Temperament - What It Is & Why It Matters

Through learning to control your temperament, it is very achievable and possible to better regulate your attitude, internal dialogue, and outlook. Temperament, psychologically speaking, is the facet of personality involved with emotional dispositions and responses and their velocity and intensity; the term frequently is used to describe the consistently prevailing mood pattern of an individual. Temperament is a uniquely composed combination of all the individual differences in our emotional, responsiveness, and self-regulation processes. Psychologists categorize temperament into four different types: sanguine (optimistic, active, and social), choleric (short-tempered, irritable), melancholic (analytical, wise and quiet), and phlegmatic (relaxed and peaceful). This understanding of temperament is very compatible with other ideas we’ve discussed on this podcast: Myers-Brigg Type Indicator, Five Forms of Power, Introverts & Extraverts, and BEYOND! When asking ourselves “how can I control my temperament?”, understanding your natural disposition is crucial. Quote: Temperament is the thermometer of character. - Balzac Controlling YOUR temperament and training yourself to regulate your emotional responses will help you to avoid negative situations, assuring you won’t be the one to initiate and/or engage in scenarios that bring us down and cause pain to ourselves and others. Five SIMPLE yet EFFECTIVE Approaches to Managing YOUR Temperament: Be Observant, Become Aware Take Responsibility + Seize Ownership Leverage Humor: Laugh it OFF CHILL OUT! Take a TIMEOUT. Drop the Emotional Baggage . . . “When circumstances demand that we do something that is not natural to our temperament or talents, we must sometimes intentionally choose by discipline what we inherently lack by nature.” – Jamie Arpin-Ricci https://mruddo.com https://www.greenchef.com/mruddo80 https://headspace.com/mruddo