Inside information about personality characteristics is power.
In a perfect world you wouldn’t have to worry about gaining leverage in your career or personal life. But the real world demands that you do so in order to protect your interests.
Success doesn’t require you to be a genius, but exploiting an edge can make a huge difference and help you prepare for potential peril.
Everyone has their own unique strengths and weaknesses and nobody is perfect. Even the most trivial details about your adversary’s personality can be used to gain an advantage in negotiations or other matters.
Traditional security investigations, personality self-tests, and psychologist interviews are some of the ways you can get to know someone. Otherwise, you’ll have to spend months with him and wait until he is under a lot of pressure.
“In tough times, that’s when you see true colours and personality.”
Didier Deschamps
Unorthodox methods, including handwriting analysis and comprehensive astrology and numerology, are my preferred methods to really understand authentic personality. All you need to provide to me is a snapshot of their handwriting and their birth data.
Read more about handwriting analysis here. Read more about comprehensive astrology and numerology in my debate with an astrology skeptic blog post.
Below are select characteristics that I routinely determine through handwriting analysis and comprehensive astrology and numerology. The more excessive any given personality trait, the more easily it can be identified.
Thinkers vs. Feelers
An extremely analytical person without empathy can be cold as ice. But a predominantly feeling person without critical thinking skills can be easily manipulated.
Past oriented vs. Future oriented
A past oriented person is consumed with nostalgia and oftentimes regret. A future oriented person would rather focus on tomorrow.
Emotionally responsive vs. Self-absorbed
An emotionally responsive person would do anything for a loved one. A self-absorbed person wouldn’t.
Emotional security as primary motivation vs. Goal achievement vs. Material security oriented
There is nothing wrong with primarily being interested in emotional security (e.g., happy marriage), goal achievement, or financial security. The problem is being excessively motivated in one of these areas, to the detriment of the others.
Surface thinking vs. Deep thinking
Someone who is a surface thinker doesn’t care about why things happen. He will accept things at face value. The deep thinker wants to know why things happen and won’t automatically accept the consensus view.
In touch with feelings vs. Detached
Those strongly in touch with their feelings might be swayed through an emotional plea. Those who distance themselves from their feelings would be more objective.
Open-minded vs. Closed minded
Open-minded people are receptive to new ideas. Judgmental people, generally, aren’t.
Intellectually sharp vs. Slow, methodical thinker
Although the intellectual typically believes himself to be shrewd, all too often the unsophisticated person has more common sense. “Smart-stupid” people, particularly if they are biased, can be influenced just as easily as anyone else.
Detail-oriented vs. Big-picture
Excessively detail-oriented people tend to get lost in the trivialities. Big-picture people tend to see the overall idea, but might miss the finer points.
Greedy vs. Generous
Excessive desire for acquisition of money can be a vulnerability. But so can being too altruistic.
Vanity vs. Modesty
The narcissist can be manipulated through excessive praise. But those who are too modest might give too much away.
Savior complex vs. Egoist
Those with a savior complex would “do the right thing,” excessively, to her detriment. But self-seekers make it all about themselves.
Secretive vs. Forthcoming
A lack of transparency can cause big problems. But someone who is too candid might reveal information that is supposed to remain secret.
Lack of Integrity vs. Honorable
Knowing you’re dealing with someone who has great difficulty living by her asserted convictions can help you prepare for the worst. Though the righteous might be more easily controlled in negotiations.
Self-deception vs. Objectivity
Someone with excessive rationalization might fool himself into settling for something less than he would otherwise. Yet the world sometimes seems bleak to those who squarely face the cold, hard realities of life.
Defiance vs. Submission
Those who are defiant won’t give an inch. But those who are too submissive are doormats.
Excessive sensitivity to criticism vs. Not caring what others think
Those with excessive sensitivity to criticism might hold back, but those without any inhibitions could act inappropriately.
Problematic emotional balance vs. Stoic
While under pressure, those with problematic emotional balance lapse into a childish disposition. But those who are too stoic might be repressing their emotions, leading to an eventual blow up.
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