I Am A Joan!!!!

You Are a Joan!

You are a Joan -- "I need to succeed"

Joans are energetic, optimistic, self-assured, and goal oriented.

How to Get Along with Me

• * Leave me alone when I am doing my work.
• * Give me honest, but not unduly critical or judgmental, feedback.
• * Help me keep my environment harmonious and peaceful.
• * Don't burden me with negative emotions.
• * Tell me you like being around me.
• * Tell me when you're proud of me or my accomplishments.

What I Like About Being a Joan

• * being optimistic, friendly, and upbeat
• * providing well for my family
• * being able to recover quickly from setbacks and to charge ahead to the next challenge
• * staying informed, knowing what's going on
• * being competent and able to get things to work efficiently
• * being able to motivate people

What's Hard About Being a Joan

• * having to put up with inefficiency and incompetence
• * the fear on not being -- or of not being seen as -- successful
• * comparing myself to people who do things better
• * struggling to hang on to my success
• * putting on facades in order to impress people
• * always being "on." It's exhausting.

Joans as Children Often

• * work hard to receive appreciation for their accomplishments
• * are well liked by other children and by adults
• * are among the most capable and responsible children in their class or school
• * are active in school government and clubs or are quietly busy working on their own projects

Joans as Parents

• * are consistent, dependable, and loyal
• * struggle between wanting to spend time with their children and wanting to get more work done
• * expect their children to be responsible and organized