Strengths of a Sanguine

Strengths of a Sanguine
The Sanguine's Emotions

• Appealing personality
• Talkative, Storyteller
• Life of the Party
• Good sense of humor
• Memory for color
• Physically holds on to listener
• Emotional and demonstrative
• Enthusiastic and expressive
• Cheerful and bubbling over
• Curious
• Good on stage
• Wide-eyed and innocent
• Lives in the present
• Changeable disposition
• Sincere at heart
• Always a child

The Sanguine As A Parent *

• Makes Home Fun
• Is liked by children's friends
• Turns disaster into humor
• Is the circus master

The Sanguine At Work *

• Volunteers for Jobs
• thinks up new activities
• Looks great on the Surface
• Creative and colorful
• Has energy and enthusiasm
• Starts in a flashy way
• Inspires others to join
• charms others to work

The Sanguine As a Friend *

• Makes friends easily
• Loves People
• Thrives on compliments
• Seems exciting
• envied by others
• Doesn't hold grudges
• apologizes quickly
• Prevents dull moments
• Likes spontaneous activities

Strengths of a Melancholy
The Melancholy's Emotions

• Deep and thoughtfully
• Analytical
• Serious and purposeful
• Genius prone
• Talented and creative
• Artistic or musical
• Philosophical and poetic
• appreciative of beauty
• Sensitive to others
• Self-sacrificing
• Conscientious
• Idealistic

The Melancholy As A Parent *

• Sets high standards
• Wants everything done right
• Keeps home in good order
• Picks up after children
• Sacrifices own will for others
• Encourages scholarship and talent

The Melancholy At Work *

• Schedule oriented
• Perfectionist, high standards
• Detail conscious
• Persistent and thorough
• Orderly and organized
• Neat and tidy
• Economical
• Sees the problems
• Finds creative solutions
• Needs to finish what he starts
• Likes charts, graphs, figures, lists

The Melancholy As a Friend *

• Makes friends cautiously
• Content to stay in background
• Avoids causing attention
• Faithful and devoted
• Will listen to complaints
• Can solve other's problems
• Deep concern for other people
• Moved to tears with compassion
• Seeks ideal mate

Strengths of a Choleric
The Choleric's Emotions

• Born leader
• Dynamic and active
• Compulsive need for change
• Must correct wrongs
• Strong-willed and decisive
• Unemotional
• Not easily discouraged
• Independent and self sufficient
• Exudes confidence
• Can run anything

The Choleric As A Parent *

• Exerts sound leadership
• Establishes Goals
• Motivates family to action
• Knows the right answer
• Organizes household

The Choleric At Work *

• Goal oriented
• Sees the whole picture
• Organizes well
• Seeks practical solutions
• Moves quickly to action
• Delegates work
• Insists on production
• Makes the goal
• Stimulates activity
• Thrives on opposition

The Choleric As a Friend *

• Has little need for friends
• Will work for group activity
• Will lead and organize
• Is usually right
• Excels in emergencies

Strengths of a Phlegmatic
The Phlegmatic's Emotions

• Low-key personality
• Easygoing and relaxed
• Calm, cool and collected
• Patient well balanced
• Consistent life
• Quiet but witty
• Sympathetic and kind
• Keeps emotions hidden
• Happily reconciled to life
• All-purpose person

The Phlegmatic As A Parent *

• Makes a good parent
• Takes time for the children
• Is not in a hurry
• Can take the good with the bad
• Doesn't get upset easily

The Phlegmatic At Work *

• Competent and steady
• Peaceful and agreeable
• Has administrative ability
• Mediates problems
• Avoids conflicts
• Good under pressure
• Finds the easy way

The Phlegmatic As a Friend *

• Easy to get along with
• Pleasant and enjoyable
• Inoffensive
• Good listener
• Dry sense of humor
• Enjoys watching people
• Has many friends
• Has compassion and concern

