Get to know yourself a little better...

[shadokastur]

I would have posted this in SchoolOf Chibi but it's a great deal different than those quizzes and more in-depth.

http://personal.ansir.com/test.htm

Here are my results:


EVOKATEUR™ Thinking Style of Strength

They are the most creative individuals and often the oddest.
They generally conduct their everyday living with seeming detachment.
"For them, being peculiar is more than nature, it is necessity. As north IS, as south IS, Evokateurs ARE the most unusual beings on the planet, bar none. These ones must be peculiar in order to fulfill their life purpose.
In everyday life, they generally choose spectator seats or assume sideline positions rather than join others in the fray, play, and decision-making. They prefer the rich fantasies and swirling tapestries of their own chimera to outer world reality, and often conduct their living with a detached remoteness that's less than normal but more than aloof. It's difficult for others to comprehend a world within a world, far less comprehend those who have one. Who among can imagine an internal reality that's more intimate, more satisfying and fulfilling than the reality we know as world and call home — but it is so, for Evokateurs. There's a good reason for Evokateur oddness. It's the uniform most commonly worn by greatness." ...
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HEALER™ Working Style of Strength

When they solve problems, they look at its effect and impact on the system as a whole.
They have a natural talent for any field or endeavour where healing is involved.
"These are the ones who change or broaden perspectives. The following excerpts are less specific than indicative of how this Style of strength approaches jobs and tasks. Healers find it odd that when people stub their toe they get angry, curse and through hobbled grimace and gritted teeth ignore the pain. How much quicker the heal if that throbbing toe were held and its pain acknowledged. How much more pleasant the day if the pain were comforted by sympathetic hands. After all, no matter your shoe or the rocky path it is pointed your toe never lets your body down. If small this change in thought does seem, apply it in principle to larger scale living, as Healer would, and note what differences result with change of belief. When the body is sick or diseased the prescribed policy is to view the disease with winner-loser hostility. Rather than stiffening resolve and muscle, and steadying nerve to control the pain, rather than declaring all-out war against the invader, instead try flipping perspectives. Focus light on the body's plight. It is every bit in need of caress as a stubbed toe. Accept the pain. Validate its existence. The body system may be confused as to which is friend and which is foe — the body for allowing disease to enter or disease for daring. Wars are always confusing. As peace follows surrender in war, heal and cure follows surrender in body disease." ...
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SAGE™ Emoting Style of Strength

A great joy of theirs is exchanging ideas and exploring new perspectives.
They readily assimilate and are non judgemental in their dealings with others.
"Through and through, Sage is a tribal-oriented being, whose people approach and philosophy are one and the same. Each person is equally important to the whole human race, according to Sage. Highly social beings, they seek emotional support and intellectual stimulation in company with others. Their greatest pleasure is participating in the human aspects of life and they may very well be the most entertaining — if not the most interesting of planet citizens. It is characteristic of this personality to theorize life, to speak in lofty terms of the state of the human condition, rather than focusing on the individual or the specifics of an issue. They keep an intellectual stick distance, between them and others. In conversation their attention tends to be rapt. Yours will not wilt or wander either, as their mind is fine and deep. They greet others with hand and mind in all manner and matter, but don't expect to meet their heart. Sage attended its burial long, long ago." ...

[Shurikane]

IDEALIST™ Thinking Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™
When these perfectionists reach solution, flow charts, schedules, and procedures mentally form and click into place.
High stress for them is not being in control of all matters pertaining to them.
"An Idealist mind is a marvel of bedazzling complication and bedizzying speed. Few arrive at solution or deliver it faster than them. While their solutions may not be the only, nor necessarily the best, their solutions have proven best enough and often enough to sail global economies. Few experiences return them greater pleasure than creative problem-solving: their gifted-forté. They are the architects of dreams, the managers and overseers who shore-up and bank leading edges that others will later walk. Globally, historically and evolutionarily the movers and shakers among us are the ones who are not easily nor readily pleased: the Idealists. They usually only want (and want for) two things: money and managerial freedom. To have complete control over all aspects of a project is their dictionary-definition of satisfying. They love money and are generally very good at managing it.

