Letter spacing in handwriting relates to self-expression and, in regard to relationships, your level of warmth and receptivity.
If you were to look for an ideal space between letters, you might like to think of having the space of a ‘u’ between letters. With this amount of space between letters, you would be someone who could adapt, respond in a friendly manner, and be able to have a good give-and-take within your relationships. Not only would you have an openness to learning, but you could alter your point of view within that learning. You would likely be open-minded, candid and have a good level of self-discipline and steadiness.
Irregular letter spacing suggests someone who will likely be inconsistent in their responses to others, sometimes acting impulsively and sometimes pulling back, and seeming to not know where they really want to direct their efforts. Confusion of interests and the result rollercoaster ride of feelings that accompanies it may be far more attractive to this person than consistency and directed effort. In truth, this type of writing indicates a person who is anxious and not sure (or inwardly worried) about which way to go. They may well overreact to situations and people.
Very narrow letter spacing suggests someone who tends toward impulsiveness or overreactions in most situations, and whose judgment may be ‘off’. This type of person tries to fit in because the most important thing to them is acceptance. A narrow letter spacing can be indicative of someone who experiences confusion about what they feel and also about what others feel.
Someone whose letter spacing is wide is usually more outgoing and tending toward spontaneity. This is the type of person who responds ‘in the moment’ rather than taking time to ponder. They may fall in and out of love easily, for their attachments may appear to be to many, but in reality are to few. This type of person can on occasion be a little thoughtless and can lack tact at times.
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Handwriting: Word Spacing
Word spacing in handwriting relates to your ‘space’ in relation to other people around you. Word spacing can indicate whether you’re an easy, go-with-the-flow type of person or a more arm’s length type of person. Your word spacing can also reflect your style of speech, whether you talk quickly or in a more paced, relaxed manner.
If there is a nice visual balance between the space between your words, this suggests that you are likewise well balanced and have a good sense of boundaries between yourself and others. Your balanced word spacing also indicates you are reasonable, quite self-confident and are likely at ease in social settings. It also indicates you’re likely comfortable whether alone or in the company of others as well as a clear thinker.
If the space between your words is narrow, this does suggest you seek contact with others and have a strong desire to maintain constant relationships. Your narrow word spacing also suggests you may think, talk or act with minimal reflection. Very narrow word spacing can suggest you give advice freely (perhaps too freely), and your judgments are based on feelings. In addition, there is some insecurity that can be an integral part of close word spacing and some inclination toward occasional periods where you can feel isolated or lonely (resulting in you more strongly reaching out to others to compensate).
Wide word spacing suggests you’re not one to allow another close without giving time for the relationship to develop. Should your word spacing be wide, you likely hold others at arm’s length until you get to know them. You’re likely a little reserved. Extremely wide word spacing indicates you are quite independent and a little wary of intimacy. You may give the impression that you are self-assured, but feel shy or isolated inside.
If your word spacing varies between wide and more narrow, you’ll approach issues from a varied point of view depending on your mood of the moment. There are times you may feel a little anxious or scattered, and you can tend to worry. Your sense of boundaries may be blurred.
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If there is a nice visual balance between the space between your words, this suggests that you are likewise well balanced and have a good sense of boundaries between yourself and others. Your balanced word spacing also indicates you are reasonable, quite self-confident and are likely at ease in social settings. It also indicates you’re likely comfortable whether alone or in the company of others as well as a clear thinker.
If the space between your words is narrow, this does suggest you seek contact with others and have a strong desire to maintain constant relationships. Your narrow word spacing also suggests you may think, talk or act with minimal reflection. Very narrow word spacing can suggest you give advice freely (perhaps too freely), and your judgments are based on feelings. In addition, there is some insecurity that can be an integral part of close word spacing and some inclination toward occasional periods where you can feel isolated or lonely (resulting in you more strongly reaching out to others to compensate).
Wide word spacing suggests you’re not one to allow another close without giving time for the relationship to develop. Should your word spacing be wide, you likely hold others at arm’s length until you get to know them. You’re likely a little reserved. Extremely wide word spacing indicates you are quite independent and a little wary of intimacy. You may give the impression that you are self-assured, but feel shy or isolated inside.
If your word spacing varies between wide and more narrow, you’ll approach issues from a varied point of view depending on your mood of the moment. There are times you may feel a little anxious or scattered, and you can tend to worry. Your sense of boundaries may be blurred.
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Monday, October 13, 2008
Handwriting: A Fine Line
The space between lines of writing is significant. Line spacing reflects how clear emotionally the person is, it suggests organizational abilities and has ramifications in regard to goal setting. Self-discipline and common sense are also factors in line spacing.
All the above is challenging to assess if you give your potential candidate or friend lined paper, for the lines of writing and so many other factors are dictated by the margins as well as the lines on the paper. Remember to always use blank paper.
Line spacing that is balanced suggests someone who can plan well, and who has a clear objectivity in their outlook. Balanced line spacing, in addition, suggests clarity of thinking and a good ability to plan. In addition, this is an area where you can assume that your candidate or friend’s level of common sense will be strong.
Where you observe narrow line spacing, when you can see that the lines are almost going to collide, it suggests a questionable judgment on the part of your potential candidate. It also implies a lack of comfort with self and a questionable level of knowledge about themselves. Their sense of reserve can also be called to question.
Overlapping lines, where the handwriting resembles a ‘traffic accident’ immediately raises red flags in relation to ability to follow through in an organized fashion. Where the upper loops (ideas, philosophies) are colliding with the lower loops (imagination, ability to bring what you are thinking into ‘reality’) it also suggests the person’s thinking may be far from organized. If you think of the writing as one line stepping on the other, it can call to mind a person who steps on another’s toes and who therefore lacks consideration for others. The look of such a writing can be analogous to the proverbial dog’s breakfast, and suggests issues with perspective and judgment.
A writer whose line spacing is wide is indicating they wish to be more detached, perhaps so that it is easier for them to exercise their judgment. If the distance between the lines is significant, it can suggest the writer feels somewhat isolated emotionally, or at least someone with an arm’s length idea of manners or protocol—perhaps a more elegant or ‘refined’ individual. Overly wide line spacing can also suggest the person is experiencing some level of upset or is a dispassionate individual.
Line spacing that is up, down and all around is an obvious red flat insofar as inconsistent confidence, demeanor, and can indicate moods that swing this way and that way at will. This is type of person who can be impetuous and whose moods are ‘of the moment’.
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All the above is challenging to assess if you give your potential candidate or friend lined paper, for the lines of writing and so many other factors are dictated by the margins as well as the lines on the paper. Remember to always use blank paper.
Line spacing that is balanced suggests someone who can plan well, and who has a clear objectivity in their outlook. Balanced line spacing, in addition, suggests clarity of thinking and a good ability to plan. In addition, this is an area where you can assume that your candidate or friend’s level of common sense will be strong.
Where you observe narrow line spacing, when you can see that the lines are almost going to collide, it suggests a questionable judgment on the part of your potential candidate. It also implies a lack of comfort with self and a questionable level of knowledge about themselves. Their sense of reserve can also be called to question.
Overlapping lines, where the handwriting resembles a ‘traffic accident’ immediately raises red flags in relation to ability to follow through in an organized fashion. Where the upper loops (ideas, philosophies) are colliding with the lower loops (imagination, ability to bring what you are thinking into ‘reality’) it also suggests the person’s thinking may be far from organized. If you think of the writing as one line stepping on the other, it can call to mind a person who steps on another’s toes and who therefore lacks consideration for others. The look of such a writing can be analogous to the proverbial dog’s breakfast, and suggests issues with perspective and judgment.
A writer whose line spacing is wide is indicating they wish to be more detached, perhaps so that it is easier for them to exercise their judgment. If the distance between the lines is significant, it can suggest the writer feels somewhat isolated emotionally, or at least someone with an arm’s length idea of manners or protocol—perhaps a more elegant or ‘refined’ individual. Overly wide line spacing can also suggest the person is experiencing some level of upset or is a dispassionate individual.
Line spacing that is up, down and all around is an obvious red flat insofar as inconsistent confidence, demeanor, and can indicate moods that swing this way and that way at will. This is type of person who can be impetuous and whose moods are ‘of the moment’.
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
Handwriting: A Marginal Issue
Margins not only create a person’s ‘universe’ as encapsulated on a piece of paper, but they create a frame around the writing. Margins also represent the writer’s area for communicating. For example, just as some people crowd their lives with activities, they crowd their page without any room to spare. Others leave space around their page, analogous to time left for reflecting upon their thoughts.
