Who are You?

The good news is that Temperament is created by God.
David in Psalm 139:14 says : for I am fearfully and wonderfully made…
So how much of yourself do you do you?
What is Temperament?
Temperament is the combination of inborn traits that subconsciously affect human behavior.
So, Temperament is genetically coded in us at the time of conception.
So you are unique by your Temperament and there is no person like you.

• Why do I need to know my Temperament?
  As a single person, knowing your Temperament will help you in these areas:
• SELF AWARENESS: to know your inbuilt temperament and how it affects your thoughts and behavior, your strength and weaknesses and self confidence
• SELF MANAGEMENT: to manage your feelings and behavior; to manage your emotions in a healthy way, take initiative and adapt to changing circumstances.
• SOCIAL AWARENESS:
  to understand temperament needs and concerns of others, to be able to feel comfortable socially and to recognize the power of dynamism in a group
• RELATIONAL MANAGEMENT.
  to develop and maintain good relationship, communicate clearly, inspire and influence others, work well in a team and manage conflict.
  Now, having seen the need to know our temperament, then lets get to know the types of temperaments.
  TYPES OF TEMPERAMENT.
  The 4 temperament categories are Sanguine, Choleric, Melancholic and Phlegmatic
  Each category is define by a list of descriptive characteristics. The people are then assigned to one or more types by matching the person with those descriptions.
  NB: Sanguine and Choleric are extrovert while Melancholic and Phlegmatic are introvert.
  Characteristics of Sanguine:
• Outgoing
• Talkative
• Easy going
• Carefree
• Leadership
• Lively
• Emotional
• Sociable
• Charismatic
• Receptive
  Characteristics of Choleric:
• Active
• Optimistic
• Changeable
• Excitable
• Aggressive
• Touchy
• Bossy
• Unemotional
• Too careful/ detailed
• Born leader
  Characteristics of Melancholy:
• Quiet
• Unsociable
• Reserved
• Pessimistic
• Sober
• Rigid
• Anxious
• Moody
• Creative
• Analytical
  Characteristics of Phlegmatic;
• Calm
• Even tempered
• Reliable
• Controlled
• Peaceful
• Thoughtful
• Careful
• Passive
• Sympathetic
• Consistent.
  Having seen the characteristics of each temperament, you can now check carefully, which one describes you as a person.
  Here, you need to be sincere with yourself.
  Let me give you example:
  My Temperament
  Phlegmatic- 9/10 (45%)
  Melancholic- 5/10 (25%)
  Choleric-2/10 (10%)
  Sanguine-4/10 (20%).
  Strength of Sanguine:
  They have power to inspire others
  Have great sense of humour
  They are orator
  People fall in love with them
  Very emotional
  Social and outgoing
  Weaknesses of Sanguine:
  They are Complusive talker
  Speak before thinking
  Elaborate and exaggerate issues
  Control by circumstances
  They interrupt during meeting and do not listen
  They want to be popular and always look for credit
  Strength of Choleric:
  They are dynamic
  Always correct wrong
  They are independent and self sufficient
  They exert sound leadership
  They move quickly to action and delegate work
  Weaknesses of Choleric:
  They are always bossy
  Enjoy controversy and argument
  Too rigid, very inflexible
  Little tolerance for mistake
  They dominate others
  Complain too much
  Strength of Melancholy;
  They think very deep
  Very talented, creative, artistic and musical
  They are philosophical and poetic
  Prefer to stay in background
  Solve other problem but keep their own inside
  Sometimes behave like Children
  Weaknesses of Melancholy:
  They are good in keeping record of offence
  Remember the negatives
  Very Moody
  Find it hard to make decisions
  Very antagonist and vengeful
  They live through others and are insecure socially
  Strength of Phlegmatic:
  They have sense of humour
  Can be good counsellor
  Can be depended on and work well under pressure
  They are achievers
  Don’t start or provoke conflict
  Well behaved
  Immune to anger
  Weaknesses of Phlegmatic:
  They don’t show interest in event or happenings around
  Resistant to change
  Could be lazy
  Very unenthusiastic
  They think of failure
  Give up easily
• Once you are able to know your temperament, especially the first one that describes you, look at your weaknesses and Begin to do something that will improve the areas of your weaknesses
  It will take conscious effort of a person who is emotional to re-address his/her emotional.
  We should not forget prayer is the first key way out since it is genetically framed.