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ECCENTRIK™ Working Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™
Professionally, they seek cutting-edge industries or interests.
They prefer working alone to teamwork.
"Eccentrik usually decides well-in-advance who may or may not read their resumé. These individuals are success driven, goal-oriented, and astute business people. They participate on turf of their own choosing and keep time by their own watches. As they live their lives on the tottering edge of eccentricity, personally — they seek cutting edges, professionally. Industries, fields and ventures where success is yet to be proven, rules yet to be written and environments without cookie-cutter-constraint are where this Style of strength excels. Eccentrik is not a pie-in-the-sky theorist, though pie-in-the-face is not beneath them. They are three-dimensional business realists for whom an idea without form, function and marketability is an idea wasted. Theirs is a tactile, profit-oriented relationship with creativity. They tend to thrive on tight deadlines, often purposely mismanaging time to sweeten the challenge with a dollop of their own added pressure. When an Eccentrik head lowers, remarkability's rise portents." ...

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EVOKATEUR™ Emoting Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™
To them the world in general is somewhat barbaric, and people, hurried and harsh.
They're extraordinarily cautious about long-term commitments.
"An Evokateur does not live with us, or as us, in this world. They are born aware of other depths, dimensions and realities. Others can find these purely emotional beings difficult to understand. Some find the concept of such emotionality interesting, some envy them, but for most people — nightmares are more welcome. Regardless, emotions rule the Evokateur strength and that means one thing: ultra-creativity. Evokateur-world, just behind Evokateur eyes, is as real for them as this one of ours. Relating to them is multi-frustrating for most, though multi-enlightening for some — those who understand and experience the Evokateur strength discover that love has more layers than previously realized. Others speak of the extraordinary Evokateur oddness. History speaks of their extraordinary accomplishments. However, extraordinary tends to travel odd paths; those on this or that side of normal. And while they have many lessons to master, pleasing others is not one of them." ...

[BWS-1]

KINSMEN™ Thinking Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™

* Family is the common thread running through all they think and do.
* They are gifted negotiators.

"Family is the theme that repeats throughout all they do. The world is but an extension of that deeply-rooted conviction. The Kinsmen tendencey is to see the goodness in others. They remind us of what is ultimately important in life and why each has others in the world. These intelligent, unprepossessing individuals are not driven by ego. Their style is more of the show than tell variety. Their living is their teaching. Set a problem before a Kinsmen, apprise them of needs and objectives and relax thereafter. Not meeting the expectations of others or the standards of work are viewed as personal failure by them. One hallmark characteristic of the Kinsmen strength is their consensus approach to problem-solving. At set intervals they seek general consensus on results to date, gaining approval from all concerned before continuing. Of all and many abilities the one most ascribed to Kinsmen is their unflappable, enduring patience. Many judges, magistrates and religious leaders are of the Kinsmen style of strength." ...

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HEALER™ Working Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™

* When they solve problems, they look at its effect and impact on the system as a whole.
* They have a natural talent for any field or endeavour where healing is involved.

"These are the ones who change or broaden perspectives. The following excerpts are less specific than indicative of how this Style of strength approaches jobs and tasks. Healers find it odd that when people stub their toe they get angry, curse and through hobbled grimace and gritted teeth ignore the pain. How much quicker the heal if that throbbing toe were held and its pain acknowledged. How much more pleasant the day if the pain were comforted by sympathetic hands. After all, no matter your shoe or the rocky path it is pointed your toe never lets your body down. If small this change in thought does seem, apply it in principle to larger scale living, as Healer would, and note what differences result with change of belief. When the body is sick or diseased the prescribed policy is to view the disease with winner-loser hostility. Rather than stiffening resolve and muscle, and steadying nerve to control the pain, rather than declaring all-out war against the invader, instead try flipping perspectives. Focus light on the body's plight. It is every bit in need of caress as a stubbed toe. Accept the pain. Validate its existence. The body system may be confused as to which is friend and which is foe — the body for allowing disease to enter or disease for daring. Wars are always confusing. As peace follows surrender in war, heal and cure follows surrender in body disease." ...

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EXTREMIST™ Emoting Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™

* They are often happiest and shine brightest in stressful situations.
* Intimacy and romantic commitment may not last longer than a one-night stand.

