Personality
- Florence Littauer
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Personality Description Summaries (http://www.oneishy.com/personality/ )
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Lee Taylor is a Phlegmatic/ Melancholy
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§Low-key personality §Easygoing and relaxed §Calm, cool and collected §Patient well balanced §Consistent life §Quiet but witty §Sympathetic and kind §Keeps emotions hidden §Happily reconciled to life §All-purpose person |
§Easy to get along with §Pleasant and enjoyable §Inoffensive §Good listener §Dry sense of humor §Enjoys watching people §Has many friends §Has compassion and concern |
§Competent and steady §Peaceful and agreeable §Has administrative ability §Mediates problems §Avoids conflicts §Good under pressure §Finds the easy way
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§Makes a good parent §Takes time for the children §Is not in a hurry §Can take the good with the bad §Doesn't get upset easily |
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§Unenthusiastic §Fearful and worried §Indecisive §Avoids responsibility §Quiet will of iron §Selfish §To shy and reticent §Too compromising §Self-righteous |
§Dampens enthusiasm §Stays uninvolved §Is not exciting §Indifferent to plans §Judges others §Sarcastic and teasing §Resists change § |
§Not goal oriented §Lacks self motivation §Hard to get moving §Resents being pushed §Lazy and careless §Discourages others §Would rather watch |
§Lax on discipline §Doesn't organize home §Takes life too easy § |
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§Deep and thoughtfully §Analytical §Serious and purposeful §Genius prone §Talented and creative §Artistic or musical §Philosophical and poetic §appreciative of beauty §Sensitive to others §Self-sacrificing §Conscientious §Idealistic |
§Makes friends cautiously §Content to stay in background §Avoids causing attention §Faithful and devoted §Will listen to complaints §Can solve other's problems §Deep concern for other people §Moved to tears with compassion §Seeks ideal mate § |
§Schedule oriented §Perfectionist, high standards §Detail conscious §Persistent and thorough §Orderly and organized §Neat and tidy §Economical §Sees the problems §Finds creative solutions §Needs to finish what he starts §Likes charts, graphs, figures, lists |
§Sets high standards §Wants everything done right §Keeps home in good order §Picks up after children §Sacrifices own will for others §Encourages scholarship and talent |
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§Remembers the negatives §Moody and depressed §Enjoys being hurt §Has false humility §Off in another world §Low self-image §Has selective hearing §Self-centered §Too introspective §Guilt feelings §Persecution complex §Tends to hypochondria |
§Lives through others §Insecure socially §Withdrawn and remote §critical of others §Holds back affections §Dislikes those in opposition §Suspicious of people §Antagonistic and vengeful §Unforgiving §Full of contradictions §Skeptical of compliments |
§Not people oriented §depressed over imperfections §Chooses difficult work §Hesitant to start projects §Spends to much time planning §Prefers analysis to work §Self-deprecating §Hard to please §Standards often to high §Deep need for approval |
§Puts goals beyond reach §May discourage children §May be too meticulous §Becomes martyr §Sulks over disagreements §Puts guilt upon children |
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§Appealing personality §Talkative, Storyteller §Life of the Party §Good sense of humor §Memory for color §Physically holds onto listener §Emotional and demonstrative §Enthusiastic and expressive §Cheerful and bubbling over §Curious §Good on stage §Wide-eyed and innocent §Lives in the present §Changeable disposition §Sincere at heart |
§Makes friends easily §Loves People §Thrives on compliments §Seems exciting §envied by others §Doesn't hold grudges §apologizes quickly §Prevents dull moments §Likes spontaneous activities |
§Volunteers for Jobs §thinks up new activities §Looks great on the Surface §Creative and colorful §Has energy and enthusiasm §Starts in a flashy way §Inspires others to join §charms others to work |
§Makes Home Fun §Is liked by children's friends §Turns disaster into humor §Is the circus master
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§Has loud voice and laugh §Compulsive talker §Exaggerates and elaborates §Dwells on trivia §Can't remember names §Scares others off §Too happy for some §Has restless energy §Egotistical §Blusters and complains §Naive, gets taken in §Controlled by circumstances §Gets angry easily §Seems phony to some §Never Grows Up |
§Hates to be alone §Needs to be center stage §Wants to be popular §Looks for credit §dominates conversations §Interrupts and doesn't listen § §answers for others §Fickle and forgetful §Makes excuses §Repeats stories |
§Would rather talk §forgets obligations §Doesn't follow through §Confidence fades fast §Undisciplined §Priorities out of order §Decides by feelings §Easily distracted §Wastes time talking |
§Keeps home in a frenzy §Forgets children's appointments §disorganized §Doesn't listen to the whole story
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§Born leader §Dynamic and active §Compulsive need for change §Must correct wrongs §Strong-willed and decisive §Unemotional §Not easily discouraged §Independent and self sufficient §Exudes confidence §Can run anything |
§Has little need for friends §Will work for group activity §Will lead and organize §Is usually right §Excels in emergencies |
§Goal oriented §Sees the whole picture §Organizes well §Seeks practical solutions §Moves quickly to action §Delegates work §Insists on production §Makes the goal §Stimulates activity §Thrives on opposition |
§Exerts sound leadership §Establishes Goals §Motivates family to action §Knows the right answer §Organizes household |
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§Bossy §Impatient §Quick-tempered §Can't Relax §Too impetuous §Enjoys controversy and arguments §Won't give up when loosing §Comes on too strong §Inflexible §Is not complimentary §Dislikes tears and emotions §Is unsympathetic |
§Tends to use people §Dominates others §Knows everything §Decides for others §Can do everything better §Is to independent §Possessive of friends and mate §Can't say, "I'm Sorry" §May be right, but unpopular
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§Little tolerance for mistakes §Doesn't analyze details §Bored by trivia §May make rash decisions §May be rude or tactless §Manipulates people §Demanding of others §End justifies the means §Work may become his god §Demands loyalty in the ranks
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§Tends to over dominate §Too busy for family §Gives answers too quickly §Impatient with poor performance §Won't let children relax §May send them into depression
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