Personal DNA

Attentive Analyst

I got the link to this site from my friend Lee's blog (she's Lemons 2 Lemonade over on the right sidebar).

I agree with the assessment for the most part, especially these points:

It is important for you to follow a routine, and you prefer the familiar to the unknown. (No more accurate truth was ever written.)

You much prefer to have time to plan for things, feeling better with a schedule than with keeping plans up in the air until the last minute. Your decisions are well thought out, and you're not the least bit impulsive. (Remember the same day birthday party invitation?!? Yeah. That's why that didn't sit well with me!)

Some people are merely concerned about others, but you take action, helping people when you have the opportunity. (Aw, shucks. I try!)

Although you care about others, you are hesitant to trust them to act in the best way on their own. (I *KNEW* I had trust issues! )

You have a strong sense of right and wrong, and you're not hesitant to express yourself. ("Um, hello?!? Ingles? Your coupon policy?" By the way, I went in to get my gift certificate yesterday and no one knew what I was talking about. The manager was away for the day. They finally got the assistant manager to come over, and thankfully he knew about the situation and I got my GC. I turned around and used the same coupons I had tried to use on Monday, and they worked just fine. I also picked up 10 bags of Pillsbury mini cinnamon rolls that were on sale and used the 10- $1.25 off coupons on them, making them $2 a bag. The GC covered all but $10 of my bill, so I got 2 Birdseye complete dinner meals and 10 bags of cinnamon rolls for $10. We had the cini minis for breakfast today and they were GOOD!)

Understanding the dynamics of a situation is an important skill that you have, and you often intervene to clarify things for others. (I am SO BAD about doing this, especially when I overhear someone's conversation. I had to bite my tongue in the voting line yesterday. Some people did not understand the amendments, but I was trying to follow the "no influencing anyone's vote" policies.)

I also agree with these suggestions:

Try to embrace the imaginative, creative part of your personality more often. (This is why scrapbooking is so important to me. It exercises that creative side.)

Try moving beyond the things that you find comfortable—open yourself up to a broader range of experiences. (This one is hard for me, but I try!)

You care about people, but finding the ones you can truly trust will allow you to get closer to them. (Again, I'll try!)

While you have strong opinions about what is right and wrong in the world, you risk coming across as judgmental—be sure to consider different perspectives when voicing your opinion.

My personalDNA Report

This was an interesting exercise. Go do it. We could all stand to learn a little more about how we tick.