"Early in life they seem to have decided that emotions and others would not play or share centre stage with them. Whether cellularly decided or externally influenced, Extremists are not emotionally vulnerable or available to others. They seem to have sworn an oath to "not love." By the time they leave home, they've likely developed their life pattern of uncompromising independence and dismissed the rules of society as being too restrictive for them. Extremist has a thrill-of-danger need that usually seeks satisfaction through physical challenges — breaking laws of nature or defying laws of science. Sometimes they seek thrill satisfaction through mental challenges — manipulating human nature and rearranging letters of law. An Extremist does not challenge laws of nature, (physical and human), out of respect as most do. Their fuel-of-choice is contempt." ...

[Doot]

KINSMEN™ Thinking Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™
Family is the common thread running through all they think and do.
They are gifted negotiators.
"Family is the theme that repeats throughout all they do. The world is but an extension of that deeply-rooted conviction. The Kinsmen tendencey is to see the goodness in others. They remind us of what is ultimately important in life and why each has others in the world. These intelligent, unprepossessing individuals are not driven by ego. Their style is more of the show than tell variety. Their living is their teaching. Set a problem before a Kinsmen, apprise them of needs and objectives and relax thereafter. Not meeting the expectations of others or the standards of work are viewed as personal failure by them. One hallmark characteristic of the Kinsmen strength is their consensus approach to problem-solving. At set intervals they seek general consensus on results to date, gaining approval from all concerned before continuing. Of all and many abilities the one most ascribed to Kinsmen is their unflappable, enduring patience. Many judges, magistrates and religious leaders are of the Kinsmen style of strength." ...

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ECCENTRIK™ Working Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™
Professionally, they seek cutting-edge industries or interests.
They prefer working alone to teamwork.
"Eccentrik usually decides well-in-advance who may or may not read their resumé. These individuals are success driven, goal-oriented, and astute business people. They participate on turf of their own choosing and keep time by their own watches. As they live their lives on the tottering edge of eccentricity, personally — they seek cutting edges, professionally. Industries, fields and ventures where success is yet to be proven, rules yet to be written and environments without cookie-cutter-constraint are where this Style of strength excels. Eccentrik is not a pie-in-the-sky theorist, though pie-in-the-face is not beneath them. They are three-dimensional business realists for whom an idea without form, function and marketability is an idea wasted. Theirs is a tactile, profit-oriented relationship with creativity. They tend to thrive on tight deadlines, often purposely mismanaging time to sweeten the challenge with a dollop of their own added pressure. When an Eccentrik head lowers, remarkability's rise portents." ...

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DILIGENT™ Emoting Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™
They are highly responsible providers for their families.
They are pack rats who fill basements and attics with things that could be useful again, or that have value only to them.
"Diligent often makes a conscious decision to avoid emotional expression and seems tight-lipped determined to remain that way. Emotional honesty is a challenge for most, but for the Diligent strength it goes far beyond the mere of challenging. For them, reality is a well-trodden path between tried and true. Diligent builds their career, their life and love, one smart brick atop another. Their mortar is a mix of intellect and practicality, and of a sort intolerant of mistakes. Whether owed to too high of expectations from parents, society, or themselves, these strong silent ones must do everything right. Occasionally a Diligent encounters emotional situations that overflow their logical banks. Unable to express the flood of irrational sensations, they respond in startlingly explosive ways: from booming tirade and pounding fists, to venomous attacks, to tearing the place apart. Startling, because Diligent is the cool-headed rational one among us. And while capable and competent intellectually, emotionally they are often as fragile as a newborn infant. The mystery for loved ones and others is why?" ...

[Sciler]

KINSMEN™ Thinking Style of Strength

Family is the common thread running through all they think and do.
They are gifted negotiators.
"Family is the theme that repeats throughout all they do. The world is but an extension of that deeply-rooted conviction. The Kinsmen tendencey is to see the goodness in others. They remind us of what is ultimately important in life and why each has others in the world. These intelligent, unprepossessing individuals are not driven by ego. Their style is more of the show than tell variety. Their living is their teaching. Set a problem before a Kinsmen, apprise them of needs and objectives and relax thereafter. Not meeting the expectations of others or the standards of work are viewed as personal failure by them. One hallmark characteristic of the Kinsmen strength is their consensus approach to problem-solving. At set intervals they seek general consensus on results to date, gaining approval from all concerned before continuing. Of all and many abilities the one most ascribed to Kinsmen is their unflappable, enduring patience. Many judges, magistrates and religious leaders are of the Kinsmen style of strength." ...

