January 20, 2006

Your Personality Type: Movie Star

How You Approach Life
You, Movie Star, are caring and optimistic, and you know how to do the right thing as you glide through life. You have an uncanny ability to read people, and the situations around you. That makes it all the easier for you to observe your environment, and make promises that you will be able to keep.
Keeping peoples' trust is paramount for someone like you. It's the foundation for getting a leg up on social circles, work circles and even family circles. You know that others can count on you, which adds to the confidence you have in yourself. You know you won't let people down unnecessarily. You are sure of yourself, and you project an unusually positive self-image to others, which will lead to your successes in life.
Your idea of success is a bit more tangible than some people's. For you, success is something you can see — whether embedded in someone's personality, or as reflected by their image. For that reason, there are times you might feel compelled to use material possessions as just one way of explaining to people who you are. To some degree, your taste, your ideals and your opinions can be understood in what you choose to surround yourself and your home with.
Though amassing nice things might be important to you, so is succeeding in a socially conscious way. You're a bright ray of sunshine in a sometimes doubtful world. You're friendly, charming, and great with people. You have a high level of tolerance which adds to your ability to handle stressful situations and your overall worldly-wisdom. You rarely shy away from asserting your ideas and opinions, and you encourage others to do the same.
So what are you waiting for Movie Star? Get out there and take the world by storm!

Your areas of greatest vulnerability
You are driven to do a good job and take pride in your responsibilities. This brings you lots of satisfaction — not to mention the admiration of others. But do you ever find that you push yourself too hard? With so much confidence and such a strong sense of self, you may find yourself determined to finish a task so you don't let others down. The problem comes in when you feel responsible for situations that may be out of your control. This happens to everyone, but for you, this has a different kind of impact. Be your best: It may help to remember that it's okay to let others down once in a while, to let things go sometimes. You needn't worry that this will become a pattern for you, or that you'll lose your values or sense of pride. Your core competence and responsibility are very deep, solid qualities that you can trust. And knowing this can help you begin to give yourself a break occasionally.

Section II — What makes you a Movie Star?
Your personality is actually determined by two personality sub-types — your primary, or dominant sub-type, and your secondary sub-type.
In your case, Movie Star, your two sub-types are Golden and Success. Your primary sub-type is defined by "Golden" characteristics and your secondary sub-type is defined by "Success" characteristics.
Your primary type is GoldenLike other people with Golden characteristics, you have relatively high self-esteem and are very conscientious. You tend to be someone others rely on since you're responsible, dependable, and dutiful. You are also probably pretty efficient — you hate to waste time. You like to go about life with a positive attitude — both about yourself and the world around you.
You're known intellectually as a careful, deliberating thinker. In terms of entertainment, you gravitate toward media that is romantic, happy, and inspiring — avoiding the more dark, edgy or sad subjects. Lastly, you probably have interests in a wide variety of things including cooking, eating out, nutrition, travel, sports, recreation, fitness, health and traditional religion.

Deep Down
You are the rare being who wants nothing more than to have a positive effect on the world. Not only are you are driven to make the world smooth and efficient so that everyone can live in harmony, but you actively look for ways you can make this dream a reality. Occasionally, this dream can manifest out a fear that if you don't take care of the problems of the world, nobody will. You may have a lack of faith that things will not be okay unless you intervene.

Your secondary type is Success
People with Success characteristics are generally driven by achievement and recognition of their talents. They are motivated to work hard to have nice things. They also feel to some degree that their possessions reflect their hard work which is something to be proud of. They are compelled to excellence by a number of factors and they strive to climb whatever ladders come their way — whether corporate or social. To succeed and make a good impression on others, these Success people are focused on the external appearance of how they look. They sometimes see it as an indicator of their internal value.
Intellectually, Success people are goal-driven. They tend to focus on the end results more than the process that gets them through an issue. In terms of entertainment, Successes enjoy media that is sensual, sexy, flashy and loud. They tend to avoid media that is too introspective or sentimental. They like to shop for anything from clothes to cars. They enjoy reading magazines and are usually interested in their physical and mental health.

Section III — Your Four Personality Dimensions
Your primary and secondary personality sub-types determine your personality type. There are, however, additional elements that contribute to your complete personality profile.
Based on how you answered the questions on the Ultimate Personality Test, we have determined where you fall on four distinct personality scales:
Relaxed/Apprehensive,
Self-Doubt/Confidence,
Safety-Seeking/ Risk-Taking, and
Internal Experience/External Appearance.

The scales are not dependent on one another. They are meant to show you whether you tend towards one or the other extreme, or are somewhere in the middle. Here's the breakdown of your scores on the four personality dimension scales.


Your scores place you in the moderately apprehensive region of the relaxed/apprehensive scale. This means that relative to others who have taken the test, you are moderately more sensitive to surrounding stimuli. It also means you are a bit more likely to have an emotional response to chaotic scenes.
Since you scored just slightly more on the apprehensive side of things, let's take a look at characteristics of people who scored more towards the extremes of the apprehensive/relaxed scale to gauge where you fall in between.
People who score high on the apprehensive side of this scale are likely to be drawn to situations that are less stimulating to their senses. Because they are easily affected by change, they try to stay away from environments that can over-stimulate them.
These people have strong reactions to what others would consider minor changes. That is why people who score high on the apprehensive side of the scale try to slow down the pace. When faced with chaotic situations, they will look for more calming places to be. Despite their talents, they are generally more self-critical and shy than others, even if it seems there's no reason for them to be.
People who score high on the relaxed side of this scale are likely to be stimulated by chaos. They approach life with a "the more the better" kind of attitude. They tend to have high energy levels because they are relaxed about problems that are out of their control. These people are relatively less inclined to react emotionally to things that happen — not because they don't feel the emotions, but because they don't let things get to them as easily as others.