The person who has no discernible margin around their paper, but who uses every inch of space wants to live life fully. His sense of boundaries may not be developed, and they may believe that because they’re interested, everyone is interested. Someone who writes with a fairly even, broad margin all around is someone who makes sure there is plenty of space in their lives for everything to be done. People like this are not inclined to extend themselves beyond comfortable limits. Those with average margins have a good overall sense of control, neither being over-involved or distant with others.
A left margin that drifts righward is usually characteristic of someone who is enthusiastic and wishes to move to their future. This writer is so excited by what they are doing, they don’t want to take the extra time to go all the way back to the left margin. The writer whose left margin drifts leftward is someone who prefers to opt for the tried and true and established methods rather than ‘taking a risk’. In a sense, this person is ‘backing up’ from taking risks.
Should a page have a concave margin to the left, the person likely starts a project quite enthusiastically; as they realize they are overly far from a familiar ‘comfort zone’, they’ll likely move back toward the familiar (similar to the way their margin steadily drifts back to the left). The writer whose right margin is concave has readily sailed into a new project only to back away mid-page in the right margin pulling back toward the left when they’ve had a chance to re-consider their initial action. After such introspection and with renewed feelings of security that things will work out very well, their right margin is free to drift back from the left and back into the rightward area of the page.
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The person who has no discernible margin around their paper, but who uses every inch of space wants to live life fully. His sense of boundaries may not be developed, and they may believe that because they’re interested, everyone is interested. Someone who writes with a fairly even, broad margin all around is someone who makes sure there is plenty of space in their lives for everything to be done. People like this are not inclined to extend themselves beyond comfortable limits. Those with average margins have a good overall sense of control, neither being over-involved or distant with others.
A left margin that drifts righward is usually characteristic of someone who is enthusiastic and wishes to move to their future. This writer is so excited by what they are doing, they don’t want to take the extra time to go all the way back to the left margin. The writer whose left margin drifts leftward is someone who prefers to opt for the tried and true and established methods rather than ‘taking a risk’. In a sense, this person is ‘backing up’ from taking risks.
Should a page have a concave margin to the left, the person likely starts a project quite enthusiastically; as they realize they are overly far from a familiar ‘comfort zone’, they’ll likely move back toward the familiar (similar to the way their margin steadily drifts back to the left). The writer whose right margin is concave has readily sailed into a new project only to back away mid-page in the right margin pulling back toward the left when they’ve had a chance to re-consider their initial action. After such introspection and with renewed feelings of security that things will work out very well, their right margin is free to drift back from the left and back into the rightward area of the page.
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Handwriting: Big or Small Picture?
In essence, the size of writing reflects your need for visibility and recognition. The letters, line direction and more marching across the page will indicate your ability to remain steadfast and steady, and whether your ego strength will help or hinder you in your quest for goals and objectives.
Large Writing: If your writing is very large, you are unconsciously ‘broadcasting’ that you feel a different standard or construction of the page should be created for you to accommodate your script rather than having to pinch your writing into a smaller space. This alone says volumes about you. Your very large script will almost seem to challenge the page; you’ll likely respond to life with the same confidence and enthusiasm. You’ll be very likely to enjoy risks and you’ll be quite at ease with others and in terms of your ‘inner self’. Your goals are likely high, and you’ll naturally assume a leadership role. Others will usually acknowledge and recognize your ability to influence others.
Small Writing: If your script is the opposite end of the proverbial spectrum from the large writer’s, it’s likely you’ll be more introspective. You may not be as open as the larger writer, although you’ll have a talent for detail and organization, personifying your small script. You’ll find it easy to focus for long time periods. In a sense you’re a kindred soul to the large writer, for you both have chosen paths away from the ‘norm’ and your small writing (similar to the large writer’s script) makes you quite independent. Your goals may be just as grandiose as the larger writer’s goals, but you’ll be more private and introspective about them. As a small writer, you’ll be comfortable working alone and, when you’re focused and intent on what you’re doing, will exclude the entire world without even realizing it.
Average-Size Writing: If your lower case letters are about one-eighth of an inch high, your writing is average in size and indicates you have the ability to be practical and realistic; you are able to adapt to your writing without compromising yourself in the process.
Large Writing: If your writing is very large, you are unconsciously ‘broadcasting’ that you feel a different standard or construction of the page should be created for you to accommodate your script rather than having to pinch your writing into a smaller space. This alone says volumes about you. Your very large script will almost seem to challenge the page; you’ll likely respond to life with the same confidence and enthusiasm. You’ll be very likely to enjoy risks and you’ll be quite at ease with others and in terms of your ‘inner self’. Your goals are likely high, and you’ll naturally assume a leadership role. Others will usually acknowledge and recognize your ability to influence others.
Small Writing: If your script is the opposite end of the proverbial spectrum from the large writer’s, it’s likely you’ll be more introspective. You may not be as open as the larger writer, although you’ll have a talent for detail and organization, personifying your small script. You’ll find it easy to focus for long time periods. In a sense you’re a kindred soul to the large writer, for you both have chosen paths away from the ‘norm’ and your small writing (similar to the large writer’s script) makes you quite independent. Your goals may be just as grandiose as the larger writer’s goals, but you’ll be more private and introspective about them. As a small writer, you’ll be comfortable working alone and, when you’re focused and intent on what you’re doing, will exclude the entire world without even realizing it.
Average-Size Writing: If your lower case letters are about one-eighth of an inch high, your writing is average in size and indicates you have the ability to be practical and realistic; you are able to adapt to your writing without compromising yourself in the process.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Handwriting: The Baseline - How are you motivated?
When you interview that potential candidate and have decided to ask them for a Handwriting sample, be sure to hand your candidate blank paper as opposed to lined paper. Blank paper will allow your candidate’s writing to find its own direction and size without the restriction of lines and margins.
Should your candidate request lined paper because they don’t feel comfortable with blank paper, you’ll know your candidate prefers structure to being more free-flowing/creative. Should you see your candidate use some sort of edge (whether it be a ruler edge or the edge of another piece of paper) as a baseline for their writing, it suggests your candidate has a strong need to feel in control.
Baselines can move in a multitude of directions; the line direction itself indicates whether your candidate is motivated from within or allows outside circumstances to influence them. Those candidates who have a steady baseline when writing on blank paper are self-motivated. This is a person who is reliable, dependable and sincere with others. They will be a person who can maintain productivity and who can keep things in perspective and under control. This type of person will likely be quite goal oriented.
People with a fluctuating or vacillating baseline are more other-motivated, affected by reactions to their environment. They will be more susceptible to being influenced by outside circumstances or the expectations of others. Long-range projects may be challenging for this person because they prefer to wait and see what the immediate holds.
The person whose baseline ascends the page is optimistic and has an upbeat personality. A gently ascending baseline indicates the individual will be enthusiastic and buoyant. A baseline that resembles a steep hill suggests someone who is overly optimistic or who has aspirations that are unrealistic.
The baseline that moves ‘downhill’ could be broadcasting a period of discouragement or pessimism. It will be important to know whether this is something that happens in their writing all the time, for if someone is used to writing on lined paper, it is possible that their baseline will pull downward toward their body naturally without any discouragement evident.
A writing that begins the line steadily or in an upward direction and then falls downhill at the end of the line suggests someone who starts off with determination and a good attitude, but somehow loses energy as time goes on. Such a person may lose energy throughout a task or become discouraged or pessimistic as they move through tasks. Conversely, a baseline that begins well and then droops down like a sagging mattress and then moves upward toward the end of the line is someone who may become discouraged, but pulls themselves out of it to ‘win the game’ in the end.
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Should your candidate request lined paper because they don’t feel comfortable with blank paper, you’ll know your candidate prefers structure to being more free-flowing/creative. Should you see your candidate use some sort of edge (whether it be a ruler edge or the edge of another piece of paper) as a baseline for their writing, it suggests your candidate has a strong need to feel in control.
Baselines can move in a multitude of directions; the line direction itself indicates whether your candidate is motivated from within or allows outside circumstances to influence them. Those candidates who have a steady baseline when writing on blank paper are self-motivated. This is a person who is reliable, dependable and sincere with others. They will be a person who can maintain productivity and who can keep things in perspective and under control. This type of person will likely be quite goal oriented.
People with a fluctuating or vacillating baseline are more other-motivated, affected by reactions to their environment. They will be more susceptible to being influenced by outside circumstances or the expectations of others. Long-range projects may be challenging for this person because they prefer to wait and see what the immediate holds.
The person whose baseline ascends the page is optimistic and has an upbeat personality. A gently ascending baseline indicates the individual will be enthusiastic and buoyant. A baseline that resembles a steep hill suggests someone who is overly optimistic or who has aspirations that are unrealistic.
