The Annual Keirsey Temperament Awards: 2009
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 12:46 pmThis year, I decided to reconstitute the Annual Keirsey Temperament Awards.
Each year an individual is awarded from each of the Four Temperaments: Artisan, Guardian, Idealist, and Rational.
The awards are given to individuals who are famous and have significantly impacted the world, to illustrate and highlight the Four Temperaments.
The selection is difficult, for sometimes Temperament is hidden because we are looking at these individuals from a far. We don't know the individuals personally, and only through the media are we familiar with these people. This year is similar, and in fact our selection of the Guardian of the year, is not a specific individual, but rather a icon, with the ideal features of the Guardian that are necessary for our civilization to continue.
2009 Keirsey Temperament Awards
GUARDIAN OF THE YEAR
The American Soldier: Guardian
* Guardians pride themselves on being dependable, helpful, and hard-working.
* Guardians make loyal mates, responsible parents, and stabilizing leaders.
* Guardians tend to be dutiful, cautious, humble, and focused on credentials and traditions.
* Guardians are concerned citizens who trust authority, join groups, seek security, prize gratitude, and dream of meting out justice.
Honorable Mention: Susan Boyle Video
RATIONAL OF THE YEAR
Craig Venter: Inventor Rational Observe him in a Video
Venter is currently the president of the J. Craig Venter Institute, which conducts research in synthetic biology. In June 2005, he co-founded Synthetic Genomics, a firm dedicated to using modified microorganisms to produce clean fuels and biochemicals. In July 2009, ExxonMobil announced a $600 million collaboration with Synthetic Genomics to research and develop next-generation biofuels.
ARTISAN OF THE YEAR
Michael Jackson: Entertainer Artisan Observe him in a Video
In Memoriam. The King of Pop, he is the most commercially successful and one of the most influential entertainers of all time. His unique contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a prominent figure in popular culture for over four decades.
IDEALIST OF THE YEAR
Karen Armstrong: Healer Idealist Observe her in a Video
A British author of numerous works on comparative religion, who first rose to prominence with her highly successful A History of God. A former Catholic nun, she asserts that "All the great traditions are saying the same thing in much the same way, despite their surface differences." They each have in common, she says, an emphasis upon the overriding importance of compassion, as expressed by way of the Golden Rule: Do not do to others what you would not have done to you.
Honorable Mention: Chimamanda Adichie, Video
Each year an individual is awarded from each of the Four Temperaments: Artisan, Guardian, Idealist, and Rational.
The awards are given to individuals who are famous and have significantly impacted the world, to illustrate and highlight the Four Temperaments.
The selection is difficult, for sometimes Temperament is hidden because we are looking at these individuals from a far. We don't know the individuals personally, and only through the media are we familiar with these people. This year is similar, and in fact our selection of the Guardian of the year, is not a specific individual, but rather a icon, with the ideal features of the Guardian that are necessary for our civilization to continue.
2009 Keirsey Temperament Awards
GUARDIAN OF THE YEAR
The American Soldier: Guardian
* Guardians pride themselves on being dependable, helpful, and hard-working.
* Guardians make loyal mates, responsible parents, and stabilizing leaders.
* Guardians tend to be dutiful, cautious, humble, and focused on credentials and traditions.
* Guardians are concerned citizens who trust authority, join groups, seek security, prize gratitude, and dream of meting out justice.
Honorable Mention: Susan Boyle Video
RATIONAL OF THE YEAR
Craig Venter: Inventor Rational Observe him in a Video
Venter is currently the president of the J. Craig Venter Institute, which conducts research in synthetic biology. In June 2005, he co-founded Synthetic Genomics, a firm dedicated to using modified microorganisms to produce clean fuels and biochemicals. In July 2009, ExxonMobil announced a $600 million collaboration with Synthetic Genomics to research and develop next-generation biofuels.
ARTISAN OF THE YEAR
Michael Jackson: Entertainer Artisan Observe him in a Video
In Memoriam. The King of Pop, he is the most commercially successful and one of the most influential entertainers of all time. His unique contributions to music, dance, and fashion, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a prominent figure in popular culture for over four decades.
IDEALIST OF THE YEAR
Karen Armstrong: Healer Idealist Observe her in a Video
A British author of numerous works on comparative religion, who first rose to prominence with her highly successful A History of God. A former Catholic nun, she asserts that "All the great traditions are saying the same thing in much the same way, despite their surface differences." They each have in common, she says, an emphasis upon the overriding importance of compassion, as expressed by way of the Golden Rule: Do not do to others what you would not have done to you.
Honorable Mention: Chimamanda Adichie, Video