Self-Doubt versus Confidence
Your scores place you in the moderately confident region of the self-doubt/confidence scale. This means that relative to others who have taken the test, you are more confident than most. It also indicates that you are generally more satisfied with yourself than are others. Even when your confidence slips, you're still more dependable than many.
Since you scored just slightly more on the confident side of things, let's take a look at characteristics of people who scored more towards the extremes of the scale to gauge where you fall in between.
People scoring high on the confidence side are extremely self-assured and responsible. Because of these traits, they are often the one friends and colleagues come to rely on — both on the job and in personal situations. These people are also known for having unusually high self-esteem and are natural leaders.
People who score high on the self-doubt side of the scale have a tendency to look to others to determine their self-worth. They seek calm environments and often focus their energies on jobs that have less responsibility and are therefore less stressful. They are sometimes prone to being overly-critical about themselves, but can work their way out of those thoughts because ultimately, others might point out their talents.

Safety-Seeking versus Risk-Taking
Your scores place you in the mid-range of the safety-seeking/risk-taking scale. This means that relative to others who have taken the test, you are more risk-taking than some and less risk-taking than others. It basically indicates that you have a good idea when to play it safe and when to throw caution to the wind and leave things up to chance.
To give you an idea of how to gauge yourself on the safety-seeking/risk-taking scale, let's look at people whose scores lie on the extreme ends of the spectrum.
People who score high on the risk-taking side combine a love of the new and unusual with a talent for inquisitive, abstract thinking. They seek out action and find structure and predictability to be strangling experiences.
People who score high on the safety-seeking side of the safety-seeking/risk-taking scale prefer their environments to remain stable. They feel that predictability has positive connotations and that stability is a comfort and an indication of safety.

External Appearance versus Internal Experience
Your scores place you in the moderate internal experience region of the internal experience/external appearance scale. This means that relative to others who have taken the test, you're focused on the internal experience of a given situation. It also indicates that occasionally, you take more pride in how things appear to others.
Since you scored just slightly more on the internal experience side of things, let's take a look at characteristics of people who scored more towards the extremes of the scale to gauge where you fall in between.
People who score high on the internal experience side of the scale don't really believe that material possessions are a reflection of their success. In fact, they tend not to focus on how things appear to others at all. They feel that success comes from doing a good job, and knowing that they have positively influenced the world.
People who score high on the external appearance end of the scale tend to be motivated by a wish to be socially desirable. They want to move up and be seen in the world. For them, true success is important, and material possessions are the sign they have achieved it. Therefore, these people sometimes believe that happiness is directly a result of success and that the possessions they own are a reflection of that success.

Section IV — The Movie Star and the World Around You

How Others See You
People see you as down to earth with a free spirit. You convey your genuineness to others with your ability to focus on what counts — you are not easily swayed by superficial things. You also don't act in fake ways to “get ahead” or to look better than others. People notice that about you and appreciate it. People intuitively trust you with their secrets. They can see that you are not judgmental, and that appeals to many. You are open and free, yet grounded in the things that really matter.
Communication StyleYou have a strong base of self-confidence and rarely falter in your convictions. Most of the time, this simply gives you clarity and forthrightness. When conversations become intense however, you may put a level of force behind your statements that others could perceive as aggressive. Occasionally, you might get frustrated by conversations that don't please you. Although you always feel sure about your point of view, there might be occasions when you see no need to compete to express it.

Your Romantic Life
You have high standards for love, believing in one love that outshines the others. To you, successful romance has two aspects: an emotional connection based on mutual care, and doing things together that you and your partner both love. You're happy with someone who enjoys the unexpected as much as you do. You'll both be excited at the prospect of situations with an unknown outcome. You and your well-suited mate enjoy high quality conversation and fulfilling experiences together. You are deep, sincere and willing to take emotional risks. You succeed in romance when you use your intuition and intelligence to choose someone whose compatibility with you goes deeper than the surface.

You At Your Best
You're at your best when things are under control. You know the way things should be done. So it is just a matter of getting others to comply with your vision. Then you can let go a little and relax. The problem is that your optimum environment requires having others act in certain ways, which makes you more prone to ups and downs no matter how good you're feeling about yourself. But when you're in sync with those around you and there is a sense of order and calm, you can just relax, enjoy and express the real you.

Achieving Success
You don't need possessions and status to prove your self-worth. So what does ambition mean to you? As long as you're pleased with what you are doing, there's no need to strive for more. With this combination of traits, you're beautifully suited to finding work that is personally fulfilling and of service to others. You're fortunate to not have self-esteem tied up with external success, so ask yourself what you want to accomplish with all that talent — and then enjoy the process.

Conflict
Conflicts are fairly rare for you, but the ones you have are emotionally difficult and personally disruptive for you. This is because you have a natural ability to rise above petty issues, leaving conflicts and problems for the issues that really matter. So, when something is bothering you, it taxes you on a deep level and you feel that the stakes of resolving the issue are high. It's not surprising that you tend to become worried and preoccupied until the problem is solved.

Getting Unstuck in Your Life
The one thing that will help you move out of stuck places in your life is, well, easier said than done: letting go. Take some time to look deeply at your attachment to control of people and situations in your life. Don't be surprised if you begin to find that this control is an illusion, and one that is holding you back from more fully enjoying and participating in life. Start to look for little ways of letting go of control, ones that won't drive you insane if they don't work out. If you can loosen your white-knuckle grip on life even a little bit, you'll be rewarded with more freedom, humor and love.

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