The baseline that moves ‘downhill’ could be broadcasting a period of discouragement or pessimism. It will be important to know whether this is something that happens in their writing all the time, for if someone is used to writing on lined paper, it is possible that their baseline will pull downward toward their body naturally without any discouragement evident.
A writing that begins the line steadily or in an upward direction and then falls downhill at the end of the line suggests someone who starts off with determination and a good attitude, but somehow loses energy as time goes on. Such a person may lose energy throughout a task or become discouraged or pessimistic as they move through tasks. Conversely, a baseline that begins well and then droops down like a sagging mattress and then moves upward toward the end of the line is someone who may become discouraged, but pulls themselves out of it to ‘win the game’ in the end.
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Handwriting: The Aggressive, Hard-Driving Person
This blog will be helpful to you if you seek to hire someone who is a hard-driving sales person who will do their utmost to bring in the numbers. It will also be interesting to you if you are looking for a hard-driving mate who has a personality that is ‘larger than life’.
Aggressive: One area you can perceive aggressiveness through the strokes of handwriting is in the ‘y’ and ‘g’. Should you see strong v-wedges in these letters or any other strong v-wedges in the lower loop area, you are perceiving aggressiveness, or that person’s drive to go after what they want. A sprinkling of these through the handwriting indicates a strongly sales- and results-oriented personality. If every ‘y’ and ‘g’ has a v-wedge, you’re looking at a sales individual with a personality that could be a little disarming to those who prefer a softer approach.
Sharp Wit: In your hiring search for someone who can win through intimidation, keep a look-out for someone who sharply slashes their t-bars to the point where they resemble daggers. Here you are looking at someone who wins by intimidation and someone who can withstand rejection. Should this person feel they are being pushed around, they are quite capable of making pointed remarks to keep others at arm’s length.
Angled Connectives: When you perceive the connections between letters in a writing to be sharply angled, you’re seeing someone who has the drive to achieve, no matter what the odds. This is a quality that Donald Trump has in his writing to strongly drive himself toward what he wills himself to achieve.
High, Dominant Capitals: When the writing you’re looking at has capital letters that fairly leap off the page in terms of their height and width, you’re seeing someone who has incredibly dynamic ego strengths and extremely high confidence. This is the type of person who is ambitious, full of self-esteem, promotional talent and could be almost imperious.
Large Writing: The writer who lands on the page with their commanding script usually lives their life with equal confidence and enthusiasm. This is the person who will not hesitate to take a risk, act courageously and act boldly. They’ll have high aspirations and most likely seek leadership. They will be gregarious and have no doubt as to their own self-worth. Their ability to influence and lead will be obvious.
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Aggressive: One area you can perceive aggressiveness through the strokes of handwriting is in the ‘y’ and ‘g’. Should you see strong v-wedges in these letters or any other strong v-wedges in the lower loop area, you are perceiving aggressiveness, or that person’s drive to go after what they want. A sprinkling of these through the handwriting indicates a strongly sales- and results-oriented personality. If every ‘y’ and ‘g’ has a v-wedge, you’re looking at a sales individual with a personality that could be a little disarming to those who prefer a softer approach.
Sharp Wit: In your hiring search for someone who can win through intimidation, keep a look-out for someone who sharply slashes their t-bars to the point where they resemble daggers. Here you are looking at someone who wins by intimidation and someone who can withstand rejection. Should this person feel they are being pushed around, they are quite capable of making pointed remarks to keep others at arm’s length.
Angled Connectives: When you perceive the connections between letters in a writing to be sharply angled, you’re seeing someone who has the drive to achieve, no matter what the odds. This is a quality that Donald Trump has in his writing to strongly drive himself toward what he wills himself to achieve.
High, Dominant Capitals: When the writing you’re looking at has capital letters that fairly leap off the page in terms of their height and width, you’re seeing someone who has incredibly dynamic ego strengths and extremely high confidence. This is the type of person who is ambitious, full of self-esteem, promotional talent and could be almost imperious.
Large Writing: The writer who lands on the page with their commanding script usually lives their life with equal confidence and enthusiasm. This is the person who will not hesitate to take a risk, act courageously and act boldly. They’ll have high aspirations and most likely seek leadership. They will be gregarious and have no doubt as to their own self-worth. Their ability to influence and lead will be obvious.
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Friday, August 8, 2008
Handwriting: The Dependable, Logical Person
This blog is a continuation of some tips for those who hire individuals, or who are cultivating a new friendship. By now you have handed your candidate a few sheets of blank paper and asked them to record some of their long- and short-term goals, what they feel the responsibilities of the position are, and why they’re excited about working for you.
If one of your hiring criteria (or criteria for friendship) is dependability and logic, you might check for the presence of:
Solidity: Does your candidate have a steady baseline? If the answer is yes, this indicates the individual is reliable, dependable, straightforward, sincere, and likely has an even temper. If their writing is ruler straight, it indicates control of emotions and moods to the point of fearing being out of control. Such an overly straight ruler-writing also can suggest rigid discipline and someone who does not allow self-doubt.
Logic: If your candidates letters are all connected, this suggests your candidate has a logical, sequential mind and solves problems one issue or item at a time until everything is resolved.
Matter-of-Fact Outlook: Should you need your candidate to have a matter-of-fact, black-and-white outlook, check to see if all of their t-bars stand alone on their t-stems (that is, check to see that none of their t-bars join to the next letter). If this is the case, your candidate would likely respond to a remark such as “Oh, look, there’s our garbologist over there.” By saying “It’s garbage … why don’t you call it what it is. Why use a five dollar word rather than a one dollar word?”
Analytical mind: Check your candidate’s m’s and n’s: If most or all of their letters have a v-wedge at the baseline, you’re looking at a candidate who has an incisive, analytical mind. This is the type of person who doesn’t accept existing information, but who wants to know ‘why’.
Good follow-through: Do your candidate’s ‘g’ and ‘y’ loops return to the baseline of their writing? If the answer is yes, you have someone in front of you who has an excellent sense of follow-through. If they say they will do something, chances are very good that they will, and within the time frame they have promised!
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If one of your hiring criteria (or criteria for friendship) is dependability and logic, you might check for the presence of:
Solidity: Does your candidate have a steady baseline? If the answer is yes, this indicates the individual is reliable, dependable, straightforward, sincere, and likely has an even temper. If their writing is ruler straight, it indicates control of emotions and moods to the point of fearing being out of control. Such an overly straight ruler-writing also can suggest rigid discipline and someone who does not allow self-doubt.
Logic: If your candidates letters are all connected, this suggests your candidate has a logical, sequential mind and solves problems one issue or item at a time until everything is resolved.
Matter-of-Fact Outlook: Should you need your candidate to have a matter-of-fact, black-and-white outlook, check to see if all of their t-bars stand alone on their t-stems (that is, check to see that none of their t-bars join to the next letter). If this is the case, your candidate would likely respond to a remark such as “Oh, look, there’s our garbologist over there.” By saying “It’s garbage … why don’t you call it what it is. Why use a five dollar word rather than a one dollar word?”
Analytical mind: Check your candidate’s m’s and n’s: If most or all of their letters have a v-wedge at the baseline, you’re looking at a candidate who has an incisive, analytical mind. This is the type of person who doesn’t accept existing information, but who wants to know ‘why’.
Good follow-through: Do your candidate’s ‘g’ and ‘y’ loops return to the baseline of their writing? If the answer is yes, you have someone in front of you who has an excellent sense of follow-through. If they say they will do something, chances are very good that they will, and within the time frame they have promised!
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Handwriting: The Service-Oriented Person
For those of you who are hiring staff and who would like more information about your candidate so that you can get to know them better, here’s a great general tip: Hand any candidate you interview from this time onward a few sheets of BLANK paper and ask them to write some of their long- and short-term goals, ask them to write what they understand the job responsibilities are, and ask them to write down why they are excited at the prospect of working with your company. In doing this, you will get a few pages from your candidate’s heart and thoughts rather than receiving a crafted resume. Doing this will also give you more information to target questions to both your candidate and to their references.
For those of you seeking service-oriented people, look at those few handwritten sheets from your candidate and see if any of these trait strokes are present:
Diplomacy: If the second portion of your candidate’s letter m’s are lower than the first portion, they are indicating they can be quite diplomatic with others, and are good at gaining the cooperation of others. Other people will do what your candidate asks, even if they’re not sure why.
Helping Others: Are the lead-in strokes to your candidate’s letter h’s suspended above the baseline? If the answer is yes, your candidate is someone who has a need to be needed, and likely loves to reach out to others.
