how i show up
I am one of those people who are a complete sucker for personality tests. They fascinate me. Not for the sense of belonging and categorizing myself, but for the fact they become a mirror of how I’m showing up as me in the moment, a gauge of if I’m being authentically myself.
virgo sun
The sun determines your ego, identity, and “role” in life. It’s the core of who I am. The Virgo Sun is particularly smart, responsible, hard-working, and self-sacrificing. I’m thorough, meticulous, and intentional in everything I do—I can accomplish things that most people can’t, but may also get bogged down by the details of my day-to-day. I have a need to be wholesome.
taurus moon
The moon rules your emotions, moods, and feelings. My moon is in Taurus, meaning my emotional self is very romantic and sentimental. I am deeply loyal to the people I care about, and try hard to maintain security and stability within those relationships. I often feel powerless to fix messy situations, but my way of thinking through those things is sensible and practical.
Leo rising
Your rising or ascendant is the “mask” you present to people. It can be seen in your personal style and how you come off to people when you first meet. My ascendant is in Leo, meaning I come across as bright, good-natured, and magnetic. My energy makes me seem like a know-it-all or a live wire—but always the center of attention.
The driving forces behind my professional journey
Self-awareness. Research shows that successful individuals share this same common trait. Knowing your strengths and challenges can deeply effect the ability to achieve greatness. Here are my driving forces and behavioral style:
Challenges the status quo to keep the momentum moving.
Searches for new methods to improve even if it's halfway through the process.
Driven by building a team that is recognized as a winner.
Integrates past knowledge to solve present problems.
Determined to help others on an individual basis.
Goal-oriented who believes in harnessing people to help achieve goals.
Self-starter who likes new projects and is most comfortable when involved with a wide scope of activities.
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“The Maverick”
overview:
Eights are self-confident, strong, and assertive. Protective, resourceful, straight-talking, and decisive, but can also be ego-centric and domineering. Eights feel they must control their environment, especially people, sometimes becoming confrontational and intimidating. Eights typically have problems with their tempers and with allowing themselves to be vulnerable. At their Best: self- mastering, they use their strength to improve others' lives, becoming heroic, magnanimous, and inspiring.
key motivations:
Want to be self-reliant, to prove their strength and resist weakness, to be important in their world, to dominate the environment, and to stay in control of their situation.
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“The architect”
These thoughtful tacticians love perfecting the details of life, applying creativity and rationality to everything they do. Their inner world is often a private, complex one. It can be lonely at the top.
introverted
As one of the rarest personality types – and one of the most capable – Architects (INTJs) know this all too well. Rational and quick-witted, Architects may struggle to find people who can keep up with their nonstop analysis of everything around them.
intuitive
These personalities can be both the boldest of dreamers and the bitterest of pessimists. Architects believe that, through willpower and intelligence, they can achieve even the most challenging of goals. But they may be cynical about human nature more generally, assuming that most people are lazy, unimaginative, or simply doomed to mediocrity.
thinking
Architects question everything. Many personality types trust the status quo, relying on conventional wisdom and other people’s expertise as they go about their lives. But ever-skeptical Architects prefer to make their own discoveries. In their quest to find better ways of doing things, they aren’t afraid to break the rules or risk disapproval – in fact, they rather enjoy it.
judging
Architects aren’t known for being warm and fuzzy. They tend to prioritize rationality and success over politeness and pleasantries – in other words, they’d rather be right than popular. This may explain why so many fictional villains are modeled on this personality type.