Have you ever taken a personality test, career placement test one of those types? You know the kind I'm talking about. The type of test that tells you who you already know you are. There are so many different varieties of tests out there. You should be able to sit there all day and take them, well maybe for a month straight. These surveys or tests so to speak are the types that many of us have already taken in school or at a job interview. I know I did a few years back when I went for a job interview to sell insurance and stocks and bonds. I guess they wanted more of a blue personality type than myself. Me, I'm more the orange with some gold, lol. I am a people person and a true salesman(woman). I love to help and volunteer and will only sell something I believe in. I guess they knew that by me taking that test? Who knows.
Back in my school days, I had to a placement test to figure out where I belonged on which education level for college. Who knew that would happen. Then they pop you in a class to have you "see" where your current interests were. Do you love the outdoors, going camping, putting projects together, baseball, swimming, watching TV, kids, talking, coloring things of that nature. I can remember it coming out stating I should be a kindergartner teacher, yeah, not. I had two small children at that time. I didn't want to teach all day then go home and have my kids too. I do love little kids, but all day long and ohh if I got sick, no way. Are these surveys or test really that true or even close? Where do they get they results from anyway?
Testing us to see what we like, hmmm? I like ice cream, but it doesn't like me all the time. Does this mean I should answer yes to the question? If I am allergic and I put no, will this alter my results of course it will then I might look like a prude. When 'they" say that "they" are comparing us to the general population based on results taken in past tests. Where did they get these from? Did they survey an entire city, town or state? Did they survey a tiny little town in the middle of nowhere? Did they survey all the major cities in the entire US or free world for that matter? I have no idea, "they" have never told me, have "they" told you? I love to take the tests just to see if I have changed tastes or if I am the same person I was 10 years ago. Of course I know my personality is the same, but we all change a little bit from time to time. How many of you have taken one of those tests that are long drawn out and are so boring you have to get up every five minutes just to breathe? Did you like the green apple or the red apple? Me I love apples of all types, heck I love fruit. OK, now I'm hungry and want to eat because I have been here typing all morning, no not that this is that long, it's that I wrote it and forgot to save it so I had to retype the entire thing.
Before I go and actually eat you should take a test and just see. There are several of them out there. Quick ones and long drawn out ones. In any case, you can at least read on what the different levels and types of personalities there are. Maybe you and your other half are perfect for each other and can tweak a few things, this may help you learn about each other in ways you never knew. Maybe you never knew that one of the downfalls of you personality was that you just sucked at listening, well work on it or vice-versa. You are a great listener but have a difficult time giving-in to others. I know its hard, believe me. I do it all the time and I try very hard all the time and being the best person I can. If you follow my blog you know I was married and have since divorced, well we were like oil and water most of the time. If he had taken any of these tests maybe I could have worked harder, but I know for a fact the end result would have been the same, because marriage is a two-way street. He would have never compromised anything and this was one of the thing that split us apart. Every has to give because everyone has to take from a relationship, no matter the type. Marriage, mother-child, child-child any of them. Oh go ahead just search a few out and take them, read up on them. If your other half, kids whoever won't then do it for them, make the educated guess and see what comes up, you may be surprised to see what the end results are. You may just find yourself living much happier with those around you. Did you ever wonder why you bumped heads so much, well now is your chance. Live laugh, and love
