Personality Summary 2 Perfect Melancholic Summary “Let's do it the right way!” + Motivation: Achieve perfection. + Animal Comparison: The Lion. + Recognized by: Serious, sensitive nature, well-mannered approach, self-deprecating comments, meticulous & well groomed looks (exceptions are hippy-type intellectuals, musicians, poets, who feel attention to clothes & looks is worldly & detracts from their inner strengths). Makes detailed lists. + Physical Display: Quiet, listener, philosophical, introverted, thinker & very witty. + Sensitive Area: Compassion for others. + Key Strenaths: Ability to organize, set long-range goals, have high standards & ideals, analytical ‘& enjoy researching. Intelligent, well read & love to study. + Key Weaknesses: Easily depressed, spend too much time on preparation, too focused on details, remembers the negatives, suspicious of others, hard on themselves, unforgiving. Critical of others. ‘Tend to see the glass half empty. + Ifstressed: Get flustered. Withdrawing, getting lost in a book, becoming depressed, givit counting the problems over & over. + Are afraid of: No one understanding how they really feel, making mistakes, having to compromise standards, being deceived & being misrepresented, 19 Up, re- + Needs: Sense of stability, space, silence, sensitivity & support; for you to listen & understand, for ‘ou to be patient & give them time to adapt to change. + Like people who: Are serious, intellectual, deep & will carry on a sensible conversation. Who will listen without interrupting or offering a different opinion, + Dislike people who: Lightweights, forgetful, late, disorganized, superficial, unpredictable, undependable or dishonest, + Asastudent: They are high achievers if they can get their work done. Tend to excel in math & subjects where the “rules” don’t change. Quiet, follow the rules, & rise to a challenge. Often under challenged in school. Respond well to set boundaries. + As leaders: They organize well, are sensitive to people's feelings, have deep creativity, want quality performance. Work well with detailed schedules. Functions best when things are in order & with few interruptions. Prefers to make changes slowly & systematically. + Preferred Careers: Medical doctors - not surgeons, artists, musicians, writers, editors, engineers, accountants, computer data entry. + As employees: They are punctual and honest. Determined to do a perfect job even if they have to ignore personal needs. They are diligent, meticulous, methodical & accurate with details. + Are valuable in work: For sense of details, love of analysis, follow through, high standards of performance, compassion for the hurting + Can improve by: Lightening up, interacting with others more often, learning to accept people, situations, and circumstances as they are. Looking on the bright side & counting their blessings. + Tend to marry: Popular Sanguines for their personalities and social skills, but soon try to shut them up and get them on a schedule, becoming depressed when they don’t respond or conform. + Misconceptions: Appear to know everything and be right, able to accomplish much, self-confident.