Empathy: One area of empathy in handwriting is reflected by a gentle forward slant, indicating the person will not only reach out to others, but is someone who others can relate to easily.
Being of Service: Do some or most of your candidate’s letter s’s have soft tops? Do some of their letter r’s have a soft top as well? If you see many of these soft tops on these particular letters, it indicates ‘yieldingness’ in your candidate. That is, your candidate wishes to accommodate to the needs and wishes of others—it may be difficult for your candidate to say ‘no’, especially when ‘no’ is going to result in unpleasantness or confrontation. If the position you need to fill is sales related and you see a high number of these soft-topped s’s, it indicates your candidate will be a relationship-building type of sales person and not someone who is a hard-core crunch-the-numbers sales type of person.
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For those of you seeking service-oriented people, look at those few handwritten sheets from your candidate and see if any of these trait strokes are present:
Diplomacy: If the second portion of your candidate’s letter m’s are lower than the first portion, they are indicating they can be quite diplomatic with others, and are good at gaining the cooperation of others. Other people will do what your candidate asks, even if they’re not sure why.
Helping Others: Are the lead-in strokes to your candidate’s letter h’s suspended above the baseline? If the answer is yes, your candidate is someone who has a need to be needed, and likely loves to reach out to others.
Empathy: One area of empathy in handwriting is reflected by a gentle forward slant, indicating the person will not only reach out to others, but is someone who others can relate to easily.
Being of Service: Do some or most of your candidate’s letter s’s have soft tops? Do some of their letter r’s have a soft top as well? If you see many of these soft tops on these particular letters, it indicates ‘yieldingness’ in your candidate. That is, your candidate wishes to accommodate to the needs and wishes of others—it may be difficult for your candidate to say ‘no’, especially when ‘no’ is going to result in unpleasantness or confrontation. If the position you need to fill is sales related and you see a high number of these soft-topped s’s, it indicates your candidate will be a relationship-building type of sales person and not someone who is a hard-core crunch-the-numbers sales type of person.
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Saturday, July 5, 2008
Personal Pronoun I
There are many formations of the Personal Pronoun I (PPI), each one having a special meaning. This blog addresses the size of the Personal Pronoun I.
The average size PPI balances with the size of the rest of the writing. If your PPI is an average size, it suggests you are comfortable with yourself and those around you, and someone who can give and take with ease. You are someone who doesn’t give in to those around you and at the same time doesn’t exert your own opinions or need for independence forcefully at the expense of others.
If your PPI is small, you are someone who is modest and tends to underestimate your abilities. You’re not someone who ‘blows your own horn’ so to speak, and would rather blend and be more unassuming. Should you be faced with a new challenge, you’ll have to overcome doubt in yourself . Lack of faith in yourself may limit your ability to achieve. As such, you’ll need activities where you can feel comfortable and that you know how to do very well.
If your PPI s large, you have a strong self-image, are relaxed with yourself and open toward others. You really won’t be overly concerned about others’ opinions of you. Your self-confidence will be strong, allowing you to be spontaneous with others. You are someone who can ask for what you want and who can easily command the respect of others. You can be quite visible in your actions and your positions and will handle this easily.
Inflated PPI: Your PPI represents ‘you’: any exaggeration is also an exaggeration of your personality. If you have an exaggerated PPI and your writing is balanced and a ‘high form level’, you are someone who projects energy and power with incredible confidence and a strong ego. If your exaggerated PPI is in a faltering or ‘low form level’ writing, you may be someone who projects super confidence while inwardly shaking.
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The average size PPI balances with the size of the rest of the writing. If your PPI is an average size, it suggests you are comfortable with yourself and those around you, and someone who can give and take with ease. You are someone who doesn’t give in to those around you and at the same time doesn’t exert your own opinions or need for independence forcefully at the expense of others.
If your PPI is small, you are someone who is modest and tends to underestimate your abilities. You’re not someone who ‘blows your own horn’ so to speak, and would rather blend and be more unassuming. Should you be faced with a new challenge, you’ll have to overcome doubt in yourself . Lack of faith in yourself may limit your ability to achieve. As such, you’ll need activities where you can feel comfortable and that you know how to do very well.
If your PPI s large, you have a strong self-image, are relaxed with yourself and open toward others. You really won’t be overly concerned about others’ opinions of you. Your self-confidence will be strong, allowing you to be spontaneous with others. You are someone who can ask for what you want and who can easily command the respect of others. You can be quite visible in your actions and your positions and will handle this easily.
Inflated PPI: Your PPI represents ‘you’: any exaggeration is also an exaggeration of your personality. If you have an exaggerated PPI and your writing is balanced and a ‘high form level’, you are someone who projects energy and power with incredible confidence and a strong ego. If your exaggerated PPI is in a faltering or ‘low form level’ writing, you may be someone who projects super confidence while inwardly shaking.
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How You Think: Check out Your m’s and n’s
Your m’s and n’s are one are of your handwriting that indicates how you think. The most efficient thought process is where you have a variety of m’s and n’s. When there is only one type of ‘m’ and ‘n’ throughout your writing, that is also giving a message to you.
Rounded m’s and n’s: If all your m’s and n’s are carefully rounded, you are someone who thinks in a cumulative, step-by-step process. You are likely to be someone who does things in a careful, methodical manner. It may take longer for you to learn, but once you’ve learned something, it usually stays with you. You are not someone who likes to be hurried in building ‘evidence’ to support your thoughts and conclusions. Some may think you ‘slow’ but in actuality you are thorough.
V-wedges at the base and the upper part of your m’s and n’s: If you have deep v-wedges at the base of your m’s and n’s, you are a truly analytical thinker. You won’t appreciate people presenting you with fait accompli information, but will want to ask ‘why’. The corresponding upper wedges in these letters represent your exploratory ability: In other words, you are not someone who allows others to ‘tell you what to do’. Such an individual will challenge absolutely everything until they are satisfied.
Needle points: Are there needle points in your m’s and n’s? These are indications of your keen comprehension. You are someone who is so quick and bright that you can finish sentences for people. You are usually three or four steps ahead of most! The only caution here is when you need to communicate with those who are slower minded than you are. You may think you’re listening, but in actuality have drifted off and are thinking about five or six other things. You may say “Got it, yes, absolutely.” However, you’re the same one who may have to return in five minutes, saying “What was that last part?”
Threading: Do the portions of your m’s and n’s ‘break down’, resembling a spool of thread thrown to the ground? If the answer to this is yes, it indicates ‘threading’. If you are a true thread writer, you can be a real chameleon who has the gift of adapting to any situation and person without compromising yourself. You are someone who could be termed a ‘politician’.
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Rounded m’s and n’s: If all your m’s and n’s are carefully rounded, you are someone who thinks in a cumulative, step-by-step process. You are likely to be someone who does things in a careful, methodical manner. It may take longer for you to learn, but once you’ve learned something, it usually stays with you. You are not someone who likes to be hurried in building ‘evidence’ to support your thoughts and conclusions. Some may think you ‘slow’ but in actuality you are thorough.
V-wedges at the base and the upper part of your m’s and n’s: If you have deep v-wedges at the base of your m’s and n’s, you are a truly analytical thinker. You won’t appreciate people presenting you with fait accompli information, but will want to ask ‘why’. The corresponding upper wedges in these letters represent your exploratory ability: In other words, you are not someone who allows others to ‘tell you what to do’. Such an individual will challenge absolutely everything until they are satisfied.
Needle points: Are there needle points in your m’s and n’s? These are indications of your keen comprehension. You are someone who is so quick and bright that you can finish sentences for people. You are usually three or four steps ahead of most! The only caution here is when you need to communicate with those who are slower minded than you are. You may think you’re listening, but in actuality have drifted off and are thinking about five or six other things. You may say “Got it, yes, absolutely.” However, you’re the same one who may have to return in five minutes, saying “What was that last part?”
Threading: Do the portions of your m’s and n’s ‘break down’, resembling a spool of thread thrown to the ground? If the answer to this is yes, it indicates ‘threading’. If you are a true thread writer, you can be a real chameleon who has the gift of adapting to any situation and person without compromising yourself. You are someone who could be termed a ‘politician’.
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Saturday, June 21, 2008
More Dynamism in Handwriting
Further to my last three blogs on Dynamism, here are a few more for you to add to your list to see if they already flourish within your script.
