Nonconformity: |
Men and women who have the Adventurous personality style live by their own internal code of values. They are not strongly influence by other people or by the norms of society. |
Challenge: |
To live is to dare. Adventures love the thrill of risk and routinely engage in high-risk activities. |
Mutual independence: |
They do not worry too much about others, for they expect each human being to be responsible for him- or herself. |
Persuasiveness: |
They are silver-tongued, gifted in the gentle art of winning friends and influencing people. |
Sexuality: |
Adventurers relish sex. They have a strong sex drive and enjoy numerous, varied experiences with different partners. |
Wanderlust: |
They love to keep moving. They settle down only to have the urge to pick up and go, explore, move out, move on. |
Free lance: |
Adventurous types avoid the nine-to-five world. They prefer to earn and independent, free-lance living, do not worry about finding work, and live well by their talents, skills, ingenuity, and wits. |
Open purse: |
They are easy and generous with money, believing that money should be spent and that more will turn somewhere. |
Wild oats: |
In their childhood and adolescence, people with the Adventurous personality style were usually high-spirited hell raisers and mischief makers. |
True grit: |
They are courageous, physically bold, and tough. They will stand up to anyone who dares to take advantage of them. |
No regrets: |
Adventurers live in the present. They do not feel guilty about the past or anxious about the future. Life is meant to be experienced NOW. |