Flying Pig

My man is an Artisan

Custom Keirsey Temperament Report for: Joshua
Your Keirsey Temperament Sorter Results indicates that your personality type is that of the

Artisans are the temperament with a natural ability to excel in any of the arts, not only the fine arts such as painting and sculpting, or the performing arts such as music, theater, and dance, but also the athletic, military, political, mechanical, and industrial arts, as well as the “art of the deal” in business.
Artisans are most at home in the real world of solid objects that can be made and manipulated, and of real-life events that can be experienced in the here and now. Artisans have exceptionally keen senses, and love working with their hands. They seem right at home with tools, instruments, and vehicles of all kinds, and their actions are usually aimed at getting them where they want to go, and as quickly as possible. Thus Artisans will strike off boldly down roads that others might consider risky or impossible, doing whatever it takes, rules or no rules, to accomplish their goals. This devil-may-care attitude also gives the Artisans a winning way with people, and they are often irresistibly charming with family, friends, and co-workers.
Artisans want to be where the action is; they seek out adventure and show a constant hunger for pleasure and stimulation. They believe that variety is the spice of life, and that doing things that aren’t fun or exciting is a waste of time. Artisans are impulsive, adaptable, competitive, and believe the next throw of the dice will be the lucky one. They can also be generous to a fault, always ready to share with their friends from the bounty of life. Above all, Artisans need to be free to do what they wish, when they wish. They resist being tied or bound or confined or obligated; they would rather not wait, or save, or store, or live for tomorrow. In the Artisan view, today must be enjoyed, for tomorrow may never come.
There are many Artisans, perhaps 30 to 35 percent of the population, which is good, because they create much of the beauty, grace, fun, and excitement the rest of us enjoy in life.
Artisans at Work
Artisans seek to make an impact upon the organizations where they work and upon society at large. Their alertness to current realities, the joy they take in variation, and their tendency to follow their instincts to ‘what works’ make them good troubleshooters and negotiators, talented performers and craftspeople and excellent leaders in all kinds of emergencies and chaotic situations.
On the job, you are apt to have an extraordinary memory for facts and details, as well as superior powers of observation. Ideally, the work you choose will make use of these vast databanks of knowledge and impressions. In the workplace, you can be excited by the chance to capitalize on opportunities others don’t perceive, and applying information to present or emerging challenges.

I’m an Idealist!

Just took a personality and found out I’m an Idealist (what a surprise!) heehee… But I like how the conclusion is written:

Your Keirsey Temperament Sorter Results indicates that your personality type is that of the

Idealists, as a temperament, are passionately concerned with personal growth and development. Idealists strive to discover who they are and how they can become their best possible self — always this quest for self-knowledge and self-improvement drives their imagination. And they want to help others make the journey. Idealists are naturally drawn to working with people, and whether in education or counseling, in social services or personnel work, in journalism or the ministry, they are gifted at helping others find their way in life, often inspiring them to grow as individuals and to fulfill their potentials.

Idealists are sure that friendly cooperation is the best way for people to achieve their goals. Conflict and confrontation upset them because they seem to put up angry barriers between people. Idealists dream of creating harmonious, even caring personal relations, and they have a unique talent for helping people get along with each other and work together for the good of all. Such interpersonal harmony might be a romantic ideal, but then Idealists are incurable romantics who prefer to focus on what might be, rather than what is. The real, practical world is only a starting place for Idealists; they believe that life is filled with possibilities waiting to be realized, rich with meanings calling out to be understood. This idea of a mystical or spiritual dimension to life, the “not visible” or the “not yet” that can only be known through intuition or by a leap of faith, is far more important to Idealists than the world of material things.

Highly ethical in their actions, Idealists hold themselves to a strict standard of personal integrity. They must be true to themselves and to others, and they can be quite hard on themselves when they are dishonest, or when they are false or insincere. More often, however, Idealists are the very soul of kindness. Particularly in their personal relationships, Idealists are without question filled with love and good will. They believe in giving of themselves to help others; they cherish a few warm, sensitive friendships; they strive for a special rapport with their children; and in marriage they wish to find a “soulmate,” someone with whom they can bond emotionally and spiritually, sharing their deepest feelings and their complex inner worlds.

Idealists are relatively rare, making up no more than 15 to 20 percent of the population. But their ability to inspire people with their enthusiasm and their idealism has given them influence far beyond their numbers.

Idealists at Work
Idealists, as a temperament, are passionately concerned with personal growth and development. They are naturally drawn to working with people and are gifted with helping others find their way in life, often inspiring them to grow as individuals and to fulfill their potential both on, and off, the job.

Your beliefs are the arbiter of your actions, even if you cannot articulate those beliefs specifically. You hold a strong, clear sense of the way the universe works, what’s “right” and what’s “wrong,” and what your purpose is in the overall scheme of things. In your ideal job, you can embody those beliefs in your relationships with other people. Because you likely have a talent for de-escalating situations and can almost always find just the “right words”, you often significantly improve the morale of organizations to which you belong.

My day belongs to

Lykke Li and Peter Bjorn & John

MY NEW SHIT!

mrwhitmore:

So in between finishing the new video for U-N-I, I revisted an old project I did for eBay’s shopvictoriously.com to do a re-edit.  Check the link out to view the final product.  

WARNING, the following conatins a song by none other than A-HA!

PURE FUN!

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a couple of more things

Glad to discover:
fado music
What Matters, by McKinsey
http://whatmatters.mckinseydigital.com/

crazy day yesterday

But had a great run on the hiking trail in PV after work. Now I’m so excited about the concert tonight!!!

I need to take a chill pill

Glad that this project is finally almoooooooooooost over… I’ve been living under my own anxiety over the deadline for the last two weeks. I lose my temper to my boys… so terrible of me! It pretty much affected everybody around me. I need to learn how to deal with a big deadline in a calm manner…

Watched Rachel Getting Married last night. Good movie!

Tomorrow we have a concert to go to!! yeah! Can’t wait!

I love being inspired!

Finally I finished the report for Delta. Fairly simple in terms of content and visual. Now I started exploring again.

What inspired me recently:

Technology. I got a little simple DVD burner which makes DVD burning 4 times faster! For 15 minutes I can burn 8GB of stuff! This is just one thing that made me happy today…

M. Gladwell. Liked his theory of tipping point, the law of the minority, the sticky factor…

All the social networks, facebook, twitter, tumblr, vimeo, digg, linkedin… Is there such a thing as over-sharing? I find the theoretical framework behind those sites fascinating. The strength of weak ties.

I resumed my running routine and that makes very happy. Running is my ultimate therapy.

What a stressful morning!

Worked all night to 12:30 last night. Got up early to work out, but felt too tired and sick to go running, so fell off to bed again… Then got up again, made Sammy breakfast, packed everything for him and my lunch. Headed to his emergency day-care.

Got to work slightly before 10.. Called the day care and was told Sammy’s playing fine. What a relief! Now I can start my day.

Thought I was going to see Watchmen

But due to some emotional breakdown, (haha, quite a fancy psychological term to me) ended up not going. Recovery was easy, just a two-hour nap!