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The Successful Entrepreneur - Top Ten Personality Traits as shown in Handwriting
1. Independence
You can't be an entrepreneur if you are constantly depending on
someone else. You have to be willing to stand on your own two
feet. In handwriting, Independence shows in two ways.
- Where the capital I, when used as the Personal Pronoun, is
either just a straight stick, or a straight stick with a
horizontal bar top and bottom.
- Independence thinking or independence of ideas, going your own
way regardless, shows in very short stems on the lower case "t"
or "d."
- Self Reliant - this one speaks for itself. It shows in the
underlining of your signature. If you don't do that now - start!
It's always a positive no matter what you want to do in life.
2. Intuition
If the entrepreneur expects facts in from of her before making
every decision, she will be left behind.
Intuition, that gut feeling that you just "know" is right, is
essential. Intuition shows in breaks between letters in script.
If it's all printing, this is not intuition.
3. Imagination
Creativity is too complicated a trait to give as part of this
list, but imagination is one component of it, and imagination,
especially when it comes as the ability to think outside the box
(often imagination + independent thinking) is shown in large
upper loops on b,h,k,l and lower loops on j,g,y.
4. Initiative
Always positive traits, the ability to recognize opportunity and
move towards grasping it, initiative is shown in the strong
rightward swing of the end stroke of a lower case "t"
substituting for the t-bar.
It also shows in a strong forward swing of the "hump" part of
the lower case "k" or "h."
5. Ability To Be Objective + Ability To Be Responsive
Both of these are needed by the entrepreneur.
The ability to be objective and not be consumed by emotional
reaction is shown in an upright slant.
The ability to be responsive is shown in a forward right slant.
How can anyone have both? Well, yes that's the tricky part, but
a slight right slant shows the best of both worlds - the ability
to be empathetic and respond to people, plus the ability to keep
calm and make rational decisions.
6. Lack Of Caution
Caution, as shown in handwriting, is an inhibitor. Too much
caution can be crippling.
The slant as mentioned in #5 will prevent foolhardy
impulsiveness, so a lack of the caution trait would be good for
the entrepreneur.
It shows in a long, flat stroke at
the baseline before lifting
the pen from the page at the end of a word/ letter formation.
7. Honest & Integrity
An absolute necessity for anyone and especially someone who's
reputation translates into business or no business.
Honesty is shown in circle letters (a, o, the circle part of g
and d) with no loops or hooks. Just clean, clear circles.
8. Clear Thinking
A clear head, the ability to see right though all the "garbage"
and get to the important point, that is clear thinking.
It is shown in a lack of lead in strokes in letters i.e. when
putting the pen to paper the writer starts with the actual
letter formation itself, not with a curvy, or straight, lead-in
stroke.
9. Persistent
It has been said that 80% of businesses that fail do so because
the entrepreneur gave up too soon. There are several traits
which show someone who will keep on going. Persistence is just
one.
It shows in a counter clockwise knot which can appear anywhere,
but frequently can be seen as a connected t-bar, in the
formation of the bar in a capital H or A, in a lower case f and
sometimes by itself in place of the word "and."
10. Self Motivated
And lastly self motivation. No-one is going to push the
entrepreneur to get his work done. No-one is going to complain
if he skips some things he doesn't like to do. But his business
will suffer.
He needs to be motivated to succeed and this ability to get
himself going is shown in a strong, heavy t-bar - heavier than
the rest of the writing.
These are just some of the entrepreneurial traits, but some of
the most important.
With full time jobs becoming a thing of the past, more and more
people are becoming entrepreneurs whether out of desire or
necessity. It requires a whole different set of skills, and a
different outlook than being an employee, but by knowing where
you are strong and where you are lacking, you are empowered to
seek help in the areas you need it before it "comes back to bite
you".
If you're starting on your entrepreneurial journey, I wish you
success.
About the author:
Fiona MacKay Young is a Certified Handwriting Analyst,
Business Startup & Career Coach. http://fiona-online.com/
offers Free Articles and Business Startup & Career Coaching
Services. http://thehirewritesite.com/<
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