Encouraging Visionary

Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is.
~Mae West

I always loved doing personality tests. I know my True Colors (Orange-Blue) and my Myers-Briggs letters (ENFP). Remind me to tell you about the Medicine Wheel sometime (I am a South East). I was always the sort that would pick up the Woman's Day magazine at the check out stand and flip to the little psychology quizzes that ask you to pick what sort of fruit you might be or assess your style of living quarters to find out more about your personality.

I came across a website and found it very intriguing to take the test with these interesting little sliders, emptying pots and such to determine my personality (is this me NOT focusing?!?). Not only does it provide you with a free assessment of your character traits, but it also provides it in a color palette. I'm in love!

I quite like what I have discovered. The test rated me an

Encouraging Visionary

The first part, VISIONARY,  is said to be my personality. 

Your imagination, self-assuredness, and knowledge of the world combine to make you a VISIONARY.

You have clear notions of how things could be, and the confidence to try to make them that way.

You enjoy having a routine, and prefer comfort and familiarity to risk and adventure.

Not needing others' approval to forge ahead, you are confident in your designs for the future.

Your imagination allows you to envision the world as a better place.

You're better at thinking of the big picture than you are with details, and you can see wonder in abstract things.

Style and appearances are important to you, and you have a good eye for beauty.

You are somewhat rigid in your beliefs, which comes from both confidence and an aversion to change.

You are good at creating works of art in forms with which you're familiar.

You're not afraid to let your emotions guide you, and you're generally considerate of others' feelings as well.

Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.

And how I relate to others is the ENCOURAGING part.

Your outgoing nature, understanding of others, and directness make you ENCOURAGING.

You want others to do well for themselves, and you generally believe in their abilities.

You often know what's good for people because of your caring nature and your worldview.

When you care about someone, you don't keep it to yourself: you are good at letting people know that you're thinking of them.

Because you trust people, you take violations of that trust very seriously.

You thrive in social situations, and even though you know who you like and who you don't like, you can interact well with many different types of people.

You have a healthy respect for people who have earned what they have, and you strive to be similar to successful others.

You are a loyal friend and a good listener.

But the coolest part is that now I have a color palette to go with it. Here is mine:

If you roll over the colors you can see them with a tag that explains the personality traits that make up my palette.

I started reading a book by Danielle LaPorte last year at this time and never finished it. The book is called Style Statement and through a series of in-depth worksheets and probing questions, you come up with a set of two words that describe your personality and life philosophy. Like framing your year with an intention, the Style Statement can powerfully manifest itself in your life, your family, your relationships, your work, your passions. I have to go get back into that book now, since I feel that this little personality DNA must be some of the direction that my Style Statement would go in. Plus this was just so darned fun. I am certainly happy to be considered an Encouraging Visionary.

Go on and take the test, I would love to know what it says about you! Try if for yourself here, and come back and let me know what your personality is (warning, it will take 20-30 to complete!).

Enjoy the day!