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FROM CHAPTER THREE:"WHAT MAKES YOU TICK?"
(Note: this excerpt is taken from someone's personalized ebook. The content of your book would be personalized from your own responses to the FPYC questionnaire which you can begin at the top of this page.)
"...Why is it important to know your temperament type?
The last thing you want - in the demanding work environments of the knowledge age - is to be stuck in a role that is not suited to your temperament.
It’s like using a tool for something that it’s not designed for. Have you ever tried to use a knife when you couldn’t find a screwdriver? Firstly, it doesn’t do a very good job, and secondly it ends up ruining the knife.
People are similar. When they do what they are not designed to do, they don’t perform very well and eventually they break.
For example, someone who likes to work by themselves, and to a schedule, will find it very stressful working with others in a disorganized environment.
That’s why an understanding or your temperment type is another crucial pre-requisite to understanding your Authentic Direction.
KEY ASPECTS OF THE IITU TEMPERAMENT
Potential strengths:intellectual, rational, inquisitive, accurate, systems developer, critical, creative thinker, independent.
Potential limitations:can find it difficult to reach closure on activities by trying to keep all the options open.
What does the fact that you are an “IITU” mean for your career?
You tend to be a reflective and thoughtful person, rather than wanting highly charged activity with others, or high power events and activities. It is important for you to try and understand situations before charging into things. Your preference is for social interaction on a small scale: one on one or small groups.
You are an ideas person, who likes to focus your attention and energy on creative, and logical processes.
You prefer work that is challenging and deals with complex problems, and where you can try unconventional approaches in finding the best solution.
You like to work independently with time to concentrate and complete your inquiries and reflection.
You prefer a flexible, non structured environment without too many rules, regulations or established procedures. You like to expand your abilities and
capabilities.
You do not like spending time directing and organizing other people, or supervising or mediating interpersonal differences.
Sometimes you can be unrealistic about the application of your ideas that might sometimes be too complex for others to understand. You can lose interest and not apply yourself to follow through if you get caught up in the next great idea.
Persistence needs to be learned. You have little tolerance for repetition and sometimes you can be impatient with detailed work.
You can be insensitive to the feelings of others, critical and demanding.
Learning new things and having your resourcefulness challenged are the main features of your career style.
You are oriented to the future and people of your temperament are more comfortable than most in the rapidly changing economy we currently experience.
You seek to understand to create, change or innovate even though you may not carry out the change, leaving that to more practically minded people, while you look at the next set of interesting ideas.
You adopt an objective approach to life and work and you can sometimes be impatient with the mundane things of life that interests more practically minded people. You find it relatively easy to see the logical implications of your ideas and the possibilities and potential lying in
the future.
You are often puzzled when less imaginative people fail to see the breadth of your vision.
Your logical approach to life means you could be rather detached and objective and you often find it difficult to relate to the feelings, concerns and worries of others. You would find it useful to try and tune into the feeling and concerns of others as working face to face with people is one of the important demands of the new economy.
You are likely to take your time over reaching decisions. This can be helpful if you need to absorb complex detail. However, sometimes you can agonize over decisions for too long. At some point you will need to put your stake in the ground.
You can sometimes overlook the affect that your decisions have on other people. Learning to develop an appreciation of the contribution of others can help in this regard."
Reference: Career advice test
For more information on Authentic Direction: How to Find Your Life's Purpose and Ideal Career, complete the questionnaire beginning at the top of this page.
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