Arnold

Arnold Shwarzenegger.

I recently watched a biography on the great arnold shwarzenegger. An Austrian farmboy who came to America and truely acheived the American dream. Arnold, from a seemingly humble background, started his great journey when he was about 15 when he decided to take up body building. Through his drive, discipline, and determination at the young age of 15, he quickly acheived his goals and gained and came to America to acheive the title Mr.Universe. From there he made a bigger name for himself in Hollywood,

Personality Assessment

Today I had my first identity crisis. out of sheer desperation and anxiety, I took several free online personality assessments and character strength surveys. I now know who I am and what my strengths and weaknesses are. Whew, that is a relief.

The first personality assessment I took resulted in my basic personality as a Phlegmatic Sanguine. Which is odd, because the phlegmatic is a Introverted, by standard, Pessimist. While a Sanguine is an Extroverted, Talker, and an optimist. Which would seem like a bit of a contradiction if it wasn't for my constant mixed emotions and lack of personal understanding.

The second self assessment test I took was the Personal DNA: your true self report, with the result of a Generous creator. It outlines the importance of relationships in my life, and my generosity towards friends and family. I am also a creator, eager to explore new experiences, and be innovative and resourceful.

The last of the assessments was from the Authentic Happiness website. The assessment was 240 questions of personal opinion of myself in several situations. The results were:
1.Appreciation of beauty and excellence
2.Honesty, Authenticity, Genuineness
3. Leadership
4.Forgiveness and Mercy
5.Social Intelligence

Taking these three self-assessment tests proved to be very useful in finding key strengths and personality types of who I am. I can use these results to my advantage in the future by focusing on my strengths to tackle problems, I gain confidence from having a better understanding of who I am.

If I lost my job.

Supporting a family on a single salary is hard. With seven children, a recently disabled wife, and her elderly father suffering from Dementia, Turrets, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; losing my day job would be catastrophic. In fact, to call it catastrophic would be an understatement.

So, in today's troubled economy, I've decided to make sure I have a backup plan if I were to lose my job. Considering my past experience with computers when I was an adolescent, and the computer science courses I took in high school, I have desirable skills in the area of PC repair. Heck, how much can computers I worked on in high school changed in 25 years? It would be a secure income and business of PC repair on mostly home-user clients. I could charge based on parts and services done on computers, and offer free annual computer diagnostics to make life-time clients. To be self-employed and work my own hours. I almost wish I would get fired!

There you have it, my Mid-Life plan B, if you will. Fail Proof.

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