A couple of friends of mine pointed me to a site called PersonalDNA, which is an online test to determine your personality type/characteristics. It’s actually pretty well done, and it generates this little capsule map to give a summary of who you are. The thing is, I think it tends to accentuate the positive rather than the negative, so instead of my personality type coming up as ‘Utter Bastard’, it came up as ‘Advocating Leader’. Go figure. Anyways, without further commentary, here’s what the results look like:



You are a Leader

  • Your solid grounding in the practicalities of life, along with your self-assuredness and your willingness to appreciate new things make you a LEADER.
  • You’re in touch with what is going on around you and adept at remaining down-to-earth and logical.
  • Although you’re detail-oriented, this doesn’t mean that you lose the big picture.
  • You tend to find beauty in form and efficiency, as opposed to finding it in broad-based, abstract concepts.
  • Never one to pass on an adventure, you’re consistently seeking and finding new things, even in your immediate surroundings.
  • Because of this eagerness to pursue new experiences, you’ve learned a lot; your attention to detail means that you gain a great deal from your adventures.
  • The intellectual curiosity that drives you leads you to seek out causes of and reasons behind things.
  • Your confidence gives you the potential to take your general awareness and channel it into leadership.
  • You’re not set on one way of doing things, and you often have the skills and persistence to find innovative ways of facing challenges.
  • You are well-attuned to your talents, and can deal with most problems that you face.
  • Your independent streak allows you to make decisions efficiently and to trust your instincts
  • Generally, you believe that you control your life, and that external forces only play a limited role in determining what happens to you.


If you want to be different:

  • There’s more to life than the practical - take some time to daydream and explore the aesthetic sides of things.


You are Advocating

  • Being social, empathic, and understanding makes you ADVOCATING.
  • Some people find being around others exhausting—but not you! You are energized by spending time with friends, and you are good at meeting new people.
  • One of the reasons you enjoy conversation as much as you do is that you often learn about yourself while talking things out with a friend; you realize things about your own beliefs while discussing them with others.
  • You have insight into what others are thinking and feeling. This ability allows you to be happy for others, and to commiserate when something has gone wrong for them.
  • You are highly compassionate, and being conscious of how things affect those close to you leaves you cautious about trusting others too hastily.
  • Despite these reservations, you are open-minded when it comes to your worldview; you don’t look to impose your ways on others.
  • Your sensitivity towards others’ plights contributes to an understanding—both intellectual and emotional—of many different perspectives.
  • As someone who understands the complexities of the world around you, you are reluctant to pass judgments.


If you want to be different:

  • While it’s important to think about others, don’t forget to take some time for yourself, and occassionally to put yourself first.
  • Take some time to spend with a few close friends; although it’s difficult to find people to trust, it’s worth the effort.
  • When you have great ideas, it can be hard to relinquish control, but it can also feel good to take the pressure off and enjoy someone else leading the way.