I enjoy Morgan Tyree’s practical writing style, and her book Take Back Your Time helped me organize my priorities. Since I’d like to be more hospitable in the new year, I sought out her advice in this book and was not disappointed. She breaks down different hospitality preferences into several categories, and lists the strengths and weaknesses of each one. You may find yourself in several of these categories, like I did. I enjoyed the affirmation and inspirational ideas in this book, particularly from Morgan’s personal stories. She also includes a lengthy section at the end of the book with lots of hospitality ideas from her friends, all with different hospitality personalities. A fun read that will help you gain confidence in hosting more gatherings this year.

I received a preview copy of Your Hospitality Personality from Netgalley, and I purchased my own copy from CBD.

Even in covid, I’m still trying to learn about hospitality for when we are able to host again. This book is helping me prepare and learn my natural tendencies!

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Hospitality is all about connection and loving others. This was the first hospitality book I've read in quite a while and I really enjoyed it. It reminded me about having an inner, middle and outer circle with others. Your inner circle is your family and close friends; your middle circle is acquaintances/co-workers. The people you may smile at or hold the door open for out in public are in your outer circle. We should look for ways to show hospitality/love to people in all three categories. Morgan writes about hospitality styles and things that might get in our way from opening our homes/lives to others. There's a short quiz to determine if you're an Includer, Organizer, Entertainer or Leader.

I've realized how much I've missed opening our home to friends during this time of Covid and I look forward to more good fellowship in the future.

If you're just getting started and want to learn more about hospitality, this is a great place to start!

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This book is well-organized, well-thought out, and a wealth of information. It includes a hospitality personality quiz, which I found helpful. Tyree gives wonderful hostessing suggestions for each of four hospitality personalities. She also examines hospitality habits and explains how to incorporate those habits into reducing stress and successfully showing hospitality to friends and family. The section on working with and around hospitality hang-ups was filled with good ideas. The specific suggestions made by a variety of Tyree's friends were spot on, and the menu, recipes, decorating and entertainment ideas in the hosting themes chapter were equally on target and appreciated. Overall Tyree reminds us that connecting with those we care about and those we want to get to know better is what is most important. Making people feel valued and connected is what its about. That's what leaves a lasting impression.

I am grateful to have received a copy of Your Hospitality Personality from Revell via NetGalley without obligation. All opinions expressed here are my own.

Your Hospitality Personality by Morgan Tyree describes four types of personalities people have when it comes to hospitality including parties and gatherings of people. I enjoying learning about personalities so that made me interested in this book. Once I found out my primary (planner) and secondary (includer) hospitality personality, so much sense. I may not enjoy huge gatherings of people, but I do not mind planning all the details and making a gathering special for others. I also learned that I am NOT an entertainer. I would much rather be hiding in the kitchen making more snacks than out socializing and being the life of the party. After reading about the four different personalities, I can definitely see how other people I know might fit into the different categories. Not only does the author help you understand the personalities, she also gives ideas to help you be hospitable no matter which one you are. I really enjoyed the different ideas at the end for different parties too. My detailed planning loving personality would have fun with some of them. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys learning about personalities and also anyone who wants to be more hospitable.

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This book made me so mad that we are currently living in a pandemic, where face-to-face interaction is limited at best. Morgan made hospitality sound so doable and fun, and it makes me just want to plan all of the events. Here's what I loved:

The Four Hospitality Personalities
I love anything personality-related. This is probably because I am an Enneagram type 5, and so I love the patterns and classification systems that personalities provide. At the very beginning of the book, Morgan begins with describing four personalities when it comes to hospitality, going over how each excels at hosting, and where each struggles. For example, I am an organizer, so I can plan all the things and love to do so, but I can also be perfectionistic and rigid (which honestly wasn't terribly surprising).

The Mentality
So often we confine hospitality to hosting people and events in our homes, but it really is so much bigger than that. Morgan explains that hospitality can be paying for the car behind you in line for Starbucks, holding the door for people, or inviting someone to go get coffee. This was such a good reminder that hospitality is less about what you do, and more about why you do it. She also pulls in several scripture references that reinforce this idea, and brings the ministry element to the discussion.

