Psychogeometrics

Directions: Look at the five shapes below. Quickly choose the shape you feel represents you, or the one you were originally attracted to, the one you like best. Then rank the remaining four shapes in order of preference to you. Then go to the following pages and read about your personality style

Your Ranking:

#1__________ #2__________ #3__________ #4__________ #5__________

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Description of personality style preference based on the geometric shapes

Strengths
BOX (SJ) Authority Belong Dutiful Judicious Organized Parental Practical Perseverance Predictable Responsible Sensible Serious Service Structure Useful Administrator vs. manager Analytical Conservative Detail-Oriented Determined Follow plans Hard Worker Knowledgeable Likes to know rules Logical Need predictability Organized Patient Perfectionist

Weaknesses
Complaining Cool & aloof Loner Meticulous Nit-picking Procrastinating Resist change

Typical Jobs
Accountant Administrator Author/editor Bank teller Business Computer programmer Construction Doctor-specialist Engineering Government worker Inspector Manual laborer medicine Paper processor Secretary Selling Teacher Truck driver

Strengths
TRIANGLE (NT) Abstract Controlling Critical Innovation Intelligence Logical Perfection Power Precision Skeptical Systematic Vision Ambitious Athletic Bottom-line Competitive Competency Decisive Focused on goal Hierarchical Leadership Left-brain Political Wisdom

Weaknesses
Dogmatic Driven Impatient Overloaded Political Self-centered Status oriented

Typical Jobs
Administrator Analysts Architecture Business owner Conductor Consulting Design Economists Entrepreneur Executive Law firm partner Manager/supervisor Math Military officer Orchestra Pilot Politician Teacher/Professor Union organizer

Strengths
CIRCLE (NF) Caring Empathetic Honesty Idealistic Imaginative Integrity Lovers Peacekeepers Relations Romantic Searching Spiritual Unique Unity Creative Empathic Friendly Generous Harmony Integration/ holistic Listeners Nurturing Persuasive Pleasers Problem solvers Sensitive Stabilizing Reflective Team players

Weaknesses
Apolitical Emotional Gossipy Indecisive Lazy Manipulative Melancholy Over personal Self-blaming

Typical Jobs
Acting Advertising Analyst Camp leaders Consultant Consulting Counselor Historians Housewife Human resources Medical Minister PR Sales Sales Secretary Teacher Teaching Waiter Writing

Strengths
SQUIGGLE (SP) Action Adventurer Competitive Motivating Creativity Endurance Bold Fun motion Open-ended Physical Spontaneous Risks Sensuous Conceptual Excitable Future oriented Impulsive Independent Innovative Integrative Right brain Start-up Stimulation Variety Witty

Weaknesses
Disorganized Eccentric Evangelistic Illogical Impractical Nave Uninhibited Unrealistic

Typical Jobs
Agent Artist/performer Astrologist Decorator Entrepreneur Evangelist Independence Inventor Musician New product specialist Professor Promoter/PR Researcher Sales Tools: instruments, carpentry, etc.

The Rectangle is really about someone in transition rather than a concrete shape. They are stretching out of a box. Things are moving and changing or they are seeking new growth.

Strengths
RECTANGLE Change Transition in life Dissatisfied Confused Growing Unpredictability Searching Learning Exciting Inquisitive Courageous

Weaknesses
Confused Low self-esteem Inconsistent Gullible Not genuine Unpredictable

Typical Jobs
New bosses Entry-level Recent graduate Newly promoted Life crisis Adolescents Entrepreneurs Performers new retirees

Sample of Style Combinations

Most people are a combination of styles. Above left is a box-circle and above right is a circle squiggle. That means that the box-circles most dominant traits are box like with circle characteristics (the smaller shape inside the box), and the circle squiggle is a dominant circle with squiggle characteristics. Of course, this is a very simple and non-validated inventory, but it provides easy language with which you can describe personality traits. It is an introduction to the concept that your specific personality style tends to match some careers better than others, you use unique skills, and utilize specific strengths as well as express some weaknesses. For a more in-depth personality style discussion and career analysis talk to a career counselor. They can offer additional inventories, career tests, and connect you to specific career information that will help you choose and explore appropriate careers.
For further reading see Susan Dellingers book Psychogeometrics. http://www.amazon.com/Psycho-geometrics-Science-Understanding-PeopleCommunicating/dp/1559777044/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239739083&sr=1-3 6