I was browsing interesting topics on blogthings.com until I found what I've been looking for on actualme.com. The personality test has undergone research and testing. It was based on Thurstone's Law of Comparative Judgment(as described). So I thought it was worth a try. And, walah! I was surprised to see the result. Everthing stated below is true. Try it also. =)
The People Person
Above all else, you love to interact with people. It doesn't matter how many people there are or at what level you're communicating; you do it effortlessly. Conversation has been extremely natural to you your whole life. In fact, if you're isolated from people for a long period of time, your energy's focus seems to become depressed.
Yes, contact with others is more important than breathing for you. You can't live without it. When you walk down a corridor or a street, you're always greeting or stopping to talk to someone. People just love to talk with you about anything. That's because the positive energy that you give off during conversations develops an instant bond with everyone.
Even if you're not knowledgeable about a subject area under discussion, you come across as smooth and intelligent. It doesn't matter what conversations others are having or what topics they're discussing, you can join in without missing a beat. That's because you intuitively know people and what turns them on.
You have a wonderful sense of humor. When people are with you, they smile and laugh a lot. Whether it's telling a joke you heard before or sharing a spontaneous ad lib, you're naturally funny and entertaining. Your humor and ways of communicating are constantly creating situations that relax and motivate other people.
Learning from Others
Conversations and dialogues provide you with the opportunity to learn best. It's during this repartee that you're able to ask any type of question: logical, analogic or just odd ones to serve your curiosity. One of the best ways for you to learn and to be motivated is to belong to a study group, particularly one that has members who are focused on the objectives and deadlines. The process of these groups can provide you with the focus and needed detail to study and learn effectively.
Presenting to Others
Speeches and presentations to small or large groups come naturally to you. Your speech motto is: "The less preparation, the better I'll do." You'll use theatrical intonations and gestures, personalized comments and anecdotes with humor that are integrated around a few facts and important points that you've just jotted down on a piece of paper. When you have finished, people will leave your presentations feeling that you have touched them personally and have spoken to each one of them as individuals.
Dealing with Situations
When it comes to dealing with people and problems, you're usually very intuitive and successful. Your positive and personal ways of relating to people make them want to follow you during times of confusion and stress. It's when the situations are dynamic and need optional thinking and/or updated organization that you're able to step forward, take command and lead others towards successful outcomes. This is when your style of leadership becomes most effective.
If you're put in a leadership position where everything is predictable, you may become bored and sometimes fail. During detailed, long-term planning you might lose your energy and vitality to lead. In fact, you may even become depressed and lose your positive outlook. That's because you need intuitive freedom to arrange, zigzag and feel, rather than to only be logical and stay a straight course.
Here are some things to be cautious about:
1. Procrastinating until the last minute to finish a project or a paper
2. Being too spontaneous and unpredictable in situations where you are leading others
3. Wanting to be the center of attention at the cost of being successful in your endeavor
4. Over-selling through unnecessary exaggeration
The Bottom Line
Processing with people and experiencing the interactions are what you live for. While you might glance back at the past or forwards towards the future, you're centered in the "now." Every moment is spent connecting verbally and energetically with others. It's not the project or what the project might accomplish that fully excite you; it's the being together in the present that gets your juices flowing. You are, above all else, positively motivated and people-oriented.