High goals: The height of stand-alone t-bars in your writing reflects the height of your goals. If your stand-alone t-bars are mid-point on your t-stems, you are ‘broadcasting’ that you set practical, achievable goals and that you do what you set out to do. If your stand-alone t-bars are lower than the mid-point in your t-stem, you are saying you underestimate the height of your goals, and keep your goals somewhat low to make sure you don’t disappoint yourself or others in what you achieve. If you wish to enhance the level of your goals, you might like to see how you feel by placing some of your t-bars in the upper portion of your t-stems. Flying t-bars indicate you set good long-range visionary goals: Make sure that all of your t-bars don’t fly off the tops of your t-stems, for this indicates ‘unrealistic’ goals.
Good follow-through: Take a look at your lower loops on your y’s and g’s. Do your loops return to the baseline of your writing? If the answer is yes, this means you are good at following through on your goals. If your loops cut off before the baseline of your writing, this means you’ll tend to postpone looking at situations, or cut your feelings off from dealing with certain situations until you are absolutely ready to do so. If the final stroke of your ‘y’ and ‘g’ loops shoots upward higher than the top of the letter, this indicates ambition, as indicated in last week’s dynamic qualities.
Loner strokes: Are some of the downstrokes in your y’s and g’s stick-like? These are termed ‘loner strokes’ and indicate you do your best work independently. They also suggest leadership and management capabilities within you; in addition, they suggest you are certainly not a follower!
Analytical ability: Notice your m’s and n’s: Are there v-wedges at the base of the letters? If there are, this indicates your good analytical abilities: You’re not one who accepts existing information, but someone who wants to know ‘why’.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
High goals: The height of stand-alone t-bars in your writing reflects the height of your goals. If your stand-alone t-bars are mid-point on your t-stems, you are ‘broadcasting’ that you set practical, achievable goals and that you do what you set out to do. If your stand-alone t-bars are lower than the mid-point in your t-stem, you are saying you underestimate the height of your goals, and keep your goals somewhat low to make sure you don’t disappoint yourself or others in what you achieve. If you wish to enhance the level of your goals, you might like to see how you feel by placing some of your t-bars in the upper portion of your t-stems. Flying t-bars indicate you set good long-range visionary goals: Make sure that all of your t-bars don’t fly off the tops of your t-stems, for this indicates ‘unrealistic’ goals.
Good follow-through: Take a look at your lower loops on your y’s and g’s. Do your loops return to the baseline of your writing? If the answer is yes, this means you are good at following through on your goals. If your loops cut off before the baseline of your writing, this means you’ll tend to postpone looking at situations, or cut your feelings off from dealing with certain situations until you are absolutely ready to do so. If the final stroke of your ‘y’ and ‘g’ loops shoots upward higher than the top of the letter, this indicates ambition, as indicated in last week’s dynamic qualities.
Loner strokes: Are some of the downstrokes in your y’s and g’s stick-like? These are termed ‘loner strokes’ and indicate you do your best work independently. They also suggest leadership and management capabilities within you; in addition, they suggest you are certainly not a follower!
Analytical ability: Notice your m’s and n’s: Are there v-wedges at the base of the letters? If there are, this indicates your good analytical abilities: You’re not one who accepts existing information, but someone who wants to know ‘why’.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Dynamism in Handwriting Continued
Further to my last two blogs on Dynamism, here are a few more for you to investigate in your own writing. All you need to do if you wish to adopt these qualities into your personality is to incorporate them into your writing! When it becomes natural for you to form your letters using the altered stroke, you have incorporated it into your personality!
Tenacity: Do you have star-shaped t-bars or small hooks at the end of your ‘g’ and ‘y’ downstrokes? If the answer is yes, you are someone who never, ever gives up until every possibility has been explored. You are also someone who, once you achieve, holds on to what was achieved.
Aggressiveness: Do you have v-wedges in some of your y’s and g’s? This indicates your aggressive forward drive to go after what you want. If every one of your y’s and g’s has this v-wedge, you are extremely aggressive! If you would like to cultivate a little aggressive drive in your personality, try forming one or two of your y’s and g’s with a v-wedge within a page of your writing and see how you feel.
Ambition: Do some of the final strokes of your words or letters ‘shoot’ high in the air? If so, you are someone who has a quest to do well: Your ambition will ensure that you do very well no matter what happens!
Passion: How heavy is your pen pressure? Can you feel corrugations on the reverse side of your page of paper? If there are clear corrugations where you have written on the back of your sheet, this indicates your passion (either you give 100% or you give 0%—not 50%), your vitality and your energy. Make sure that you have a good, positive outlet for the great depth of your feelings, either in a creative activity or a physical activity so that your feelings don’t build up inside you.
Tenacity: Do you have star-shaped t-bars or small hooks at the end of your ‘g’ and ‘y’ downstrokes? If the answer is yes, you are someone who never, ever gives up until every possibility has been explored. You are also someone who, once you achieve, holds on to what was achieved.
Aggressiveness: Do you have v-wedges in some of your y’s and g’s? This indicates your aggressive forward drive to go after what you want. If every one of your y’s and g’s has this v-wedge, you are extremely aggressive! If you would like to cultivate a little aggressive drive in your personality, try forming one or two of your y’s and g’s with a v-wedge within a page of your writing and see how you feel.
Ambition: Do some of the final strokes of your words or letters ‘shoot’ high in the air? If so, you are someone who has a quest to do well: Your ambition will ensure that you do very well no matter what happens!
Passion: How heavy is your pen pressure? Can you feel corrugations on the reverse side of your page of paper? If there are clear corrugations where you have written on the back of your sheet, this indicates your passion (either you give 100% or you give 0%—not 50%), your vitality and your energy. Make sure that you have a good, positive outlet for the great depth of your feelings, either in a creative activity or a physical activity so that your feelings don’t build up inside you.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Further Tendencies Indicating Dynamism In Handwriting
This continues last week’s exploration, and gives you another opportunity to look at your handwriting to see how dynamic you are. Remember, if you would like to emulate these stroke tendencies in your writing, you will be personally ‘taking on the cloak of dynamism’ that these strokes represent.
Determination: Are your ‘y’ and ‘g’ down strokes straight? If the answer is, yes, you are indicating an excellent level of determination as reflected by your handwriting. If you find your letter ‘y’ has a down stroke that is slightly bent, it indicates your determination will be somewhat ‘go with the flow’, where you have every intention of moving toward a goal, but find things continually intervene. Try straightening this particular stroke and see how you feel!
Willpower: T-bars per se represent willpower. Check your pen pressure on your t-bars. If your pen pressure is firm, it indicates your willpower is similarly firm. If your pen pressure is weaker on your t-bars, it suggests you can be inclined toward the will of others before your own. If your t-bar stands alone and is slightly ‘dished’ like a saucer, you might like to see how you feel by straightening the stroke and perhaps increasing the pen pressure on your t-bar.
Persistence: Do you have tie-loops in your t-bars or in the mid-portion of your letter f’s? If the answer is yes, this means you have a strong persistence as reflected by your writing. You are, therefore, not someone who gives up easily, but someone who will try every possible avenue until you’re sure a course of action has been exhausted.
Determination: Are your ‘y’ and ‘g’ down strokes straight? If the answer is, yes, you are indicating an excellent level of determination as reflected by your handwriting. If you find your letter ‘y’ has a down stroke that is slightly bent, it indicates your determination will be somewhat ‘go with the flow’, where you have every intention of moving toward a goal, but find things continually intervene. Try straightening this particular stroke and see how you feel!
Willpower: T-bars per se represent willpower. Check your pen pressure on your t-bars. If your pen pressure is firm, it indicates your willpower is similarly firm. If your pen pressure is weaker on your t-bars, it suggests you can be inclined toward the will of others before your own. If your t-bar stands alone and is slightly ‘dished’ like a saucer, you might like to see how you feel by straightening the stroke and perhaps increasing the pen pressure on your t-bar.
Persistence: Do you have tie-loops in your t-bars or in the mid-portion of your letter f’s? If the answer is yes, this means you have a strong persistence as reflected by your writing. You are, therefore, not someone who gives up easily, but someone who will try every possible avenue until you’re sure a course of action has been exhausted.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Some Tendencies Indicating Dynamism In Handwriting
Now is the time for you to take a look at your own Handwriting to see how dynamic you are. The good news is that if you would like to enhance these qualities in your own Handwriting, all you need to do is to begin to incorporate these strokes.
The process of changing your handwriting to change your life is termed Graphotherapy. Some of you may remember styling your signature throughout your life to reflect your personality the way you wanted others to see you. Changing these individual strokes of your signature is a similar process. Many celebrities style their signatures in a similar manner (remember Liberace’s candelabra and piano within his signature?)
Enthusiasm: If you would like to have your writing reflect enthusiasm, see how you feel by making your stand-alone t-bars longer than it takes to cross your t-stem.