The Grace
Hospitality can be such a stressful thing for each personality, but Morgan does an excellent job of emphasizing grace. Your house doesn't have to be spotless, your food does not have to be gourmet, you don't have to host people in your home all of the time if you are in a busy season of life. She goes through the common stressors for each type and immediately validates them, encourages them to give themselves grace, and then provides tips and tricks to help. It was so nice for me (as a perfectionistic and rigid organizer) to hear that things don't always have to be perfect, and are often even better when they are imperfect.

The Ideas
One of my very favorite parts (as an organizer) was all of the ideas that Morgan includes. She adds several with each chapter as they relate to the topic, but there is a whole section at the end where she has hosting ideas, complete with decorations, menus, recipes, activities, etc. It made my little planner brain very happy to read about all of the plans.

Lastly, I get ridiculously excited when authors I love talk about other authors I love, so the fact that Shauna Niequist was mentioned was an added bonus. Overall, I have no complaints!

"Hospitality is a gift both given and received."

Your Hospitality Personality by Morgan Tyree was a delightful insight into why hospitality is an important part of our lives. Finding your personality type opens a path to opening your home and showing you how to maximize your ability to being a host.

"Hospitality hurdles can stop you from being inclined to host, but they don't have to. They can instead motivate you and help you to grow as a host."

With the onset of the Covid pandemic, it's been hard to gather together with friends and family. Yet we are created to connect with people. It's a natural flow of fellowship, whether for a meal, coffee or social media. We can't all model the perfect hostess, but this book helps to define our hospitality personality, and guide us in discovering our strengths and weakness. Learning how we respond to the pressures of hosting, this book will help you develop tools as a host.

Take the test. I think you will enjoy finding out what your hospitality personality is.

I received a complimentary ebook copy from the publisher, through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I strive to be more hospitable and open up my home, but there are definite stresses to hosting. This book was helpful because it didn't assume everyone is the same type of host. We don't all have the same gifts, so a one-size-fits-all book about hosting just isn't going to work!

If you want to embrace hospitality in your own way, pick up this helpful and encouraging book!

This book is different from any book I have read in that it encourages us to all learn ways of practicing hospitality based on our own personality styles as well as our external limitations. It may not always look like hosting elaborate dinner parties in our homes. Hospitality is as simple as paying for stranger’s coffee in the drive-thru behind you. It can be spending some one-on-one time with a single friend. It can be an informal, intimate gathering in your home or a meet-up with a few couples at a pizza place. Connecting in-person with people is the goal and the result is creating community.

Why is hospitality important? The best answer was found in the book: “Others need you to focus on them. Others need your kindness, compassion, and love.” When you reach beyond your family and your own four walls, you learn how to create connections with people, whether that be for a season or for a lifetime.

The book is broken down into 5 parts.

First we tackle the obvious: What is YOUR hospitality personality? By answering a battery of questions, you get some valuable insight into your hospitality capabilities.

The next part is habits of hospitality which includes setting, scheduling, serving, socializing, and sharing.

Part three deals with various hurdles that present themselves regarding the who, what when, where and why of hospitality. There are so many different ways and reasons to get together with people and this part helps you plan within the context of your get-together.

After that, we deal with part four which discusses hospitality hang-ups which deals with fails, finances, and function versus fancy. Not every mishap needs to ruin the entire event. Not everything goes as intended every single time, and rolling with the punches in a good-natured way encourages everyone to relax and make the best of things.

Finally, the fifth part of the book offers some unique how-tos and tips for creating themes. What I liked about this is that they had unique ideas that were fun, but not over-the-top. There were several create-your-own food themes which I had never considered before, such as a donut-decorating brunch or a toast bar. Nowadays, many people have food lifestyles, sensitivities or allergies. Therefore, creating spreads with a variety of different make-your-own options allows the guests to eat foods that compliment their own dietary preferences without restricting the entire gathering of people.

