Chinese New Year

The Chinese calendar has us off and running to find out about pigs (boars) because 2007 (beginning 2/18) is the Year of the Pig. Yesterday I shared my Technie Wanna-Be pig pal so today I'll share a porcine personality profile. Give it a try....use it on your family...try it on your co-workers at a staff meeting, share it with your library/library system/ or Friends board but first, test yourself.


PIG PERSONALITY PROFILE

Here's a fun personality profile activity that can be used to start or finish any number of training sessions.

Supplies: paper and pencil per participant.

On a blank piece of paper, draw a pig.
· The pig is of the animal variety.
· DO NOT look at your neighbor's pig.
· DO NOT give any further instructions.
· DO NOT influence how the pigs are drawn.
After participants complete the assignment. Explain that their drawing will serve to interpret their personalities.

If the pig is drawn on the top portion of the page you are optimistic and very positive.
If the pig is drawn in the middle of the page you are realistic and factual.
If the pig is drawn toward the bottom of the page, you are pessimistic or tend to have a negative outlook.
If the pig is facing left, you are traditional, friendly and remember birthdays and dates.
If the pig is facing right, you are innovative, action-oriented, not family or date oriented.
If the pig is facing straight ahead, you are direct, like to play devil's advocate and don't avoid issues.
If the pig is very detailed, you are analytical, cautious, suspicious.
If the pig has little detail, you are emotional, bored by detail, naive, and a risk taker.
If the pig has four feet, you are secure, stubborn, and have firm beliefs.
If the pig has less than four feet, you are insecure or going through major changes in life.
The larger the pig's ears the better listener you are.
And last, but not least the longer the pig's tail the better your social life.