Initiative: Initiative, as reflected in one area of handwriting, is seen by break-away strokes in the mid-portion of the letter ‘h’ or in a letter ‘t’ as it appears at the end of a word. If you notice that you retrace the mid-portions of your letter ‘h’, this suggests you will opt for the tried and true; if you see break-away strokes in your letter ‘h’ it signifies you will on occasion ‘take a risk’.
Optimism: If your lines of writing move upward on your page, you likely hold an optimistic, positive outlook. Having your stand-alone t-bars move upward on your page also reflects your optimism.
Confidence: If your capital letters are almost twice as high as your lower case letters, you are exhibiting confidence. If your capital letters are as small or even smaller than the tops of your lower case letters, you are more modest. If you would like to reflect more confidence in the paper mirror that is your handwriting, see how you feel by making your capital letters a little taller.
The process of changing your handwriting to change your life is termed Graphotherapy. Some of you may remember styling your signature throughout your life to reflect your personality the way you wanted others to see you. Changing these individual strokes of your signature is a similar process. Many celebrities style their signatures in a similar manner (remember Liberace’s candelabra and piano within his signature?)
Enthusiasm: If you would like to have your writing reflect enthusiasm, see how you feel by making your stand-alone t-bars longer than it takes to cross your t-stem.
Initiative: Initiative, as reflected in one area of handwriting, is seen by break-away strokes in the mid-portion of the letter ‘h’ or in a letter ‘t’ as it appears at the end of a word. If you notice that you retrace the mid-portions of your letter ‘h’, this suggests you will opt for the tried and true; if you see break-away strokes in your letter ‘h’ it signifies you will on occasion ‘take a risk’.
Optimism: If your lines of writing move upward on your page, you likely hold an optimistic, positive outlook. Having your stand-alone t-bars move upward on your page also reflects your optimism.
Confidence: If your capital letters are almost twice as high as your lower case letters, you are exhibiting confidence. If your capital letters are as small or even smaller than the tops of your lower case letters, you are more modest. If you would like to reflect more confidence in the paper mirror that is your handwriting, see how you feel by making your capital letters a little taller.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
The Sales Personality Through Handwriting
If you are a dynamic sales person who goes after results, you’ll have many strengths reflected in your writing. You’ll likely have a large script because this reflects people-orientation and big-picture orientation. It also means you’ll likely have a personality that ‘shines’.
Your t-bars might be quite long, indicating your enthusiasm. This enthusiasm gives you extra energy to apply to projects and tasks and, in addition, makes you a natural leader...you get excited about what you do and others just want to be a part of it. Finally, your enthusiasm gives you a good deal of charisma!
Your t-bars may also join to your next letter, and you may well have figure-8 g’s or s’s. This is termed ‘fluidity of mind’: This enhances your communication ability and allows you to ‘flow’ verbally around problems and objections, similar to the way water flows around a rock. This fluidity helps you smooth over difficult situations and/or talk your way into or out of most things. It makes you an excellent troubleshooter, for you can easily change the subject and ease it into ‘smooth waters’ without anyone realizing what you’ve done. Your stand-alone t-bars will likely be in the upper portions of your t-stems, indicating you’re not afraid to stretch out of your ‘comfort zone’.
You may have double loopings in your oval letters: This is a ‘politician’s’ stroke and means you can make a good case for something, even if you’re not entirely sure. If there are hook-like structures in your oval letters, this will have a similar effect within your personality in relation to persuasiveness.
It’s likely that the downstrokes of your y’s and g’s are stick-like, indicating you are a ‘loner’ who does your best work independently. A few of your downstrokes may have wide loops, indicating your love of variety and your ability to juggle three or four tasks at once.
There will likely be a dynamic ‘energy’ throughout your writing that will reflect in the dynamism of your own personality. Your capital letters may well be quite high, reflecting your self-confidence and independence.
Your t-bars might be quite long, indicating your enthusiasm. This enthusiasm gives you extra energy to apply to projects and tasks and, in addition, makes you a natural leader...you get excited about what you do and others just want to be a part of it. Finally, your enthusiasm gives you a good deal of charisma!
Your t-bars may also join to your next letter, and you may well have figure-8 g’s or s’s. This is termed ‘fluidity of mind’: This enhances your communication ability and allows you to ‘flow’ verbally around problems and objections, similar to the way water flows around a rock. This fluidity helps you smooth over difficult situations and/or talk your way into or out of most things. It makes you an excellent troubleshooter, for you can easily change the subject and ease it into ‘smooth waters’ without anyone realizing what you’ve done. Your stand-alone t-bars will likely be in the upper portions of your t-stems, indicating you’re not afraid to stretch out of your ‘comfort zone’.
You may have double loopings in your oval letters: This is a ‘politician’s’ stroke and means you can make a good case for something, even if you’re not entirely sure. If there are hook-like structures in your oval letters, this will have a similar effect within your personality in relation to persuasiveness.
It’s likely that the downstrokes of your y’s and g’s are stick-like, indicating you are a ‘loner’ who does your best work independently. A few of your downstrokes may have wide loops, indicating your love of variety and your ability to juggle three or four tasks at once.
There will likely be a dynamic ‘energy’ throughout your writing that will reflect in the dynamism of your own personality. Your capital letters may well be quite high, reflecting your self-confidence and independence.
Monday, May 12, 2008
The t's that Please
The letter ‘t’, perhaps more so than any other letter, reveals a wealth of knowledge about you and your personality. Here are some t-s you might like to ‘try on’ to see how you feel!
Would you like more persistence in your life? Work some tie-loops into some of your t-bars, and see how you feel. If you’d like more tenacity (a cousin trait stroke to persistence), see how you feel by making some ‘star-shaped’ t-bars. As I mentioned in my first blog, if you place your stand-alone t-bars in the upper portion of your t-stems, you’re broadcasting to others that you’ll stretch your goals way outside your proverbial comfort zone.
Enthusiasm is a real enhancer of charisma. Do you have enthusiasm within your t-bars? If your t-bars are longer than necessary to cross the t-stem, you are exhibiting enthusiasm. This not only gives you charisma, but makes you a natural leader: You don’t have to do a thing—you get excited by what you do and others want to be a part of it!
Firm t-bars represent firm willpower: If your t-bars are firm all the way through, you are unconsciously stating to others that you have firm, strong willpower.
Do your t-bars move upward on your page of writing? If so, others are ‘picking up’ that you are a positive, optimistic person who just knows that things will work out well.
Do some of your t-bars fly off he tops of your t-stems? If so, this means you are a visionary goal setter who can set long-range goals. When you have a problem, you can cast your mind into the future, see the situation solved in your mind, and, on coming back to the problem in the ‘now’ it doesn’t seem so hard to solve!
As I mentioned in my ‘Welcome Blog’, the magic of handwriting (really brain writing) is that by consciously altering particular letters (a process called Graphotherapy) you are sending different impulses back to your brain and thus altering your personality. This is why it is so important to know what a stroke structure means before you adopt it within your handwriting!
Please e-mail me if you’d like a list of 16 dynamic trait stroke tendencies (in addition to t’s) at hwriting@interlog.com
Would you like more persistence in your life? Work some tie-loops into some of your t-bars, and see how you feel. If you’d like more tenacity (a cousin trait stroke to persistence), see how you feel by making some ‘star-shaped’ t-bars. As I mentioned in my first blog, if you place your stand-alone t-bars in the upper portion of your t-stems, you’re broadcasting to others that you’ll stretch your goals way outside your proverbial comfort zone.
Enthusiasm is a real enhancer of charisma. Do you have enthusiasm within your t-bars? If your t-bars are longer than necessary to cross the t-stem, you are exhibiting enthusiasm. This not only gives you charisma, but makes you a natural leader: You don’t have to do a thing—you get excited by what you do and others want to be a part of it!
Firm t-bars represent firm willpower: If your t-bars are firm all the way through, you are unconsciously stating to others that you have firm, strong willpower.
Do your t-bars move upward on your page of writing? If so, others are ‘picking up’ that you are a positive, optimistic person who just knows that things will work out well.
Do some of your t-bars fly off he tops of your t-stems? If so, this means you are a visionary goal setter who can set long-range goals. When you have a problem, you can cast your mind into the future, see the situation solved in your mind, and, on coming back to the problem in the ‘now’ it doesn’t seem so hard to solve!
As I mentioned in my ‘Welcome Blog’, the magic of handwriting (really brain writing) is that by consciously altering particular letters (a process called Graphotherapy) you are sending different impulses back to your brain and thus altering your personality. This is why it is so important to know what a stroke structure means before you adopt it within your handwriting!
