 Top Ten Achievement
Traits - Handwriting Analysis
By Fiona MacKay Young We all
read body language instinctively. Only 7% of our understanding actually comes from
the words a person says. So body language plays a large part in our spoken communication
process and no less so in written communication.
Handwriting analysis is a form of body language. We all form an
impression of the writer involuntarily when we look at the written word. By studying
handwriting in depth, the entire personality is revealed.
Below are some quick handwriting analysis tips on the subject of
achievement. Enjoy!
1. How high up the 'ladder of success' do you set your goals? Look at
how you cross your small letter 't'. The higher the 't-bar', the higher your goals. If
your 't-bar' is floating in the air above the 't-stem', you've overdone it, and are in a
world of unrealistic dreams. The lower the 't-bar', the lower the goals. If your 't-bar'
does not cross the 't-stem' at all, you cannot estimate your goals. A variety of 't-bar'
crossings is normal, indicating different levels of goals in different areas of life.
2. Are a self starter? Look carefully at the cross bar of your small
't' again. In this regard where it is placed is not as important as how heavy it is.
Compare the 't-bar' to the rest of your writing. If the 't-bar' is heavier than the other
writing, then you are self motivated - a self starter. The same heaviness means you have
average ability to get yourself going, whilst a 't-bar' lighter than the rest of your
writing means you could do with someone to give you a push to get you going!
3. When the going gets tough, I ...........(fill in the blank). If your
motto relates to, "If at first you don't succeed, give up and try something
else," - then you probably make your lower extenders (the downstrokes, below the
baseline on letters y, g, j) short or very weak. Average length lower extenders, with the
same strength as the rest of your writing, indicates your determination to keep going will
be sufficient in most cases - it is average. Long, straight and strong lower extenders
show that, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going." A curvy lower
extended is a writer who may eventually arrive at the finishing post, but will probably
take a detour along the way.
4. Do you procrastinate? This trait shows when the lower case 't-bar'
is to the left of the 't-stem', not crossing it. Successful people do not procrastinate!
5. Enthusiasm - always a winning trait. Shown in a long and sweeping
't-bar'. The longer it is, the more enthusiasm is shown.
6. Another winning trait is optimism. The optimist always looks on the
'up' side of things. Correspondingly optimism is shown in writing by the 't-bar' going
uphill towards the right, or lines of writing doing likewise.
Tip: If you're feeling down one day, try writing 'uphill'. Do your
't-bars' the same way. Just as smiling makes you feel happier, optimistic writing makes
you feel more cheerful. Try it!!
7. Is your activity productive? The trait of confusion of interests
indicates that there is much going on, so much that probably no one thing is getting the
attention it needs. This is shown when lines of writing (when written on unlined paper)
run into each other causing 'confusion'.
8. Are you organized? This shows when the upper part of the small 'f'
is the same length as the lower part of that letter. If confusion and organization appear
in the same writing, whichever appears most regularly will dominate.
9. Initiative. Excellent trait. The ability to spot opportunity and
move towards grasping it. Shows where the small 't' at the end of a word, instead of
having a separately drawn 't-bar' or in fact any 't-bar'which crosses the 't-stem', has
just a stroke which swings out from the baseline towards the right. It can make the letter
't' resemble a 'v'. Initiative also shows in other strokes.
10. And lastly, self confidence. If you set your goals high, you need
self confidence to help you get there. A good sized personal pronoun 'I', good sized
capital letters, and a signature a little larger than the rest of the writing show self
confidence. If any of these are overly large it indicates showmanship, which may or may
not have substance behind it.
Fiona MacKay Young, a Certified GraphoAnalyst, Personal
& Career Coach & owner of Connections & Directions teaches workshops &
does custom analysis. |
