This is episode number five, four, one with the number one New York Times best

selling author, Gretchen Rubin. Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is

Louis Howes, former pro athlete, turned lifestyle entrepreneur. In each week we

bring you an inspiring person or message to help you discover how to unlock

your inner greatness. Thanks for spending some time with me today. Now let the

class begin.

Donald Miller said when you stop expecting people to be perfect you can like

them for who they are and welcome to this episode with the sensational

Gretchen Rubin. If you don't know who she is she is the author of several books

including the blockbuster New York Times best sellers better than before. The

Happiness project and happier at home. She has an enormous readership both in

print and online and her books have sold almost three million copies worldwide in

more than 30 languages. Now she hosts the popular weekly podcast Happier with

Gretchen Rubin. Fast company named Gretchen to its list of the most creative

people in business and she's a member of Oprah's Super Soul 100. She's also a

three-time number one New York Times best-selling author and I'm so excited

about our interview today. She's in the greatness studio and some of the big

things we talk about are the four tendencies that human beings have with

their personality and how this affects you at home, at work, and in your life.

We're talking about what these four tendencies are, how you can understand

which one you are and understand what everyone else is around you. We're talking

about the best way to tell someone how to work with your personality type. Why

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