Please e-mail me if you’d like a list of 16 dynamic trait stroke tendencies (in addition to t’s) at hwriting@interlog.com
Monday, May 5, 2008
Callirobics: Handwriting Exercise Program to Music
Do you remember back in school where most of us had to practice circles and loops endlessly in the quiet of the classroom? Do you remember having your pen taken away from you and being told you had to write with a pencil until you got the loops right? Those are my memories of learning cursive writing, and they’re not really ‘yippee skippy’ memories.
In 1991 when I was at a Handwriting convention in the States, I was excited to be part of a presentation by Liora Laufer of Virginia who had developed a Handwriting Exercises program called Callirobics (Calli for ‘caligraphy’ and robics for ‘aerobic’ exercise). These wonderful exercises combine music and graphics of magical graphic formations like cat’s ears, dancing dollies and curly heads that combine with wonderfully upbeat and relaxed music to help children with their fine motor skills, their cursive writing and their confidence. I was so excited by what I saw that I immediately arranged to market and distribute Callirobics in Canada.
Many schools today push the children quite quickly from printing to the computer, not realizing the important brain/mind connections that cursive writing, marshal arts, etc. provide for the children. Handwriting is an important lifelong skill that doesn’t come easily to everyone. To smooth the transition for students, many teachers are using this innovative handwriting exercise program where the children draw patterns of set straight and curved lines while the Callirobics light music plays. Each written exercise has its own music and its own name, and the children learn to recognize what’s coming.
Not only do the children love the exercises, but when the actual letters are introduced as part of the cursive writing program, they can spot the patterns in the letters they learn. Not only do they learn the letters more quickly, but they don’t need a fraction of the remedial work that is usually necessary.
Not only does Callirobics help the children’s concentration, but it lengthens their attention span and boosts their self-esteem. Callirobics eases the way for the children to learn to write easily and with a great deal of fun. The music relaxes the children, gives them a rhythm for their exercises and makes the exercise fun instead of a tedious penmanship chore. It uses all the children’s senses: Those who learn best visually see the exercises and see their work as they do the exercises; those who work best through auditory instead of visual means let the music carry them into and with the exercises. Callirobics makes the children feel their hands are dancing.
Callirobics is excellent for all children, whether learning challenged, average or exceptional. I’ve had so many parents who have children with Downs Syndrome tell me how much their children love the music and how much it has helped them with their writing. Occupational Therapists have found Callirobics helps patients who have experience brain damage from strokes or accidents. They do the exercises on the wall with a flashlight or by moving their hands through the air.
Please e-mail me your address if you’d like a Callirobics information package! (hwriting@interlog.com)
In 1991 when I was at a Handwriting convention in the States, I was excited to be part of a presentation by Liora Laufer of Virginia who had developed a Handwriting Exercises program called Callirobics (Calli for ‘caligraphy’ and robics for ‘aerobic’ exercise). These wonderful exercises combine music and graphics of magical graphic formations like cat’s ears, dancing dollies and curly heads that combine with wonderfully upbeat and relaxed music to help children with their fine motor skills, their cursive writing and their confidence. I was so excited by what I saw that I immediately arranged to market and distribute Callirobics in Canada.
Many schools today push the children quite quickly from printing to the computer, not realizing the important brain/mind connections that cursive writing, marshal arts, etc. provide for the children. Handwriting is an important lifelong skill that doesn’t come easily to everyone. To smooth the transition for students, many teachers are using this innovative handwriting exercise program where the children draw patterns of set straight and curved lines while the Callirobics light music plays. Each written exercise has its own music and its own name, and the children learn to recognize what’s coming.
Not only do the children love the exercises, but when the actual letters are introduced as part of the cursive writing program, they can spot the patterns in the letters they learn. Not only do they learn the letters more quickly, but they don’t need a fraction of the remedial work that is usually necessary.
Not only does Callirobics help the children’s concentration, but it lengthens their attention span and boosts their self-esteem. Callirobics eases the way for the children to learn to write easily and with a great deal of fun. The music relaxes the children, gives them a rhythm for their exercises and makes the exercise fun instead of a tedious penmanship chore. It uses all the children’s senses: Those who learn best visually see the exercises and see their work as they do the exercises; those who work best through auditory instead of visual means let the music carry them into and with the exercises. Callirobics makes the children feel their hands are dancing.
Callirobics is excellent for all children, whether learning challenged, average or exceptional. I’ve had so many parents who have children with Downs Syndrome tell me how much their children love the music and how much it has helped them with their writing. Occupational Therapists have found Callirobics helps patients who have experience brain damage from strokes or accidents. They do the exercises on the wall with a flashlight or by moving their hands through the air.
Please e-mail me your address if you’d like a Callirobics information package! (hwriting@interlog.com)
Monday, April 28, 2008
Slant: The ‘Body Language’ of Handwriting
Did you know that your handwriting will change at least two or three times a day depending on your mood? It’s usually your slant that changes, and it’s the slant that indicates your mood of the moment.
If the slant of your printing or writing is predominantly vertical, it means you’re projecting objectivity, poise, and outward coolness under pressure. For this slant, picture yourself standing straight, similar to the posture of a soldier. If your slant is vertical, you’ll usually consider situations from a logical, practical standpoint. When you need to appeal to someone with a vertical slant, make sure you’re the voice of reason: Give the person logical points to consider and that person will be on your side.
The more forward your slant, the more your emotions will emerge. If your writing has a gentle forward slant, you’re likely to appear slightly warmer, more friendly and empathetic. While you may not feel ‘warmer’, it will be a little easier for you to show how you feel. You’re likely to be quite pleasant with other without being effusive. You’d also be more inclined to tolerate someone who was a long-winded conversationalist to be polite.
Should your slant tip over slightly more, you’re the type of person who appears extremely empathetic to others; you’d be a natural counselor and others would feel they have an instant rapport with you. There are times when you’ll organize your work with your emotions rather than logically: You’d rather make sure you go out to find your friend’s birthday present than take care of a towering laundry basket.
If your slant is far forward, adjectives such as ‘restless’ and ‘impetuous’ may apply to you. Jumping head-first into activities, you may tend to find yourself exhausted mid-day. You’d rather align yourself with short-term goals and achieve more immediate results. At times you may push ahead with a relationship or a new association without stopping to consider the approach that would work best, even with your heart in the right place. The key for you in certain scenarios would be to pause for just a moment, take a breath and slow down.
As I stated at the outset, the slant of handwriting is analogous to body language. Think of a person leaning backward as he stands at a party talking with you. What is this saying about him? This is the type of person who, no matter how outgoing they appear, will hold you at arm’s length until he or she has time to assess the situation before allowing you to advance too quickly into your world. If you’re seeking closeness with a person who writes with a left slant, let it be on their terms and in their timing! If someone upsets or betrays someone with a left slant, that individual will more than likely have a long, long memory.
Should you meet someone with multiple slants within a sentence or even a word, be aware that you are dealing with someone whose mood changes readily. This type of person can be quite versatile and lively, although the ‘wear’ on their emotional system from pulling back and then jumping forward can make their emotional control a little erratic.
If the slant of your printing or writing is predominantly vertical, it means you’re projecting objectivity, poise, and outward coolness under pressure. For this slant, picture yourself standing straight, similar to the posture of a soldier. If your slant is vertical, you’ll usually consider situations from a logical, practical standpoint. When you need to appeal to someone with a vertical slant, make sure you’re the voice of reason: Give the person logical points to consider and that person will be on your side.
The more forward your slant, the more your emotions will emerge. If your writing has a gentle forward slant, you’re likely to appear slightly warmer, more friendly and empathetic. While you may not feel ‘warmer’, it will be a little easier for you to show how you feel. You’re likely to be quite pleasant with other without being effusive. You’d also be more inclined to tolerate someone who was a long-winded conversationalist to be polite.
Should your slant tip over slightly more, you’re the type of person who appears extremely empathetic to others; you’d be a natural counselor and others would feel they have an instant rapport with you. There are times when you’ll organize your work with your emotions rather than logically: You’d rather make sure you go out to find your friend’s birthday present than take care of a towering laundry basket.
If your slant is far forward, adjectives such as ‘restless’ and ‘impetuous’ may apply to you. Jumping head-first into activities, you may tend to find yourself exhausted mid-day. You’d rather align yourself with short-term goals and achieve more immediate results. At times you may push ahead with a relationship or a new association without stopping to consider the approach that would work best, even with your heart in the right place. The key for you in certain scenarios would be to pause for just a moment, take a breath and slow down.
