Your DOMINANT temperament is a FIRE! As you have learned from your quiz by now, FIREs are one of the four Basic Elements of Temperament (a practical model for self-awareness and for understanding the behaviors we see around us every day).

Fires see facts and figures (much like Earths) but want to manipulate, collect more, and play with them to find unique ways of solving problems—and have a good time while doing so. It’s how they view the world! Fires are practical and creative troubleshooters, often with a great sense of humor. No matter the task or problem, large or small, Fires rapidly assess what’s needed and take immediate short-term action. You often find Fires serving as first responders.

Methods, strategies, and approaches used by Fires are not necessarily traditional or prescribed. They will use a variety of problem-solving techniques in order to generate a rapid solution. If they fail, they will try something else.  Mistakes or errors are never repeated. Fires do not like to be told what to do or how to do something. They enjoy the freedom to be creative and innovative. Sometimes this results in conflict with managerial hierarchies who believe policies and procedures should be followed without question.

Fires enjoy challenges—whether work-related or personal. For example, it is not surprising for a Fire to jump into the middle of an argument between family members or co-workers, without knowing anything substantive about the issue! They just enjoy the action, the adrenalin-filled excitement that comes during the heat of battle!

The ideal world of the DOMINANT FIRE includes a variety of experiences, tasks, and duties that challenge their creativity and results in fun and excitement. It also includes opportunities to work with many different people on meaningful short-term projects. A typical Fire goal is to experience as many different projects and adventures as possible with as many interesting people as possible—in the shortest amount of time possible. Fires live in the present and are often skeptical of authority and authority figures. Fires are sometimes perceived as not taking their life, or their work, as seriously as they should.

You Know You’re A Fire When You. . .

• LOVE solving challenging problems with unique and innovative approaches that may be untested or never tried before;
• HATE to be forced to sit through boring presentations and meetings. Inactivity for long periods of time quickly evolve into boredom and even the invention of crises for a Fire to address;
• LOVE to have fun and use humor to alleviate boredom. Fires are very social and enjoy interacting with a variety of people on a variety of top Humor is often used to reduce stress during pressure-packed times of tension and anxiety;
• HATE to be tied down to long-term projects that become routine in na Fires prefer short-term and intensive working commitments that provide the chance to move on to other, more interesting projects;
• LOVE taking advantage of unique opportunities for experiencing a variety of adventures, e.g., travel, new technology, language learning, art exhibits, sky diving, snorkeling, etc;
• HATE schedules and agendas that tell you exactly what to do, when to do it, where to do it, and for how long. Fires value spontaneity, independence, and the freedom to do a job the way they see fit;
• LOVE socializing with family members, clients, and co-workers. No topics are off limits. Often, mornings begin with a brief recap of the previous night’s light-hearted activities;
• HATE writing e-mails, progress reports, plans, and other documents. These activities are perceived as boring, repetitive, and forced;
• LOVE the experience of rapidly searching for needed resources (financial, personnel, or physical) within a limited time frame in order to get the job done;
• HATE waiting for anything, e.g., lines in a bank, an approval from top management, TSA security checks, doctor’s offices, etc.

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