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What's Your Temperament #Reverb10 Beautifully Different

  Think about what makes you different and what you do that lights people up. Reflect on all the things that make you different – you’ll find they’re what make you beautiful. I remember the book distinctly. I wish I could find it. I read it when I was 15 and it talked about the  "four temperaments." This was before the Myers-Briggs thing REALLY hit big and before personality testing was used for everything from hiring to finding a babysitter. This one focused on the ancient idea of the humors of the body: you were phlegmatic, melancholic, sanguine or choleric . Guess which one I was? Give up? Choleric, which Wikipedia describes as such: A person who is choleric is a do-er. They have a lot of  ambition, energy, and passion , and try to instill it in others. They can dominate people of other temperaments, especially phlegmatic types. Many great charismatic military and political figures were cholerics. They like to be leaders and in charge of everything. I...