my personality profile, from which my needs can be derived. This is important because the needs we satisfy give us energy, while unsatisfied needs cost us energy. The better we pay attention to our balance of needs, the better we and our motivation feel. The analysis should provide me with answers to existential questions: Who am I (really)? What drives me (really)? Why am i what i am? Why do I feel the way I feel?

And it provides answers …

In a personal conversation, Kathrin evaluates my answers together with me and explains to me what it is all about. Some things seem very familiar to me, others surprise me. But even though I was skeptical at the beginning, I can agree with her about almost everything she says – including the qualities that I don't find particularly flattering. But this explains why I act like in certain situations, where my energy guzzlers are and what makes me stronger. My characteristics are weighted according to their characteristics, but ambivalences are also revealed. This also explains why some situations or dealing with some people are more difficult for me and others are easier for me. Findings that not only provide me with more understanding for myself, but can also be used at the same time to strengthen my strengths and to be able to live better with the aspects that cause me difficulties and above all to be able to explain them.

Build whats strong

At first glance, what Kathrin has to say to me doesn't sound so edifying. Rather, it seems to me as if I am a principled, idealistic control freak who likes to eat, needs a lot of confirmation, partying, but is at least very sociable, generous and active. Fortunately, it's not that bad after all. On the contrary. Each of my personality traits has positive aspects and Kathrin addresses them in her evaluation. Because positive psychology is what gives us strength.

An example:

"External confirmation" is very pronounced for me. My first thought: Oh nooo, apparently I'm a very insecure person who you have to constantly tell that he's doing everything right and that's okay too. What Kathrin says: "You strive for perfection and mostly need external confirmation as a feedback channel. Constantly working on self-confidence is a great challenge, because it is important for you that you receive positive feedback about yourself as a person and your work. Criticism hurts you. You feel very comfortable and productive when you have the feeling that others are behind you. Your urge for perfection also makes you very sensitive to criticism and recognition when dealing with other people. You have very fine antennae and you can feel what others need and give that too. Your aim is to avoid mistakes. If this pursuit of perfection is satisfied, it strengthens your self-confidence. If, on the other hand, it remains unsatisfied, you feel insecure. But what also results from it, is the contact with others: You love the exchange, other opinions are important to you and you are in contact with many people while People with a high level of inner affirmation like to withdraw and do things that are easy for you. " So all in all it's okay, isn't it?

And what do I do with the information?

The whole thing looks similar with the other properties inherent in me. At first glance, I have the feeling that the analysis shows me my weaknesses rather than my strengths. On the second, however, it also shows the strengths of my weaknesses and at the same time what I can work on. The point is not to become a different person, but rather to deal with myself better. In terms of external affirmation, for example, this would mean building my confidence and learning to listen to and trust my inner voice. At the same time, it is perfectly okay to enter into a dialogue with others and get feedback. And this is where Kathrin comes into play again, because in the next step you can let her coach you and work with her on things that you want to take a closer look at.

Was it worth?

Absolutely! I am not only richer by a few more insights, but also see my construction sites more clearly and can enter into a dialogue with myself better, but also better explain to others why I react, how I react in certain situations. This is extremely helpful. At the same time, I think the coaching offer is great for all those who perhaps only want to tackle small things and don't need extensive psychotherapy right away. And also when the motivation is really down and we have to reactivate a few resources so as not to get on our nerves any longer.

Portrait of Kathrin Vergin

© Markus Hertrich

Dr. Kathrin Vergin is an oncological chemist and has researched the nutritional behavior of women with breast cancer for many years. At the same time, she has been working as a nutrition coach and psychotherapist for more than 10 years and trains private individuals and companies. If you would like to be coached or otherwise supported by her, you will find her in her 360 ° Health Lab. In her free time, Kathrin Vergin is a triathlete and trains for the Ironman.