1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,320 Hi everyone. So now let's talk about the next one on the advanced personality 2 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:15,200 evaluation test series. This one is called inclination styles. We all have a 3 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:20,680 natural inclination or a tendency towards a particular kind of behavior. 4 00:00:20,680 --> 00:00:26,160 Now this I have put it deliberately in advanced because it requires a certain 5 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:30,780 level of self-awareness, certain level of maturity for an individual to even 6 00:00:30,780 --> 00:00:35,440 begin to understand these things. Okay. These are broader understanding of things. 7 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:44,120 So let's get into it. What is inclination style about? The definition of inclination 8 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:51,800 is it's a tendency to a particular aspect, state, character or action. A 9 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:57,560 particular disposition of mind or character. Another definition you can 10 00:00:57,560 --> 00:01:02,720 look up is a feeling that you want to do a particular thing or the fact that you 11 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:08,680 prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing. To help understand this 12 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:13,440 better, simple tests which I take will give you where you are now on the scale 13 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:18,600 of your own natural inclinations. Not in the broad categories but it will help you 14 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:25,800 get a starting ground. It'll give you a big push in that direction. Again this is 15 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,840 the scale and has nothing to do with a black and white kind of approach. 16 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:34,560 Everybody has each one of these kind of inclinations that we will speak about. 17 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:39,520 Okay. Your personality is a blend of all of these things. It's just a question of 18 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:46,200 which one is more predominant. Get back to this. Right. 19 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:52,600 The typical inclination report looks like this. So we have our pie chart again. 20 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:57,760 This is the report form which will be the result of a test. We need to understand 21 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:02,720 some things. What are the four ones here? There are four slices of the pie. They are 22 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:10,960 the pragmatist, activist, reflector and theorist. Okay. We'll see in a moment what 23 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:17,640 these definitions are and what are they about. In our particular person's case, 24 00:02:17,640 --> 00:02:26,360 he's eighty seven, sorry, twenty eight percent a reflector, twenty five percent 25 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:31,600 a theorist. We can take two out of four as a vote here saying more of a theorist 26 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:36,440 and a reflector than an activist or a pragmatist. The least one score being 27 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:41,680 pragmatist. Not a very pragmatic kind of person. Not a very activist kind of person. 28 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:45,840 Either more of a reflector and theorist. See how this plays out when you see the 29 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:53,960 definitions of these things. Become more clear when you look at the definitions. 30 00:02:53,960 --> 00:03:00,160 Who is the activist? The activist involve themselves fully and without bias in new 31 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:06,320 experiences. They enjoy the here and the now and are happy to be dominated by 32 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:12,320 immediate experiences. They are open-minded, not skeptical and this tends to 33 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:18,080 make them enthusiastic about anything new. These are the people who are constantly 34 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:23,840 hunting for new stuff, new excitement, new projects, new tasks, new hobbies, so on. 35 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:29,840 Their philosophy is I'll try anything once. They tend to act first and consider 36 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:34,880 the consequences later. Their days are filled with activity. They tackle problems 37 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:40,880 by brainstorming. As soon as they have excitement from one activity has died 38 00:03:40,880 --> 00:03:45,920 down, they are busy looking for the next stuff. The next good thing. The next 39 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:52,360 excitement. The next high in life. They tend to thrive on the challenge of new 40 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:56,600 experiences but a board with implementation and long-term consolidation. 41 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:02,240 They are gregarious people constantly involving themselves with others but in 42 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:09,640 doing so they seek to be the center of all activities on themselves. You can start 43 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:13,880 thinking about the people in your life who are fitting this mold as we go 44 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:22,800 through this. Not really archetypes but personality types. The pragmatist. The 45 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:28,080 pragmatists are keen on trying out ideas, theories and techniques to see if 46 00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:33,560 they work in practice. They positively search out new ideas and take the first 47 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:38,880 opportunity to experiment the application. The application is the 48 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:43,880 keyword there is a pragmatic person very practical. They are the sorts of people 49 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,880 who return from management courses brimming with new ideas that they want 50 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:53,040 to try out and implement in practice. They like to get on with things, act 51 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,760 quickly and confidently on ideas that attract them kind of a choleric 52 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:01,040 personality which we saw in temperaments module of the basic. They tend to be 53 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:07,000 impatient and ruminating and open-ended about discussions. They are essentially 54 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:12,520 practical down-to-earth people who like making practical decisions and solving 55 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:16,760 problems more like the melancholy choleric if you look at the temperament 56 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:22,040 module in basic. They respond to problems and opportunities as a challenge. 