Self Awareness

In class the other day, we were comparing and contrasting Type A personalities over Type B personalities.  The primary characteristics of those who possess Type A behaviour patterns include such things like:

-  competitiveness
-  achievement striving
-  exaggerated sense of time urgency (i.e., tapping feet or fingers when being made to wait)
-  aggressiveness
-  impulsiveness
-  self-confidence
-  and, interestingly, Type A's often tend smoke more than Type B's

What sorts of characteristics do Type B personalities tend to possess?  Simply, there is a relative absence of Type A characteristics in those with Type B personalities.

So what's my point with this little lesson?  I discovered, to my absolute utter shock, that I have a Type A personality.  Yes, it's true.  I do.  Many of you probably already knew that.  I did not.  I really didn't.  But, to my credit, I never really gave it much thought before.  I just accept that my core values and strong convictions over what is right and what is wrong are the only acceptable ways of thinking and behaving.  Everyone else is wrong.  It's just that simple.

If Psychologists want to label me and put me in some sort of box with all the other Type A personalities because it makes them feel like their achieving something in this world, then so be it.  You know what I think about all this? It all comes down to self awareness, self acceptance and the realization for the continuous need for self-improvement in my opinion.  If one is aware, if one accepts and if one strives to improve then what does it matter if they possess Type A personality traits?  I suppose that's more of an internal thought pattern though.  People on the outside have this innate desire to look and label because it makes them feel better.  It brings order in this world.  Everything makes sense when there is a label for this and a label for that.  It's true; I label and judge and categorize too.  It's what we do, all of us.  But isn't it interesting and thought provoking when you sit back and mull over all that is right and wrong in this world and consider how truly subjective it all is? 

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