So I had this "working styles" training at work on Monday. Usually you take it your first year here, but I kept denying the appt and finally got made to take it, haha.

Prior to the training, a survey is sent out to 5 people I work with, they answer some questions and based on those questions this company determines my working style/personality type. Then we learn how to work well with other personality types.

The 4 styles are (feel free to skip these if you don't care):
Analytical - Polite but reserved, logical, fact- and task-oriented. This person’s focus is on precision and perfection. Other strengths include persistence, diligence, caution, and a systematic approach.

Amiable - Devoted, consistent, dependable, and loyal, the Amiable is a hard worker and will persevere long after others have given up. He or she is a team player, cooperative and easy to get along with, trustful, sensitive and a good listener. Working in groups with cooperative individuals, the Amiable tries to avoid confrontation. He or she enjoys company, performs best in a stable environment, and often has a stabilizing effect on others.

Driver - High achiever - a mover and shaker who is definitely not averse to risk. The individual is extroverted, strong-willed, direct, practical, organized, forceful, and decisive. Look for someone who tells it the way it is and is very persuasive. Watch out or you’ll be worn down and bowled over. A driver is task- rather than relationship-oriented and wants immediate results. This individual is not concerned with how something is done, but what is being done, and what results can be expected.

Expressive - The Expressive, a verbally adept personality, is engaging, accommodating, supportive of others, persuasive, socially adept, and relationship- rather than task-oriented. He or she loves to be one of the gang, and is always ready for something new and exciting, especially if the gang is ready to participate. Additional strengths include enthusiasm, diplomatic skills, and the ability to inspire others.

These 4 things are put into a grid, and then each grid is divided into sub-grids. So someone could be an expressive, but show some traits from one of the other groups. I am apparently 100%, strictly expressive, haha. Which I believe is true. I originally thought I was on the analytical side of expressive, but maybe I'm not.

The doc I got in my class says that I am...
-excitable, fun-loving, and talkative
-people-oriented, likes an audience; cherishes applause and recognition
-achievement oriented, a risk taker, competitive and spirited
-futuristic, creative, and inspirational
-procrastinator
-partier

However, expressives can be seen as unrealistic, dreamers, unprofessional, impulsive, and less disciplined.

Regardless, I'm excited about this type, because I think that's who I am and try to be. However it has really got me thinking that I am in the wrong place in my life. Maybe location-wise, maybe even profession-wise, definitely life-wise. I have always had these goals about where I should be at certain ages. Right now I am at least 4 steps behind where I planned on being. I've got ideas to get where I want to be, but I need time, money, and motivated peeps to work with.

That said, I'm a little worried about the dreamer part. I dream a lot - those goals I always set have been dreams that I have been knocking out... but my dreams are getting bigger and bigger. It is getting tough - I feel like I'm at a roadblock that I need to overcome. My fear can be summed up best with this lyric, "You can dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. i'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase and never get it."

Also, I went to a metal show last night, it ruled.