Personality tests and all that fun stuff

Hiya! Hmm... that's sounds sort of like I'm doing karate or something. HiYA!!!

Hmm... insanity is kicking in. Anyway, just for fun, I thought I'd share with you my results to two personality tests. You will probably be bored, but since you probably are anyway with all my long posts I figured it wouldn't hurt my situation any more than it already is. :D

#1: The DISC test — our church's favorite, have you noticed? I swear I've done it at least 5 times. In Plasma, in shepherding groups, you name it. I've always gotten pretty much the same thing: I'm a C/S. Haha, not too surprising. For those of you who don't know what it is, DISC stands for 4 different personality types: Dominant/Direct/Driver, Influential/Interactive, Steady/Supportive, and Cautious/Critiquer. The words aren't great descriptions. Here's how I describe them:
D: The take-control, outspoken, agressive, leader type. Tends to dominate in a room.
I: Tends to be popular, "in," talkative, wears feelings on sleeve. A people-person.
S: Gentle, willing, soft-spoken, sympathetic, emotional.
C: Thinkers. Analytical, perfectionists, logical, modest, respectful, restrained, idealistic.

I scored:

D: 0
I: 4
S: 8
C: 12

Lol, no D's. No surprise there. Here's the summary (take it with a grain of salt—half of it isn't true of me at all!):

Cautious/Steady

"As a Cautious/Steady person you are systematic and precise. You follow rules and procedures. You are very conscientious. You are extremely careful in your attention to detail and accuracy. You want your life and surroundings to be stable and predictable. You are most comfortable with a defined plan of action. You want to know all the rules and/or facts pertaining to the job and how the job is evaluated. You take small risks only if the data proves your decision is sound. Normally, you don't take risks at all. You excel in any area requiring facts, research, consistent work habits, and analysis. You become a specialist in your field. As a Cautious/Steady person you like to know what's going on, and not be surprised. Your judgment of others is based on your rules, the person's accomplishments, and whether or not they allow you to remain in a stable environment. You evaluate yourself by what you do, and not who you are. You need to hear sincere compliments from people you trust.

"As a Cautious/Steady perosn you are indirect, somewhat controlling but can be supportive. You are more task than people oriented. You appear shy or reserved. Your life is very neat and organized. Generally speaking, you get along well with others. You are good natured, due to the influence of the Steady. You may be so caught up in a cause that you neglect your family. Your drive causes you to be stressed out much of the time. You need to learn to relax."

Lol... so that is NOT that true of me. A lot of it is, and a lot of it isn't. I do like good surprises. I don't evaluate other people based on their whether or not they allow me to remain in a stable environment. That's kind of weird. No one would fit that bill all the time. The whole second paragraph is not true for the most part, except that to some I'm shy and reserved and I do tend to get along with others. I would NEVER get so caught up in a cause that I neglected my family!!! And I'm not stressed out too much of the time.

On the other hand, they were very right when they said that tend to I evaluate myself by what I do, and not by who I am. And I'm not a risk-taker, and I'm analytical and a perfectionist, definitely. I think I must have just enough of the "I" mixed in to balance out a bunch of the stuff they were saying I was supposed to have.


The other test, really quick: I'm not sure what it's called, but I came out with a more accurate description, I think. In this one, I'm an ISFJ which stands for Introversion/Sensing/Feeling/Judging.

You could be any combination of the four choices of extravert or introvert, sensing or intuition, thinking or feeling, and judging or perceiving.

Here's my "type":

ISFJ

"Quiet, friendly, responsible, and conscientious. Committed and steady in meeting their obligations. Thorough, painstaking, and accurate. Loyal, considerate, notice and remember specifics about people who are important to them, concerned with how others feel. Strive to create an orderly and harmonious environment at work and at home."

Actually, I can't think of anything there that doesn't fit my personality!

So, if any of y'all have done any of these tests, I want to hear what you are!! I have some papers that you can borrow if you want to do them.