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HEALER™ Working Style of Strength

When they solve problems, they look at its effect and impact on the system as a whole.
They have a natural talent for any field or endeavour where healing is involved.
"These are the ones who change or broaden perspectives. The following excerpts are less specific than indicative of how this Style of strength approaches jobs and tasks. Healers find it odd that when people stub their toe they get angry, curse and through hobbled grimace and gritted teeth ignore the pain. How much quicker the heal if that throbbing toe were held and its pain acknowledged. How much more pleasant the day if the pain were comforted by sympathetic hands. After all, no matter your shoe or the rocky path it is pointed your toe never lets your body down. If small this change in thought does seem, apply it in principle to larger scale living, as Healer would, and note what differences result with change of belief. When the body is sick or diseased the prescribed policy is to view the disease with winner-loser hostility. Rather than stiffening resolve and muscle, and steadying nerve to control the pain, rather than declaring all-out war against the invader, instead try flipping perspectives. Focus light on the body's plight. It is every bit in need of caress as a stubbed toe. Accept the pain. Validate its existence. The body system may be confused as to which is friend and which is foe — the body for allowing disease to enter or disease for daring. Wars are always confusing. As peace follows surrender in war, heal and cure follows surrender in body disease." ...

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EMPATH™ Emoting Style of Strength

Their emotions bubble over easily and unexpectedly.
They may confuse being used with being needed.
"Ranked among the most powerful of the 14 core ANSIR® Styles, Empath is endowed with an incredible gift: emotion-acuity that is second-to-none. This innate skill and ability are necessary as their purpose and message can alter man, world and future upon delivery. They are purely emotional beings. Most do not realize how powerful they are, or how destructive they can be. As children, when teased and/or taunted for being a cry baby, Empath begins to mask their feelings. When they begin to speak, they may mask their thoughts as well. Before they talked, they knew more or less what others were thinking and wanting, and often responded before words were spoken. When they learn to speak, they also learn what "good," "bad" and "worst" feels like. Good is when others like what they say; bad is when they don't; and worst is when others get angry. It shakes their faith in their ability to understand, when loved and trusted others tell them with words what they feel is not right. They become reactionary chameleons, expert at fitting themselves into whatever mood-mold pleases and, thus, beginning what will become an Empath trait, "tell them what they want to hear." ...
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for the most part, it scares me how on par this thing was...

was anyone else slightly bothered at how it seemed to pinpoint them?

[unastrike]

KINSMEN™ Thinking Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™

* Family is the common thread running through all they think and do.
* They are gifted negotiators.

"Family is the theme that repeats throughout all they do. The world is but an extension of that deeply-rooted conviction. The Kinsmen tendencey is to see the goodness in others. They remind us of what is ultimately important in life and why each has others in the world. These intelligent, unprepossessing individuals are not driven by ego. Their style is more of the show than tell variety. Their living is their teaching. Set a problem before a Kinsmen, apprise them of needs and objectives and relax thereafter. Not meeting the expectations of others or the standards of work are viewed as personal failure by them. One hallmark characteristic of the Kinsmen strength is their consensus approach to problem-solving. At set intervals they seek general consensus on results to date, gaining approval from all concerned before continuing. Of all and many abilities the one most ascribed to Kinsmen is their unflappable, enduring patience. Many judges, magistrates and religious leaders are of the Kinsmen style of strength." ...

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ECCENTRIK™ Working Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™

* Professionally, they seek cutting-edge industries or interests.
* They prefer working alone to teamwork.

"Eccentrik usually decides well-in-advance who may or may not read their resumé. These individuals are success driven, goal-oriented, and astute business people. They participate on turf of their own choosing and keep time by their own watches. As they live their lives on the tottering edge of eccentricity, personally — they seek cutting edges, professionally. Industries, fields and ventures where success is yet to be proven, rules yet to be written and environments without cookie-cutter-constraint are where this Style of strength excels. Eccentrik is not a pie-in-the-sky theorist, though pie-in-the-face is not beneath them. They are three-dimensional business realists for whom an idea without form, function and marketability is an idea wasted. Theirs is a tactile, profit-oriented relationship with creativity. They tend to thrive on tight deadlines, often purposely mismanaging time to sweeten the challenge with a dollop of their own added pressure. When an Eccentrik head lowers, remarkability's rise portents." ...

