| Regardless of your personality type, values and | | | | there is no separation between work and play; it |
| behaviors, the journey to achieving a balanced, | | | | is all part of the social context that surrounds |
| happy life will be much easier, and much more | | | | everything they do. |
| successful and harmonious if you learn to | | | | Speech of I Personalities |
| understand and communicate effectively with the | | | | Never stand close to I's while they are talking |
| people you meet on your journey. We're talking | | | | because they are very dramatic and bold, both |
| about finding common ground among the four | | | | with their words and their body movements. |
| major personality types: Supportive, Direct, I (ego | | | | Their arms and hands are in constant motion, as |
| centered) and Controlling, focusing this time on | | | | are their vocal cords, and eventually they will hit |
| the ego centered, or I, personality type | | | | you. They love backslapping, touching, poking. "I," " |
| The I people of the world create society; they | | | | me" and other forms of the personal pronoun are |
| bring together large groups of people into | | | | abundant in their speech. They have always done |
| communal relationships. They are the wires, the | | | | more, possess more and know more than |
| connectors, the networkers, the energy conduits | | | | anyone else in the room. They are always telling |
| tying large often diverse groups together. I | | | | stories that emphasize their importance to the |
| personalities are butterflies, social butterflies, | | | | world. They will listen to you only until they can |
| pollinating and fertilizing, flitting from personality | | | | tell a story to top yours. They talk, rather than |
| group to personality group. They are the glue that | | | | listen, and always about themselves. |
| holds people together. | | | | Clothes, Cars and Houses |
| How 'I' (Ego Centered) People See Themselves: | | | | Guess who drives a fire engine red sports car, |
| The I is always the center of the known (their) | | | | has flashy, dramatic clothes and lives in the most |
| universe. Like the D personality they are very | | | | socially upscale neighborhood, even if they cannot |
| direct and like the S personality they are | | | | afford it? Of course it is the I personality. They |
| supportive. However, I's focus on themselves, not | | | | want the entire world to know them and to know |
| the ideas of the D. They are supportive like the S | | | | the entire world. They must be seen in order to |
| personality, but in relationships in which they are | | | | see others. I's always have the trendiest clothes, |
| the central person. An I's interest in relationships | | | | the hottest this or that, they dine at the newest |
| lies in how those relationships support them, not in | | | | up and coming restaurants, they get a new car |
| how they support others. I personalities are the | | | | every year. They are the "in" people; they set |
| life of the party at which they are both host and | | | | the trend in every category of life that is socially |
| a guest. Everything that they do is bigger and | | | | measurable. |
| better, but always as it relates to building their | | | | Values: Family, Money, Relationships and Time |
| ego and image. They have little interest in ideas or | | | | I's love their families and are family-oriented. They |
| projects unless those enhance their own egos and | | | | know their second and third cousins and know |
| well-being. | | | | them well. They love large families because it |
| How Others See I People: The D personality loves | | | | means more people to love them. They love all |
| the directness of people who are I personalities. | | | | family parties and reunions and every event or |
| The D does not understand I's self-centeredness | | | | holiday is an occasion for a party. Birthdays, |
| or their lack of interest in challenges and | | | | anniversaries, marriages, even funerals are all |
| connectivity with the real world. S's like the fact | | | | opportunities to be the center of attention, to tell |
| that I's are supportive people but S's do not | | | | their stories (again) and jokes (again). |
| understand why their support is only directed at | | | | Money is very important to I's as it enables them |
| themselves and never toward others. Like the D, | | | | to maintain and increase their social presence. But |
| the S personality sees the I personality as being | | | | money is a means, not an end. It is the means to |
| self-centered and egocentric. The C personality, | | | | more and better cars, country club memberships, |
| being the opposite of the I, has a hard time | | | | houses and vacations in all the right places. Money |
| understanding I's. The conservative and logical C | | | | is a tool to open social doors that would |
| sees I's behavior as illogical and emotional rather | | | | otherwise be closed. Because of this attitude, I's |
| than rational. | | | | often are very careless with money. They are |
| Other Adjectives to Describe I Personalities | | | | often in debt or are financially overextended. If |
| They are described as flamboyant, the life of the | | | | the money has been used to make or enhance |
| party, upbeat, fun to be with, colorful, sloppy in | | | | social connections, the debt does not bother |
| their habits and disorganized, not dedicated, | | | | them, it is not a problem. |
| imprecise, impulsive, extroverted, braggarts and | | | | The I personality loves relationships. They are the |
| team players. | | | | people at a party who say, "I have told you a lot |
| Careers of I Personalities | | | | about me; now let me tell you more about me." |
| I's may have a career or profession, but they | | | | Put two I personalities together at a party and |
| consider it a position. Despite their success, their | | | | both will talk all night, never listening to a word the |
| work is not necessarily their passion. Often they | | | | other one says, but both will leave the party |
| have positions in sales or in fields where knowing | | | | feeling great. |
| a lot of people, being well-connected, and | | | | Time is meaningless to I's. They assume you |
| entertaining are important assets. Their work | | | | have nothing better to do than to listen to them. |
| always places high value on social skills. They are | | | | They are always late because they just had to |
| both the party planners and the partygoers of | | | | do something for themselves or tell someone |
| the world. Seeing and being seen, both at work | | | | about themselves. As they have no interest in |
| and play, are very important qualities to the | | | | others, they have no consideration for the time |
| career and being of the I personality. For them | | | | needs or demands of others. |