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I took the Keirsey Temperament Sorter Test today for my new boss. I found the results simply amazing. The results were *so* on target. We paid for the full test results. You can take the test for free but you only receive a description of your Temperament free of charge. You can find out if you’re an Artisan, Guardian, Rational or Idealist. Then you can obtain the full Character Description for your type (written by David Keirsey) complete with color charts, career tips, relationship advice and more . The full results were $9.95 and 10 pages long. Want to know something interesting? I am an ENFP – but barely an “E” (Extrovert) – the dividing line is at 5, and I scored a 6, barely passing the line. Naomi is and INFP. Whoa. So close. I new she was a great person, now I know why! *wink*

Portrait of the Champion (ENFP)
Idealists (NFs) share the following core characteristics:

– Idealists are enthusiastic, they trust their intuition, yearn for romance, seek their true self, prize meaningful relationships, and dream of attaining wisdom.
– Idealists pride themselves on being loving, kindhearted, and authentic.
– Idealists tend to be giving, trusting, spiritual, and they are focused on personal journeys and human potentials.
– Idealists make intense mates, nurturing parents, and inspirational leaders.

Like the other Idealists, Champions are rather rare, say two or three percent of the population, but even more than the others they consider intense emotional experiences as being vital to a full life. Champions have a wide range and variety of emotions, and a great passion for novelty. They see life as an exciting drama, pregnant with possibilities for both good and evil, and they want to experience all the meaningful events and fascinating people in the world.

The most outgoing of the Idealists, Champions often can`t wait to tell others of their extraordinary experiences. Champions can be tireless in talking with others, like fountains that bubble and splash, spilling over their own words to get it all out. And usually this is not simple storytelling; Champions often speak (or write) in the hope of revealing some truth about human experience, or of motivating others with their powerful convictions. Their strong drive to speak out on issues and events, along with their boundless enthusiasm and natural talent with language, makes them the most vivacious and inspiring of all the types. Fiercely individualistic, Champions strive toward a kind of personal authenticity, and this intention always to be themselves is usually quite attractive to others. At the same time, Champions have outstanding intuitive powers and can tell what is going on inside of others, reading hidden emotions and giving special significance to words or actions. In fact, Champions are constantly scanning the social environment, and no intriguing character or silent motive is likely to escape their attention. Far more than the other Idealists, Champions are keen and probing observers of the people around them, and are capable of intense concentration on another individual. Their attention is rarely passive or casual. On the contrary, Champions tend to be extra sensitive and alert, always ready for emergencies, always on the lookout for what’s possible.

Champions are good with people and usually have a wide range of personal relationships. They are warm and full of energy with their friends. They are likeable and at ease with colleagues, and handle their employees or students with great skill. They are good in public and on the telephone, and are so spontaneous and dramatic that others love to be in their company. Champions are positive, exuberant people, and often their confidence in the goodness of life and of human nature makes good things happen.

A life lived completely on your terms excludes the riches and complications that others will always bring.

Courtesy of InfoSpace, yesterday’s horrorscope. I find it way too ironic, considering last night’s events…

Why are you holding on so tightly, Libra? You may be so intent on getting what you want that you haven’t even noticed that your knuckles are turning white and your hand is cramping. It’s necessary for you to loosen your grip on what isn’t yours to use. Later in the day, the Moon’s current Sign reminds you of other neglected obligations. Do your best to strike a reasonable balance with a difficult associate. The right gesture has the power to start this evening off on the right note.

I was pretty upset last night. Today is a whole new day. I understand. I am sad in a way but ok with it too. I don’t think his decision is written in stone, and I don’t know that I want it to work anyways. I think we could be friends, but I don’t know if I want us to be. I would have to see him dating others, etc. and I don’t know if I could do that. And the same goes for him. He has had a “taste” (like me) of a relationship without our issues. He isn’t sure if he wants to go back to the issues. Which I understand. I told him it hurt though because I felt like he was saying that I wasn’t worth it. But we ended up talking more and I realized that wasn’t how he felt – this has been a hard call for him too because he does care. He isn’t 100% w/ his choice, but feels that is the right route to go, “for now” to quote him. It goes back to what I said last week – that he has to come to me when the time is right for him, when he is motivated & has the desire. Right now there is a part of him that wants to work things out, but after 2 months of telling himself to move on he can’t stop & reverse that thinking immediately. I have been through similar thoughts although not the same. I am also not sure if I want the drama, etc. – I think we could do things better with counseling to help us overcome issues from our past but… Time will tell. I was consumed with fear from Aug. – Dec. – convinced it was just words that he wasn’t going to make reality. I said that last night – if I hadn’t broken up with him back in January we might be married by now. Ironic, huh? Then again, maybe not. He may have found more excuses… My vibe? That the latter is more likely, especially with my mood in January. I know I did the right thing by walking. I am still annoyed that he couldn’t pick up the phone “because I broke up with him.” Funny though, he says it was my e-mail in January that set all of that off – yesterday I found the e-mail that he sent that prompted my response. It wasn’t all me. I had forgotten all about his e-mail to me though.

So, time will tell. I am keeping all of my options open and going back to taking more time for me. I know things will all work out. I feel better also because I do feel some closure on the whole IO situation – before I felt like I had left things with so many loose ends. I don’t like that feeling. So at least I have more peace in that sense – it hasn’t all been in vain.

Found over at Much Ado About Nothing – another Christine:

As Christine you seek change, travel, new opportunities, and new challenges. Your active, restless nature demands action and you dislike system and monotony. As you are versatile and capable, you could do any job well, although you would not like to do menial tasks. Having considerable vision, you could be adept at formulating new, more effective ways of doing things. You could organize the work of others, though in your impatience to see the job done efficiently, you would likely step right in and do it yourself. You could work well in sales and promotion, and would not be afraid to risk a gamble as the name gives you much self-confidence. You do not find contentment in the routine tasks and responsibilities that are associated with home and family or with administrative detail in the business world, so you have to guard against frustration and even moods of depression over your personal responsibilities. The restlessness this name creates could find an outlet in caustic, irritable expression. Also, the intensity of your nature could result in tension in the solar plexus causing stomach trouble and, because you take your responsibilities seriously you could experience much worry.

Hey Julie – it’s ok to be stressed and take some time off. The whole point of this is to write *for you*. And like I learned a few weeks ago, sometimes you have to take some time for you. We know that life is out there doesn’t stop. We come to read because we enjoy it, because we care. We’ll be here when you’re ready…

Speaking of being ready – interesting developments with the IO tonight. To make a long story short (unusual for me) he has decided he doesn’t think it will ever work, and he doesn’t want to continue “trying”. I am going through a lot of emotions. Part of me is sad. I care about him, I have missed him. Part of me is relieved – I have an answer. I know it is foolish to think that we could be any better then we were before. I know that, I know better. I’ll be ok, just need some me time to think for now…