Choleric Personality – Testosterone Rules!

The Choleric personality type is often linked with testosterone. Although every temperament can be found in both men and women, this type is traditionally described as more common among men.

Generally, choleric people are achievement-oriented. They are drawn to work, goals, challenges, and competition, and they often feel most alive when they are building something, solving problems, or pushing themselves toward a clear result. These people are very practical and often make naturally gifted businesspeople. Always looking for opportunities and constantly working on themselves, they can build successful businesses that thrive and benefit others.

That doesn’t mean they are greedy for money by any means! From their perspective, work is fun. However, they do not do well in subordinate positions. They are all about independence, financially and otherwise.

It’s About Systems!

Another unique quality of choleric people is their ability to systematize everything. That is one reason they often enjoy math, science, and anything that works by clear rules.

They may have a hard time understanding why the same approach they use to solve a mathematical problem does not work quite as well when dealing with relationship issues.

Testosterone is also associated with spatial skills. These skills can show up in musical and athletic ability, especially in sports that require strong spatial awareness, such as soccer.

The Choleric Focus

People with a choleric personality are often good at math, geometry, and engineering, which can affect their professional choices. They are goal-oriented and have a sharp focus when they work.

Their concentration is deep and narrow. When they are busy with something, choleric people may simply not notice what is going on around them. You could say they have a one-track mind when they are working.

This type is very analytical and logical. These people are extremely good at figuring things out. High testosterone activity in these men and women is often linked with a very straightforward style.

Generally, choleric people don’t go out of their way to be polite, warm, or friendly. They do what is practical for them and, most importantly, what is in line with their goals. Wasting words and repeating the obvious seem pointless to them, so forcing them into long explanations can quickly become annoying.

The choleric personality is characterized by pragmatism. People with this temperament often make decisions quickly and act immediately. Unlike many others, they don’t usually feel overwhelmed when offered multiple choices.

Extremely tough-minded, they live by the motto: “Talk is cheap.” In other words, they prefer to prove themselves through action instead of talking about what they plan to do. You will rarely hear a choleric person going on and on about future plans the way sanguine-phlegmatic people often do. This kind of behavior is extremely annoying and even embarrassing to cholerics.

Although you might think choleric people are boring or have nothing to share, the fact is that they are often the ones having the most fun — usually on their own. Years may pass, and you may be amazed by what they have achieved.

It is no wonder they are the way they are. Choleric people have many of the qualities needed to excel in business, sports, or science. They are naturally inclined to set goals, reach them, and rely on reasoning, logic, and investigation.

They are skeptical and do not trust easily. Cholerics need to investigate the facts on their own and then analyze them.

Testosterone Rules

People with a choleric personality often have excellent problem-solving skills. As long as they are satisfied with the reasoning behind their strategy, they act boldly and confidently. Both confidence and daring are often linked with high testosterone activity.

They have no problem tolerating long hours of work, isolation, and discomfort if it helps them reach their goal. Highly independent and not especially impressed by diplomas or other credentials, they rely heavily on their own judgment.

Both choleric men and women are likely to be highly competitive, sometimes almost to the point of aggression, which is another trait often associated with high testosterone activity.

People with this temperament are determined to succeed. They set high standards and work long and hard. However, they are rarely satisfied with the time and effort they put into their projects. They keep raising the bar and often worry that they are still not doing enough.

When they disappoint themselves, they can be very hard on themselves. However, choleric people do not give up easily. They keep trying and continue moving toward their goals.

They love knowledge and look for intelligent partners. Otherwise, they generally avoid socializing unless they are interested in the conversation, which, of course, should somehow relate to their goals.

This temperament is typically characterized by detachment from feelings because choleric people admire emotional control. They strive to be logical, analytical, competent, just, and convincing.

These people usually appear calm and collected. They don’t smile much and often avoid eye contact. Despite their best efforts at total self-control, they may still “lose it” sometimes and explode into rage.

Find out all about Choleric people in love and relationships.

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The Choleric personality type is very similar to the ENTJ type, according to the 16 personalities theory or Enneagram Type 5.