Are your skills conflicting with your personality traits?

The Key to Professional Success Isn’t Just Your Skills—It’s Your Body.

It's a common story: we invest in our careers, studying and training for years, only to find that our chosen profession isn’t as fulfilling as we expected. We may find ourselves struggling with duties, managing a team, or facing challenges, and we're left to wonder: what went wrong?

The problem isn't your qualifications or your knowledge. The key lies in a lack of alignment between your inner being and your professional role. Your body shape holds the key to this clarity.

Your Body, Your Professional Blueprint

We are unique beings, each with an exclusive formula for functioning. Trying to apply the same techniques to different people and expecting the same results is like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.

Body analysis is the tool that shows you your unique formula. It helps you identify the fears (pains) that prevent you from progressing and reveals the powerful resources you have to excel in certain functions, all based on your unique pattern of functioning.

Five Employee Traits

The five character traits are present in all of us, but when one is more predominant, it shapes our professional behaviour. Understanding this is essential to finding true professional fulfilment. This results in five employee traits that work as follows:

A Note on Traits

It's important to remember that the names of the character traits are original scientific terms and have no connection with any pathology or disorder.

The Schizoid :The creative.

Body shape - Thinner, with apparent joints and larger-than-normal eyes.

The employee with a predominant Schizoid trait excels in creative roles. They are a powerful source of innovative, out-of-the-box ideas and need to be consistently stimulated to create.

Strengths: They will have innovative and original ideas.

Challenges: Don’t demand them to be fast or overly focused on details, as this isn't their natural skill.

The Oral : The communicator

Body shape - Chunky, with slumped shoulders and a smiley face.

The employee with a predominant Oral trait is a natural communicator and excels in roles that require internal or external interaction. They have a natural ability to connect and give a voice to others, making them an excellent presence in human resources or client-facing roles.

Strengths: They connect and communicate exceptionally with the team.

Challenges: They may struggle with isolation and need to be in an environment where they can consistently connect with other people.

The Psychopath : The negotiator

Body Shape- Shoulders wider than hips, a pointed chin, and an evaluative gaze.

The employee with a predominant Psychopath trait is a natural strategist and negotiator. They excel at thinking about the best way to achieve goals and are honest and direct when setting expectations. They focus on results, not feelings, and are fair in their decisions, ensuring everyone wins.

Strengths: They think about numbers and objectives, making them great at business strategy. They are highly motivated by meritocracy.

Challenges: They are very sensitive to injustices and do not get along well with unfair treatment, especially when it is directed at them.

The Masochist : The detailer

Body shape - A square, trunk-like body with thick legs and a generally tense posture.

The employee with a predominant Masochist trait is an expert in organization and attention to detail. They are the person who keeps all information meticulously documented and perfectly organised. Their methodical nature is necessary for their way of functioning, ensuring no detail is ever overlooked.

Strengths: They will do whatever it takes to ensure nothing goes wrong and that all tasks are completed without error.

Challenges: They may not work at a fast pace, as their methodical approach is essential for high-quality, precise work.

Rigid - The agile and competitive one

Body shape - An Attractive, harmonious body with a seductive look.

The employee with a predominant Rigid trait is a natural competitor. They are the team’s number 10, the one who needs to come out ahead in every competition. They are the best and the fastest when it comes to execution.

Strengths: They are agile, execute all the time, and do everything perfectly.

Challenges: They tend to centralise tasks to maintain control and may struggle with delegating.

So, which of these types of professionals do you most identify with or need in your company?

A Final Note

To the Employee:

Before you commit to a job, take the time to understand your working pattern and assess if it aligns with the function you'll need to perform. This self-knowledge will save you and your employer a lot of time and lead to much more fulfilling professional relationships.

To the Employer:

Understand the standard of functioning necessary for a given role to be successful. Then, invest in the skills of the individuals who are naturally aligned to perform that function with a greater probability of success.

If this message resonated with you and you're ready to invest in your own clarity and professional success, the journey begins now.

Discover your unique blueprint with a body analysis. Then, share your thoughts in the comments and share this post with someone who needs to hear it.

The first investment starts with you.

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