Overall, I think the book is helpful and I think that it is also thorough enough that if this was the only book about hospitality you ever own, that it would be adequate for all people in all stages of life, whether you’re a single person with a roommate in a small apartment, to a married couple, post-children in a spacious home for entertaining adults, and every stage of life in between. I think everyone will find relatable information within the pages of Your Hospitality Personality.

I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I have been following Morgan Tyree since her early days of blogging and let me tell you, she’s an absolute delight. She’s every bit as genuine, warm, kind, and organized as she comes across in her books (yes, this is already her second!) and blog. This book was a breath of fresh air. Truly. In this time of pandemania and politics and social distancing and disasters...this is the perfect little time to start setting your world back on its proper axis. What will our “new normal” be when everything calms down again? Or will things ever really feel “normal” again? Either way, Morgan has provided experiential wisdom, tips, and tricks for hosting guests as well as being a guest. Her advice will prove invaluable as we all re-learn what it means to practice hospitality. As an Includer, I appreciated the discussions of relationships and building communities. I will probably be referring to this book regularly over the years.

I recommend this book!

To me, this book is a "so you're thinking about being a host" kind of introduction and overview of the concept of hospitality, which can include hosting people in your home, but does not necessarily have to. Even though it may be sold in a Christian book category, I would tell a reader who might not be interested because of that that it's a book primarily about hospitality with sprinkles of God in it. Morgan provides some great examples of small bits of hospitality she's encountered in her every day life which remind us how small acts can brighten another person's day. It's an easy read that doesn't require deep concentration, which is perfect for someone who's busy and tired (aren't we all) , but is interested in the topic and how they can take simple steps to provide more hospitality. Morgan also gives plenty of grace to her reader to accept who they are and what kind of hospitality best works for them. I wish I had someone like her when I was a young adult to tell me that it was ok to feel how I felt about certain social gatherings. I've learned to accept it now, but never had anyone say it directly like Morgan did in this book.

It is unfortunate that this book releases at a time where getting together isn't encouraged or in some places allowed. Yet it is a great book to have on the shelf for inspiration and motivation for a time in the future when we will all be hungering to give and receive hospitality.
Tyree explores the four different hospitality personalities and the goes through different habits: setting (home/open/closed), scheduling, serving, socializing, and sharing--all the basics of how to accomplish hospitality, covering all of the bases. Next she looks at the hurdles--who, what, where, when and why. She then talks about hang-ups and finally how-to and offers different themes and recipes for get-togethers.
Overall this is such a helpful, meaningful book that will encourage you to reach outside of your comfort zone, past all of the hurdles, and create connection through hospitality.

Received an advanced reader copy! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the break out of entertainment style/ personality. The description and explanation provided a wonderful foundation to understand and evolve from.

Must read for all entertainers!

It's interesting reading a book on hospitality during a pandemic. However, I found that it was the PERFECT time to read this book. The author defines your hospitality personality as "the style in which you prefer to socialize and the ways of hosting that feel the most comfortable and natural to you. She includes a brief quiz to help you define your hospitality personality that I found to be pretty accurate. Knowing this, it's easier to learn how to host in a way that fits who you are and the season of life you're in. She talks about the different components of hosting as well as obstacles to hosting. The last part of the book has practical tips and ideas for hosting.

This book is very freeing. I had a picture in my mind of what hosting looks like. This book blew that out of the water. Tyree shows how waving at someone as you're going for a walk, or calling a cashier by name at the store can be a form of hospitality. She shows the value in acknowledging people and the power that can have. She breaks through the stereotypes and talks about how to host outside of your home. She emphasized focusing on the people more than the setting and that can happen anywhere.

I found it very refreshing, encouraging, and helpful. It was a great reminder that hospitality doesn't have to stop in a pandemic. It's just going to look a little different, and that's okay.

If you would like to grow in hospitality or if you feel discouraged in hospitality, read this book. It is full of grace and hope and vision. I'd highly recommend it. Thank you to Revell for providing me with a free e-copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

This is a fun and helpful book. There is a quiz that helps identify your hospitality personality. Once you determine your identity , there are chapters full of ideas and advice on how to be more hospitable. This is a great resource!