As I stated at the outset, the slant of handwriting is analogous to body language. Think of a person leaning backward as he stands at a party talking with you. What is this saying about him? This is the type of person who, no matter how outgoing they appear, will hold you at arm’s length until he or she has time to assess the situation before allowing you to advance too quickly into your world. If you’re seeking closeness with a person who writes with a left slant, let it be on their terms and in their timing! If someone upsets or betrays someone with a left slant, that individual will more than likely have a long, long memory.
Should you meet someone with multiple slants within a sentence or even a word, be aware that you are dealing with someone whose mood changes readily. This type of person can be quite versatile and lively, although the ‘wear’ on their emotional system from pulling back and then jumping forward can make their emotional control a little erratic.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Handwriting: Motivational Speaking at its Finest
Motivational Speaker “Something Different”
Meeting Planners these days are searching for ‘Something Different’ in their Keynote Speaker. They know they want a Team Building connection and perhaps a Customer Service connection, but they also want a ‘slant’ that is unique and they want something that is personal to each guest.
“The Power of the Pen” fits the bill absolutely! Handwriting is something you and I use every day whether in notes we write to ourselves, lists, messages we write to others, or hand-written fax cover sheets, or notes we write at Seminars. How wonderful to have everyone enjoying, laughing, learning, and, in addition for each person to receive a one-page ‘Handwriting Sketch’ highlighting the positive aspects of their personality! To add further icing on the proverbial cake, when you invite me to your Group, you have an Entertainer who begins at the cocktail hour and continues entertaining until the last guest has left the room!
In choosing to invite me to Keynote your Group, you are choosing a speaker who is not only positive, humorous , fun and interactive, but who can bring a unique personalized gift to each person in the audience. When the gift takes the form of a personal handwriting analysis or personality profile, this value-added feature will boost your buzz and totally personalize the message for each individual.
My keynote presentations are anything but ordinary. Refreshingly informative and highly entertaining, the sessions are fast-paced, eye-opening and full of laughs. “Power of the Pen” programs appeal to everyone. And they’re tailored to audience members who want to learn something valuable while they enjoy a great time. With a keen sense of humor and a wealth of information, I deliver a message that’s packed with ongoing benefits.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
Meeting Planners these days are searching for ‘Something Different’ in their Keynote Speaker. They know they want a Team Building connection and perhaps a Customer Service connection, but they also want a ‘slant’ that is unique and they want something that is personal to each guest.
“The Power of the Pen” fits the bill absolutely! Handwriting is something you and I use every day whether in notes we write to ourselves, lists, messages we write to others, or hand-written fax cover sheets, or notes we write at Seminars. How wonderful to have everyone enjoying, laughing, learning, and, in addition for each person to receive a one-page ‘Handwriting Sketch’ highlighting the positive aspects of their personality! To add further icing on the proverbial cake, when you invite me to your Group, you have an Entertainer who begins at the cocktail hour and continues entertaining until the last guest has left the room!
In choosing to invite me to Keynote your Group, you are choosing a speaker who is not only positive, humorous , fun and interactive, but who can bring a unique personalized gift to each person in the audience. When the gift takes the form of a personal handwriting analysis or personality profile, this value-added feature will boost your buzz and totally personalize the message for each individual.
My keynote presentations are anything but ordinary. Refreshingly informative and highly entertaining, the sessions are fast-paced, eye-opening and full of laughs. “Power of the Pen” programs appeal to everyone. And they’re tailored to audience members who want to learn something valuable while they enjoy a great time. With a keen sense of humor and a wealth of information, I deliver a message that’s packed with ongoing benefits.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
Monday, April 14, 2008
Handwriting: Entertainment at Events
Parties and Corporate Events are wonderful opportunities to get to know co-workers, friends and family on a deeper level. The wise event-holder or party-giver knows, however, that during the talking, eating and drinking the guests will be looking for something fun to do and to discuss.
Individual Handwriting Analyses for your guests is definitely your best Entertainment choice. It’s a great way to generate new conversation, especially for those who come to a corporate event and don’t feel totally comfortable with socializing beyond ‘talking shop’. Elaine makes personal notes on each Analysis so that everyone can share and discuss their results—this makes Handwriting an excellent ice-breaking activity.
The fun of Handwriting Analysis is the self-improvement aspect, where people learn the keys to improving existing strengths through slightly modifying their handwriting (a process called Graphotherapy). As mentioned in last week’s Blog, just by raising the height of some of your stand-alone t-bars to above the mid-point in the t-stem, you can enhance your goals!
Elaine’s “Power of the Pen” talk is also a great hit at both corporate events and private functions. Guests learn how to get to know ‘secrets’ about themselves and others through knowing what the strokes of handwriting mean. This enhances their communication abilities with their clients, their co-workers, their friends and their family. “The Power of the Pen” is guaranteed to have everyone laughing.
Here are some tips: Do you want to enhance your initiative? Try consciously making a break-away stroke in the centre portion of your ‘h’ or ‘k’. How about raising your enthusiasm? See how you feel by making your stand-alone t-bars longer than necessary to cross the t-stem. Try strengthening your willpower by making sure all your t-bars are firm.
Individual Handwriting Analyses for your guests is definitely your best Entertainment choice. It’s a great way to generate new conversation, especially for those who come to a corporate event and don’t feel totally comfortable with socializing beyond ‘talking shop’. Elaine makes personal notes on each Analysis so that everyone can share and discuss their results—this makes Handwriting an excellent ice-breaking activity.
The fun of Handwriting Analysis is the self-improvement aspect, where people learn the keys to improving existing strengths through slightly modifying their handwriting (a process called Graphotherapy). As mentioned in last week’s Blog, just by raising the height of some of your stand-alone t-bars to above the mid-point in the t-stem, you can enhance your goals!
Elaine’s “Power of the Pen” talk is also a great hit at both corporate events and private functions. Guests learn how to get to know ‘secrets’ about themselves and others through knowing what the strokes of handwriting mean. This enhances their communication abilities with their clients, their co-workers, their friends and their family. “The Power of the Pen” is guaranteed to have everyone laughing.
Here are some tips: Do you want to enhance your initiative? Try consciously making a break-away stroke in the centre portion of your ‘h’ or ‘k’. How about raising your enthusiasm? See how you feel by making your stand-alone t-bars longer than necessary to cross the t-stem. Try strengthening your willpower by making sure all your t-bars are firm.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Handwriting: The Secret Behind the Secret
Many of you in blogger land have heard of The Secret (The Law of Attraction), whether you’ve seen the movie or read the book. I believe one of the real ‘secrets behind the secret’ is at your very fingertips: Your Handwriting! Just as your strokes of writing are a reflection of the impulses the brain is sending down to your hand, if you consciously alter your handwriting, then those same impulses go back up to the brain and change the brain. It’s not a one-way street. It’s not only the impulses coming down to your hand; it is when your hand changes what it does to the strokes that sends the impulses of that change up to your brain. When you think about it, that’s got to be exciting to you!
Changing your handwriting can be pivotal for you to change your life. There’s even a name for this process: Graphotherapy. What a revolutionary idea that not only can the traits connected to the strokes of your writing can come from your brain to your hand, but when you consciously choose to make a different stroke, that impulse goes back to your brain and changes your brain chemistry, thus changing what you think about yourself!
Here’s one exercise you can try: Check the height of your t-bars on your t-stems. T-bars represent willpower: The height of a stand-alone t-bar can indicate the height of your goals. If your stand-alone t-bar is crossed in the lower portion of your t-stems, this suggests you can underestimate your goals to make sure you don’t disappoint yourself or others. Try placing some of your t-bars higher on your t-stems consciously and see how you feel. When you consciously place your t-bars higher on your stem, you’ll begin to perceive some subtle shifts in your ability to ‘shoot higher’ for your goals.
Changing your handwriting can be pivotal for you to change your life. There’s even a name for this process: Graphotherapy. What a revolutionary idea that not only can the traits connected to the strokes of your writing can come from your brain to your hand, but when you consciously choose to make a different stroke, that impulse goes back to your brain and changes your brain chemistry, thus changing what you think about yourself!
Here’s one exercise you can try: Check the height of your t-bars on your t-stems. T-bars represent willpower: The height of a stand-alone t-bar can indicate the height of your goals. If your stand-alone t-bar is crossed in the lower portion of your t-stems, this suggests you can underestimate your goals to make sure you don’t disappoint yourself or others. Try placing some of your t-bars higher on your t-stems consciously and see how you feel. When you consciously place your t-bars higher on your stem, you’ll begin to perceive some subtle shifts in your ability to ‘shoot higher’ for your goals.
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