Character of the Week: Selfless Sloth! 🦥
When Things Are Good, Start With WE. When Things Are Tough, Start With ME.
This week’s VeeFriends/Lisk DISC Character of the Week is Selfless Sloth, representing the S (Steadiness) behavioral style.
People who exhibit High S behaviors are often patient, dependable, supportive, good listeners, and loyal. I call high S styles “triple C’s” for calm, cool, and collected. They move at a steady or moderate pace…hence, enter the steady sloth. However, every strength has a potential blind spot. The blind spot for the sloth can be moving too slow or appearing to not show a sense of urgency.
I want to improve this week’s blog comments. There is something I’ve been thinking about lately in RealTime Coaching called “We vs. Me”.
When things are good, start with WE. When things are tough, start with ME.
When things go well, start your feedback with “we” and how the team did something positive, achieved a result, etc..
And when things don’t go well, start your feedback with “me” and what improvements you will make going forward.
In other words, taking responsibility for ourselves, our attitudes, and our behaviors helps us become better teammates, leaders, friends, and family members.
Steadiness isn’t just about remaining calm. It’s about being someone others can count on, especially when things get difficult.
This Week’s ME vs. WE Challenge!
WE: Recognize Someone Else! This is the Selfless part of the Selfless Sloth.
The “We” is where the Selfless Sloth comes in as you may nominate someone who demonstrated selfless, steady behavior in a positive manner and what they did. Maybe they showed patience during a challenging situation, supported someone who needed help, stayed calm/cool/collected during a bit of chaos, or simply remained dependable when things got tough.
ME: Call Yourself Out!
Share a time when you could have demonstrated more steadiness, or too much steadiness. Maybe you lost your patience, overreacted, or failed to provide the support someone needed. Or, maybe you didn’t exhibit enough urgency or were moving too slowly and what you could have done differently?
Win This Week’s VeeFriends Card!
Everyone who participates by sharing a WE nomination or ME reflection in the comments will be entered into a random drawing to win my actual 2026 Topps Chrome VeeFriends Selfless Sloth card, pictured above!
One winner will be selected randomly from all eligible participants.
Remember, when things are good, start with WE. When things are tough, start with ME.
Sometimes the smallest changes in our behavior make the biggest difference in our relationships and results.
simple. practical. valuable.
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