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What is a Type A personality

When faced by frustration and insecurities, some people choose to become depressed while others choose to become type A’s. A type a personality is the result of the choice to deal with these insecurities rather than ignoring them.

A type B can become a type A after facing a dramatic life change but he has to have the tendency to become a type A. If a man was very rich and then an economic down turn made him become poor, he may turn into a type A in order to overcome the financial insecurity he is suffering from. On the other hand, this man may not become a type A and remain helpless or depressed.

So the type A personality is not inherited by rather it’s a combination of the tendency to become a Type A and life events.

The tendency to Become a Type A

Beliefs are more important than genetics. Suppose that the rich guy who became poor had a belief that he can never rebuild his fortune again, what do you think would have happened? He wouldn’t have become a Type A because he was going to perceive it as a useless response. (see the article limiting beliefs for more information on that topic)

In some cases, depression can be defined as the inability to find a way that allows you to release your frustration. If you cant find a job and don’t know where to look for one you may become depressed. However if your city was full of big corporations you wont become frustrated or depressed because you have some way to release your energy. Type A’s seem to always know their way and that’s why they always have lots of things to do.

Type A Personality Characteristics & Behaviour

The Type A is a normal person operating at his maximum possible speed. He wants to achieve a big goal but he thinks that time is very limited and this results in the following Behaviour:

• Exaggerated Sense of time urgency: Since the type A thinks that time is running out and since his goals are too big, he always races with time. If you want to lose a type A in few days then waste his time (by making long phone calls or let him wait for something too long)
• Competitiveness: The type A is a very competitive person, he considers everything to be a challenge. He is challenging the circumstances that led to his insecurity and so will he challenge every thing else that does the same.
• Multitasking: The type A can handle more tasks at the same time than windows XP can . You can easily know that a person is Type A if you found that he is involved in at least five unrelated activities while performing well at them all.
• The Price for Over Achievement: Over achievement does not come for free. Type A’s are subject to tremendous amounts of stress. Their life style is the main drive for this stress (always running, having lots of things to do & racing with time)

Dealing with Type a Personalities

Losing a Type is very simple, just waste his time!!
If you found that he doesn’t want to talk much in the phone and you kept talking he may avoid speaking to you again. If you were trying to sell him something better do it now, if you told him to come next week you won’t see him again (see the psychology of selling & marketing for more information). Respect The Type A’s sense of time urgency by not making him wait for long periods of time. When you plan to hang out with a Type A make sure you arrive on time and its better to have a plan for what you are going to do. Type A’s hate uncertainties, not because they can’t handle them but because they don’t know how much time will it take to go for an unknown destination.

Final Words for Type A’s

Learning how to manage your stress levels is an essential life skill you should have. Else you are exposing your health to severe damage. If you managed to eliminate this stress you will have the strengths of a Type A and the stability of a Type B.

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