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IDEALIST™ Emoting Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™

* They like upper-class lifestyles, fast cars, and expensive gifts.
* They measure success by wealth and power.

"While they have tremendous faith in their own abilities to produce and to lead, unconsciously, Idealist fears that unless they take control, all will be lost. Their fear may be justified. The world advances by march of improvement to time's measure. Perfection is crucial to progress. However fair or unfair, the blunt and brunt of responsibility is borne by those who see the highest potential in self and in others, and who demand its fulfillment. No matter what an Idealist does, they tend to think, "...it could be better." They try harder than most people, they feel more responsible than most do, and are harder on themselves than most would be, too. They push impatiently toward perfection, even if beyond the scope and scent of realistic. Their stopping and smelling the roses is unlikely. They would be distracted by stray grass-clippings along the pathway and either overlook the roses altogether or view them through disappointment-tainted glasses. Perfect is a word they seem to have invented and feel personally responsible for protecting. They don't like things to remain the way they are, but strive to improve everything they see and touch, including others in their company. For them, external appearances reflect internal standards." ...

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I'm a bit confused by the last one. Half-on, half-off, I guess. The others seem a good fit.

[RivaOni]

1 of the 2 ANSIR® Logicals
SAGE™ Thinking Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™

* They lose track of personal items and hardly notice clocks and calendars.
* They're often found to be extremely intelligent.

"Past events are so vividly imprinted on Sage, they recount them as freshly today as when they occurred. These individuals, with their gentle, unassuming manner, tend to be sociable and highly endeared. Sages think randomly and often earn a reputation for being scattered and unorganized. For instance, solving a jigsaw puzzle is a linear mental process. Most start with a few core-fitting pieces. They then hunt, match and build piece-by-piece until the puzzle is completed. Sage, however, starts at puzzle whole, not puzzle piece. Firmly holding a clear mental image of the puzzle, as if already solved, they move the scattered pieces to their proper place, matching location and arrangement with their completed mental image. A passerby may not immediately discern pattern of solution and stage of progress. Closer inspection however, would reveal that though unorganized and though riddled by space and gap, viewed collectively the strewn tabletop bears an uncanny resemblance to the completed puzzle — excepting for fit and snap." ...


SENTINEL™ Working Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™

* Generally, they are physically attractive but appear unapproachable.
* They speak up for themselves and others without hesitation.

"In every work concern and regard Sentinel seems able—as in capable, dependable and responsible. Yet, there is something about them that management finds perplexing. It might be owed to their independent streak that does not willingly nor easily bend to corporate will. Maybe it's their unreadable reserve that needs to be invited to opine, then delivers insight and depth unexpected. It could be their simmering intensity that does not abide fools or their ambition that, if focused and aimed, can disrupt and unseat. Keenest intellect is gut-born smarts. Sentinel tends to see and hear more than others. A talent evidenced by the predominance of this Style of strength in the investigative and interpretive professions. This cellular skill is an asset that Sentinel (often) is not aware of, instead, many think of themselves as having a sensitive stomach for that's the cubby-hole housing their unique truth barometer." ...


SCINTILLATOR™ Emoting Style of Strength
from Step 2: Profile Indepths™

* They can't sit still without fidgeting in discomfort.
* When confronted by anger, they head for the door.

"This personality personifies warm sunshine, convivial laughter and hail-good-fellow heartiness. When dark clouds gather they are the ones with silver-lining already in pocket. They have been called fickle, capricious, lazy and funny. The historical fame of this Style is optimism. The evolutionary name is Scintillator. If pessimists weigh one side of life's teeter-totter, Scintillator strengths weigh the other. Their purpose is to remind all that life is more ripe with joy than rift with sorrow. No matter the test, tisk and task, the soul is happier, the mind is quicker and the step lighter throughout, when accompanied by appreciation and laughter." ...

[BWS-1]