What Happens when Sanguines Get Bored?
What happens when sanguine personalities get bored? Let me provide a little background before answering that question. I recently ran across a worn piece of paper when cleaning my crazy, messy house. Decorated with inky scribbles, the backside of this government map intrigued me. It was from a long, BOR-ING stretch of nothingness road my [...]
Personalities and a GOP Debate
Seems that everyone is talking about the recent GOP debate held in Iowa. Well, since I’m always talking about personalities it seemed only natural to mix the two. Politics is dominated by the choleric personality. However, the personality blends that affect how each individual acts makes for lot of different politicians. Let’s look at some [...]
Let’s Learn About Personality Blends
Although we all have a dominant personality (sanguine, choleric, melancholy, or phlegmatic), we also have a secondary one. The specific percentages of our dominant and secondary personalities varies, but sometimes they are equally distributed (a 50/50 blend), or they may be more disproportionate, as when the dominant personality occupies 90% of the person’s make up [...]
How Do Personalities Affect Your Exercise Life? – Part 2
In the last segment of this exercise series we looked at how choleric and melancholy personalities approach exercise. Today we are going to look at how the sanguine and phlegmatic personalities deal with working out. Sanguine Sanguine personalities either love or hate exercise. The key is whether they think it is fun or not fun. [...]
How Do Personalities Affect Your Exercise Life? – Part 1
Does your personality affect your workout ethic? Well, of course it does. Personalities affect just about every aspect of our lives . . . including our approach to exercise. Choleric Choleric personalities were made for working out! Whenever I go to the gym, the choleric people scare me because they are so serious. My oldest [...]
A Spa – The Phlegmatic Haven for One and All
Some personalities seek the spa experience as part of their natural emotional needs (that would be a phlegmatic). However, it doesn’t matter what those needs are, all four personality types can use a good spa experience every once in a while. The Phlegmatic Spa Environment The spas I’ve been in are the usually the most [...]
Personalities and a 30th High School Reunion, Part 2
Have you ever wondered why some relationships just click? I did until I became a student of personalities. Understanding people through the lens of who they are provides wonderful insights. They will help you, too. In part one of this two-part series I shared my observations of the sanguine and melancholy personalities using my 30th [...]
Personalities and a 30th High School Reunion – Part 1
Were the high-school years tough for you? Or did you navigate them with confidence? I wish I knew about personalities way back then. It would not have taken so many years for me to get comfortable with me had I understood myself and others better. Alas, I didn’t. But, after several reunion gatherings over the [...]
The Choleric and the Phlegmatic Go Camping
My husband and I have gone camping for years. We started out in a tent, but have slowly graduated to the recreational vehicle (RV) level. I must say, I’m a much happier “camper” with a built in restroom, microwave, and air-conditioner. This type of camping is much better suited for my comfort-loving phlegmatic personality. Our [...]
A Baseball Championship – It’s a Sanguine Affair!
It was the top of the third inning and my nephew’s baseball team was down by three points. Heavy hitter #4 stepped up the the plate with bases loaded and a mission in his eyes.The atmosphere was electric and the crowd chanted his name. I was sitting in the middle of the bleachers watching the [...]