A Selfish Post.

This is a selfish post. I had to take a personality test to enter college and these are my results. When I read them I felt good about myself, then I felt slightly stung, then good, then stung again. So I know this probably won't interest you all that much, but if you want to know about me. Here it is...

Understanding Austin

People like Austin are independent, curious, and creative. She is very private and needs plenty of time alone to think things through or tinker with the subjects and projects that really interest her. Austin tends to have a very small cluster of close, trusted friends and rarely initiates social activities. She needs lots of space and doesn't like to be crowded or pressured to participate in social activities that are too hectic or superficial. She may have a real passion for science or the arts and enjoy learning new things. Inventive and imaginative, she makes quick and insightful connections, and enjoys coming up with original solutions to problems. But Austin gets bored quickly, dislikes repetition, and may struggle to explain her ideas simply and clearly to other people.

Austin is also a super logical person and is able to remain calm and cool in almost any situation. Because she is bothered by unfairness and inconsistency, and is rarely influenced by other people's opinions, she can speak her mind honestly, if sometimes a bit bluntly. Above all, Austin strives to meet or exceed her own high standards rather than worry about trying to please others. But even her family and closest friends may not know how much she cares about them because she rarely shares her most private feelings. She easily sees both sides of issues so she may enjoy debating, and she is great at finding the flaws in other people's arguments. Casual and unpredictable, Austin is highly adaptable and spontaneous. But her relaxed attitude about deadlines and neatness can make her run late or fail to follow through on commitments.

Austin's strengths may include:

Seeing possibilities that don't yet exist

Looking down the road and having vision of where she may want to go

Designing a new program that meets her specific needs

Analyzing her choices objectively

Keeping her options open

Austin's blindspots may include:

Moving her plans from the "thinking" stage to the "doing" stage

Establishing realistic and achievable goals

Appearing overly confident or arrogant to people

Not following through on important details

Avoiding making decisions while she collects even more information