Weaknesses of a Sanguine
The Sanguine's Emotions

• Compulsive talker
• Exaggerates and elaborates
• Dwells on trivia
• Can't remember names
• Scares others off
• Too happy for some
• Has restless energy
• Egotistical
• Blusters and complains
• Naive, gets taken in
• Has loud voice and laugh
• Controlled by circumstances
• Gets angry easily
• Seems phony to some
• Never Grows Up

The Sanguine As A Parent *

• Keeps home in a frenzy
• Forgets children's appointments
• disorganized
• Doesn't listen to the whole story

The Sanguine At Work *

• Would rather talk
• forgets obligations
• Doesn't follow through
• Confidence fades fast
• Undisciplined
• Priorities out of order
• Decides by feelings
• Easily distracted
• Wastes time talking

The Sanguine As a Friend *

• Hates to be alone
• Needs to be center stage
• Wants to be popular
• Looks for credit
• dominates conversations
• Interrupts and doesn't listen
• answers for others
• Fickle and forgetful
• Makes excuses
• Repeats stories

Weakness of a Melancholy
The Melancholy's Emotions

• Remembers the negatives
• Moody and depressed
• Enjoys being hurt
• Has false humility
• Off in another world
• Low self-image
• Has selective hearing
• Self-centered
• Too introspective
• Guilt feelings
• Persecution complex
• Tends to hypochondria

The Melancholy As A Parent *

• Puts goals beyond reach
• May discourage children
• May be too meticulous
• Becomes martyr
• Sulks over disagreements
• Puts guilt upon children

The Melancholy At Work *

• Not people oriented
• depressed over imperfections
• Chooses difficult work
• Hesitant to start projects
• Spends to much time planning
• Prefers analysis to work
• Self-deprecating
• Hard to please
• Standards often to high
• Deep need for approval

The Melancholy As a Friend *

• Lives through others
• Insecure socially
• Withdrawn and remote
• critical of others
• Holds back affections
• Dislikes those in opposition
• Suspicious of people
• Antagonistic and vengeful
• Unforgiving
• Full of contradictions
• Skeptical of compliments

Weaknesses of a Choleric
The Choleric's Emotions

• Bossy
• Impatient
• Quick-tempered
• Can't Relax
• Too impetuous
• Enjoys controversy and arguments
• Won't give up when loosing
• Comes on too strong
• Inflexible
• Is not complimentary
• Dislikes tears and emotions
• Is unsympathetic

The Choleric As A Parent *

• Tends to over dominate
• Too busy for family
• Gives answers too quickly
• Impatient with poor performance
• Won't let children relax
• May send them into depression

The Choleric At Work *

• Little tolerance for mistakes
• Doesn't analyze details
• Bored by trivia
• May make rash decisions
• May be rude or tactless
• Manipulates people
• Demanding of others
• End justifies the means
• Work may become his god
• Demands loyalty in the ranks

The Choleric As a Friend *

• Tends to use people
• Dominates others
• Knows everything
• Decides for others
• Can do everything better
• Is to independent
• Possessive of friends and mate
• Can't say, "I'm Sorry"
• May be right, but unpopular

Weaknesses of a Phlegmatic
The Phlegmatic's Emotions

• Unenthusiastic
• Fearful and worried
• Indecisive
• Avoids responsibility
• Quiet will of iron
• Selfish
• To shy and reticent
• Too compromising
• Self-righteous

The Phlegmatic As A Parent *

• Lax on discipline
• Doesn't organize home
• Takes life to easy

The Phlegmatic At Work *

• Not goal oriented
• Lacks self motivation
• Hard to get moving
• Resents being pushed
• Lazy and careless
• Discourages others
• Would rather watch

The Phlegmatic As a Friend *

• Dampens enthusiasm
• Stays uninvolved
• Is not exciting
• Indifferent to plans
• Judges others
• Sarcastic and teasing
• Resists change