Personality Profile

(Temperaments)

• The combination of mental,

physical, and emotional traits of a

person; natural predisposition.

A window through which

we can see people, and

perhaps understand

them a little better…

The combination of observable

and typical personality traits

of an individual, including:

• Communication style

• Behavior

• Attitudes

• Values

• Talents

The Temperament Types

MELANCHOLIC

The Temperament Types

SANGUINE

The Temperament Types

CHOLERIC

The Temperament Types

PHLEGMATIC

The Temperament Types

• Schedule and plan oriented

• Perfectionist, high standards

• Detail conscious

• Persistent and thorough

• Orderly and organised

• Sees the problems, expects the worst

• Finds creative solutions

• Resists change

Earth (Melancholic)

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

• Analytical

• Great understanding

• Self sacrificial

• Gifted (have extraordinary talents)

• Good decision making people

• Good leaders

• They are responsible

• Dependable

• Easily depressed

• Sometimes procrastinate

• Revengeful

• Emotional

• Secretive

Earth (Melancholic)

Air (Sanguine)

• Provides positive human atmosphere

• Does many things at once

• Does not always complete

• Gets bored when novelty wears off

• Has energy and enthusiasm

• Inspires others to join

• Cannot say no

• Concerned with interaction and conflict

• Does not easily know where they stand

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

• Enjoy life and always happy

• Optimistic/confident

• Excel in communication-oriented

things

• Talkative

• Warm (have sympathy for people)

• They are approachable

• Sincere and helpful

• Independent

• Forgetful

• Unreliable

• Behave like children or people

without experience

• They do not want to be alone

• Very demanding

• Unstable

• Exaggeration

• Stubborn

Air (Sanguine)

Fire (Choleric)• Goal oriented, sees the whole picture

• Seeks practical solutions

• Moves quickly to action

• Thrives on opposition

• Can be blind to their effect on others

• They seldom change their mind even if

they’re wrong

• Can create unnecessary work

• They want total control over themselves and

others.

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

• Activists (take part in public

events)

• Opportunist

• Hard driving

• Optimistic/confident

• Perfectionist

• Friendly

• Tough minded

• Fearless

• Action oriented

• Quick tempered

• Offensive

• Proud

• Cruel

• Rash decision making

• Rude

• Self centered

Fire (Choleric)

Water (Phlegmatic)• They are very peaceful at heart making

them great assets.

• They seldom use ideas and talents they

have, because it requires too much energy

and active participation.

• They sit back and watch other

temperaments busy doing things wrongly

and looking at all the wrong things in the

world that need to be changed

• They easily identify the injustice but hardly

take any action

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

• Peace loving and peace

maker

• Even-tempered

• Balanced

• Kind hearted

• Even-loving

• Do not discriminate

• Easy going

• Not demanding

• Consistent

• Not opportunists

• Indecisive

• Unemotional and

inexpressive

• Rarely self-sacrificing

• Procrastination

• Uninvolving

Water (Phlegmatic)

Why Know Your Temperament

Being aware of our temperaments can help us:

• To better understand each other’s and our own behaviours

• To better appreciate and more fully use what gifts we have

• To appreciate our differences

• To find ways of bridging these differences

• To live peacefully with each other

We all have all 4 temperaments in us, but in different mixes

… with one or two being more dominant

Identify yours today and be at

peace with other temperaments

The End.