Avant is balanced between its need for movement and tendency to be sedentary. It is just as likely to adapt to situations which require outbursts of initiative as to those which demand patience and perseverance.

Avant has a great deal of sang-froid. His inner calm and stolidity predispose him to tasks which require self-control and perseverance. He does not readily display his emotions, even in the most hair-raising situations.

Avant feels, thinks, and acts as a function of objective circumstances. The outer world is the only one which counts for him, and his awareness is entirely focused on it. He is rarely moody or preoccupied and may sometimes be wary of his subjectivity.

Avant has a phlegmatic personality, and their responses to various outer stimuli are sometimes postponed or delayed. They are fairly slow to initiate an activity, if not laboriously so, but once they begin, they are steady and determined.

Avant has the ability to concentrate and focus her attention on a single object intensely and exclusively. She may become a specialist in her field.

Avant’s objectivity in perception and behavior could, in the best of cases, lead to generosity and altruism.

Avant’s fierce individualism promotes independent and original behavior. It tends to lack team spirit. On the contrary, Avant needs to feel free and untrammeled by others to be really effective.

Avant is motivated by a thirst for power which gives her a certain authority. She has a feeling she is leadership material. However, she might be tempted to infringe on other people’s freedom and get involved in troublesome power struggles.

Avant has personality and presence. Because he trusts in himself and his convictions, he has personality and presence. He is quite sure of himself and may tend to be rather self-satisfied, although this does not eliminate his need for other people’s approval and recognition.

Avant finds it easy to make decisions because it is usually in a positive frame of mind. It is only rarely hindered by negative feelings or anxiety. However, its optimism may lead it to overestimate its own potential and make it liable to misjudgment.

Avant is chiefly interested in tangible facts and realistic details. A pragmatic personality, she never loses sight of the utilitarian or practical aspects of things.

Avant adopts a rigid, methodical approach when necessary or switches to a more flexible, free attitude that expresses its spontaneity.

Avant’s thought processes seldom follow the laws of logical reasoning or linear thought; instead, they proceed from an overall vision, which is pieced together from more or less obscure and subconscious clues.

Avant arrives at a global perception, a vision of the whole, by proceeding gradually, piece by piece, aspect after aspect, in a fairly linear fashion.

Avant arranges, classifies, sorts, catalogues, and compartmentalizes, in all her life activities as well as her work.

Avant behaves in accordance with its whims, letting itself be inspired by its imaginings. Its openness and spontaneity give it the scope to be skillful, ingenious, or shrewd, rising to whatever the immediate circumstances require.