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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Monday, August 18, 2008
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!
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
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.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
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.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
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’.
Be sure to view my 5-minute “Power of the Pen” DVD on my Home Page at www.elainecharal.com!
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.
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