57 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:27,560 There are philosophies there is always a better way and to see if it works good. If 58 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:37,160 it works it's good. And justifies the means kind of people. The reflectors 59 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:44,760 who are these people? The reflectors like to stand back to ponder experiences, 60 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:49,360 observe them from many different perspectives. They collect data both 61 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:53,400 first and second hand and from internet and from all sources and resources. 62 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:58,760 They prefer to think about it thoroughly before coming to any conclusion. The 63 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:03,200 thorough collection and analysis of data about experiences and events is what 64 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:08,160 counts for them. So they tend to postpone reaching definitive conclusions for us 65 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,920 as long as possible. It's taking my own time with these things. That's the 66 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:17,400 reflection mind. Their philosophy is to be cautious. They are thoughtful people 67 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:22,800 who like to consider all possible angles and implications before making the move. 68 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:27,080 They prefer to take a backseat in meetings and discussions. They enjoy 69 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:31,320 observing other people in action and reaction. They listen to others. They get 70 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:37,640 the drift of the discussion before making their own point. In question they tend 71 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:42,040 to adopt a low profile. These are the quiet types. They have slightly 72 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:47,800 distant and tolerant, unruffled air about them like a quiet confidence. When they 73 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:53,240 act, it is part of a wider picture which includes the past, the present, as well as 74 00:06:53,240 --> 00:07:01,960 maybe futuristic and others observations as well as their own. The theorists 75 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:08,280 adapt and integrate observations into complex but logically sound theories. 76 00:07:08,280 --> 00:07:13,160 These are people who make theories. They think problems through a vertical step 77 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:18,880 by step logical way. They assimilate disparate facts, unconnected facts into 78 00:07:18,880 --> 00:07:23,560 coherent theories. Where these things come together? How do the dots connect 79 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:28,440 here? That kind of thinking. They tend to be perfectionists who won't rest easy 80 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:34,240 until things are tidy, fit into a rational scheme. They like to analyze and 81 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:40,200 synthesize. Two opposites really, analysis and synthesis. Analysis is to dissect and 82 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:44,720 see the details. Synthesis is to bring them all together. They are keen on basic 83 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:50,880 assumptions, principles, theories, models and systems kind of thinking. Their 84 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:55,720 philosophy prices rationality and logic. If it's logical, it's good. Questions 85 00:07:55,720 --> 00:08:01,920 they frequently ask are does it make sense? How does this fit with that? What are 86 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:07,040 the basic assumptions here? They tend to be detached, analytical, dedicated to a 87 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:12,280 rational objectivity rather than anything subjective or ambiguous. These are not 88 00:08:12,280 --> 00:08:17,400 wishy-washy people. These people are very focused on what they do. Their approach 89 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:26,080 to problems is consistently logical. Boy, we need a lot of that in 2022. This is 90 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:31,720 their mental set. They rigidly reject anything that doesn't fit with it. They 91 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:36,360 prefer to maximize certainty and feel uncomfortable with subjective arguments, 92 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:41,000 lateral thinking and anything flippant. These are not up in the air kind of 93 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:51,560 people, flippant. So overall, knowing your own innate subconscious 94 00:08:51,560 --> 00:08:57,560 inclinations coming back to our test, what will this test give you, can be very 95 00:08:57,560 --> 00:09:02,560 helpful in building your own innate inbuilt confidence. I've chosen these 96 00:09:02,560 --> 00:09:07,040 words carefully. Innate means something which is natural to you, which is inbuilt. 97 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:12,200 You have an inbuilt confidence. Every one of us has. Just depends upon which specific 98 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:17,360 areas, knowing your natural ability as a person and building upon it. It can also 99 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:21,840 be useful in selecting a career option for a young adult, for teenagers, how to 100 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:27,600 enhance your positive strengths and abilities even more. For a person already 101 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:31,560 employed or an entrepreneur, this could be helpful to evaluate what is the 102 00:09:31,560 --> 00:09:36,680 general makeup of their personality and of the people around them and how best to 103 00:09:36,680 --> 00:09:41,400 fit them in a role that works for them, as well as a company or an institution if 104 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:54,360 you're working.