Ben Shepherd has a good balance between his need for movement and his tendency to be sedentary. He is just as likely to adapt to situations which require outbursts of initiative as to those which demand patience and perseverance.

Although Ben Shepherd generally does not take an active interest in most activities or subjects, he is able to tackle any task, no matter how out of his depth he initially appears.

Ben Shepherd felt, thought, and acted as a function of objective circumstances. The outer world was the only one which counted for him, and his awareness was entirely focused on it. He was rarely moody or preoccupied and may sometimes be wary of his subjectivity.

Ben Shepherd has a reactive personality and his responses to various outer stimuli are strong and immediate but generally brief.

Ben Shepherd is capable of being open to others and the diversity of experience, but he can also focus his concentration on a single aspect of it.

Although open to others, Ben Shepherd is self-centered enough to keep himself from being submerged.

Ben Shepherd’s fierce individualism will promote independent and original behavior. He tends to lack team spirit. On the contrary, he needs to feel free and untrammeled by others to be really effective.

Ben Shepherd is motivated by a thirst for power which gives him a certain authority. He has a feeling he is leadership material. However, he might be tempted to infringe on other people’s freedom and get involved in troublesome power struggles.

Ben Shepherd 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.

Ben Shepherd finds it easy to make decisions because he is often in a positive frame of mind. He finds it difficult to stay hindered by negative feelings or anxiety because his optimism leads him to overestimate his own potential. This can sometimes lead to him misjudging situations.

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

Ben Shepherd approaches life with a methodical and disciplined approach. He plans out his projects and schedules in order to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness.

Ben Shepherd’s thought processes are usually clear, orderly, and linear; his reasoning obeys the dictates of deductive or discursive logic and relates to explicit goals.

Ben Shepherd’s mind is especially perceptive of details. To arrive at a global perception, a vision of the whole, Ben proceeds gradually, piece by piece, aspect after aspect, in a fairly linear fashion.

Ben Shepherd is inclined to arrange, classify, sort, catalogue, and compartmentalize, in all his life activities as well as his work.

Ben Shepherd’s behavior usually obeys his momentary whims, and he allows himself to be inspired by his imaginations. His openness and spontaneity give him the scope to be skillful, ingenious, or shrewd, rising to whatever the immediate circumstances require.