Best Jobs for Cholerics
Not long ago I counseled a young man who was absolutely miserable in his current circumstances. On the surface there really seemed to be no reason for it. He was very intelligent. He was competent at what he was doing. He was fairly well compensated for what he did. But, was so distraught that he was having anger emotional outburts that were increasing in frequency.
As part of the counseling program I designed for him I conducted an Arno Temperament Profile. The result of the profile cleared away the smoke and made the key to his discord perfectly clear. In the areas of control and inclusion he scored in as a compulsive choleric. Which meant he needed absolute control over how he did what he did and who was involved in the process.
In the job he was in there was a tremendous about of ambiguity in the what he did and did not have the authority to do. One month he would have complete autonomy on his projects and the next he would need to have the same routine decisions approved. For a compulsive choleric, this is torture of the most severe sort.
Although, I rarely give direct advice (prefer to help my clients find their own solutions) I counseled this client that he would probably be happier operating a lemonade stand alongside the highway than in his current position. He simply needed that much control over his life.
As a result, he found a volunteer organization that needed someone to take on a leadership role for one of their major projects. When he found himself blindsided by the ambiguity of his work situation he could throw himself into the controlled order of his own choreographed construction at the volunteer group.
In the meanwhile, he is able to tolerate his current work situation while he seeks more compatible gainful employment elsewhere.
If you are a Choleric and you are considering a career path, or changing careers there are a few things about your preferences and your nature that you should take into consideration.
You may find yourself driven by the following:
Your Theme: Do it my way; do it my way now.
Your Drive: Righteous indignation.
Your Desire: Do what I say even if it is wrong.
Your Perfect Partner: Phlegmatic
As a Choleric you may not commit to a relationship because of fears of giving up control over your life.
You have clear traits in the three main areas of human need.
Inclusion – Desire to self initiate a great deal of social interaction, desire very little interaction initiated by others.
Control – Express the need for a great deal of control over others, desire very little or no control over their lives by others.
Affection – Express a high need for love and affection and approval, but accept it only on their own terms.
You are utilitarian in goal implementation and excellent at communicating abstract concepts. You are highly adept with strategies and gifted in analysis. Your greatest gifts lie in organizing, planning, configuring and practical inventing. You are strong willed and ever in search of greater knowledge. You rely heavily on your own powers of reason and thirst for achievement. Your view of the present is pragmatic, and you are skeptical about the future.
Best Jobs for Cholerics
Manager
Project Manager
Efficiency Experts
Engineer
Architect
Strategic Analyst
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March 11th, 2008 at 12:10 am
The choleric has high analytical abilities. but the donot act based on thier analysis many atimes. so they therefore tend to make rash decisions. so, many people will think that they do not “analyse”.
May 31st, 2008 at 2:30 pm
I must disagree. Most Cholerics (compulsive cholerics in any case) are very deliberate in their decision making. They have such an aversion to the perceived loss of control associated with a bad decision they are sometimes considered a blockade to taking action.
September 4th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
what i meant is that the choleric tends to overlook obstacles. therefore his dept of analysis does not necessary bother on the obstacles involved in reaching the goal.
September 9th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
You make an interesting point. However, would you consider the possibility that the choleric is driven toward obstacles out of a need to overcome them rather than simply overlooking them?