The c is people-orientated, loyal, friendly hard

working and a great team player but tends to avoid change, confrontation, risk-
taking and assertiveness.

What you naturally do well...

• You’re a natural ‘people person’ and enjoy helping other people succeed.
• You’re good at building relationships and networking – the key to your success.
• You get fulfillment from satisfying social needs like friendship, sense of belonging
and community service.
• You’re a team player, loyal, easy to get along with, patient and reliable.
• You are happy to follow plans as part of a team, but not necessarily on your own.
• You are motivated by relationships, shared goals, community service and the
common good.

What to watch out for…

• You are not a natural goal setter and focus more on the needs of others than your
own.
• If you do set goals, they are more likely based on what other people think you
should do rather than what you really want.
• You have difficulty confronting problems and asserting yourself.
• You tend to avoid conflict and risk taking, particularly on your own. You tend to
resist change.
• You’re not a good planner and don’t particularly like detail.

Tips for goal setting success…

• Think about yourself for a change and put your needs first. What do YOU want?
• Don’t be influenced by others in setting your goals – the goals need to be yours
and yours alone.
• Make sure you are diligent in asking “Why do I want to achieve this goal?”
• The answer should NOT be “…because so-and-so said I should”.
• Don’t sacrifice your own goals to keep someone else happy.

As a dove you will find success through your ‘people skills’, relationships and networking.
Recruit other people to help you achieve your goals – people like you and will happily be
involved.
The is logical, mathematically minded, methodical and sometimes seen as
a perfectionist. You can be slow to make decisions and inflexible if rules and logic
says otherwise. Not a big risk taker, but you love detail.

What you naturally do well...

• You are naturally curious and interested in gaining knowledge and becoming an
expert.
• You are thorough, meticulous, accurate, reliable, logical and good with details.
• You like rules, procedures and structure and are a careful (but cautious) planner.
• You think things through to minimise risk and the chance of things going wrong.
• You like being prepared and being in control through preparation and planning.
• You generally get along with other people, but have high expectations of their
abilities.
• You are motivated by knowledge, expertise and logic.

What to watch out for…

• You tend to focus too much on details, and lose sight of the big picture.
• You tend to plan everything to the extreme, taking too long to plan and not enough
time to act.
• You are a perfectionist, focusing on doing the job right, rather than whether you’re
doing the right job.
• You don’t like stepping out of your comfort zone or taking risks because you don’t
feel in control or prepared.

Tips for goal setting success…

• Don’t get bogged down in detail. Know your ‘Big Picture', your goal in life, and
always keep this in mind.
• Don’t be afraid of trying something new. Work out what you want and get out of
that comfort zone to reach your full potential.
• Don’t be afraid of failing – use your analytical skills to work out why you failed and
how to use this knowledge for your next attempt.
• Just do it! Once you have a plan, start acting on it. You can perfect it as you go,
rather than waiting until it is 100% perfect before you start.

As an owl you will find success through your expertise, logical approach and ‘expert’
knowledge. Use your methodical nature to work through the goal setting process and
focus on the right target.

Are you an owl? Tell us about it and help other owls understand who they are – or help
other ‘birds’ understand you better.
The loves talking, being the centre of attention, has passion/
enthusiasm and is happy/ optimistic. They can be accused of talking too much, and
aren’t good with detail or time-control.

What you naturally do well…

• You are enthusiastic, influential, optimistic, passionate and people-orientated, and

a charismatic leader.
• You continually seek new opportunities and experiences following your passions.
• You enjoy the journey as much as the result.
• You can take big risks for excitement and driven by passion – you dream big.
• You are flexible and open-minded and tend to notice and seize opportunities.
• You enlist the help of others through your "people-oriented" nature, and can work
by yourself if necessary.
• You are motivated by having fun, being popular and social.

What to watch out for…

• You tend to value fulfillment over achievement, so often don’t achieve specific
goals.
• You like to focus on the big picture, but often get lost in the details because of lack
of planning.
• You are not good at being thorough or sticking to details.
• You don't like structure, may be impulsive, bored by details and easily lose
interest/ get distracted.
• When the going gets tough, you are likely to give up and move on to something
else.

Tips for goal setting success…

• Use your natural ability to see the big picture, but be diligent in planning so that
you can achieve your goals.
• Break down your big picture into smaller more manageable goals to help you see
the way to an end, and write them down to provide day-to-day focus.
• You need to prioritise and focus your time and energy on a smaller number of
goals.
• Continue to notice and seize the opportunities open to you, but always do this in
context of the big picture and don’t allow yourself to go too far down a detour that
takes you in the wrong direction.

As a peacock you will find success through following your passion and maintaining your
positive approach to life. Recruit other people using your natural enthusiasm to help you
achieve your goals.
The is dominant, stimulated by challenge, decisive and direct. They can
be blunt/ stubborn, can lose sight of the big-picture and can be insensitive to other
people’s needs, but are natural achievers.

What you naturally do well…

• You’re already highly focused, driven and highly motivated, so result focused goal
setting is ‘natural’ to you.
• You’re not afraid of failure and just see it as a challenge to bounce back.
• You’re persistent in achieving goals, even if it means making personal sacrifices to
get there. You take risks.
• You are independent and like to do things "your" way. You don't like to fail.
• You like being productive and making progress.
• You are motivated by power, challenge, results and achievement – a natural leader.

What to watch out for…

• You may lose sight of the big picture.

• You may not pay enough attention to the detail, leading to lack of adequate
planning.
• You may choose goals for the thrill of the chase or from being impulsive, rather
than well thought out goals that you really want.

• You can be inflexible, impatient and easily bored with detail, which can make you
take needless risks.
• You can be stubborn and sometimes too confident for your own good.
• You may value results over people.

Tips for goal setting success…

• Use you natural goal setting ability to your advantage – write them down and take
the time to plan properly.
• Regularly review your 'big picture' and make sure you’re still heading there so you
don’t go after ‘empty’ goals.
• Be flexible enough to change your tack if necessary. A change in plan is not a
failure.
• Consider other people's feelings and let them help you achieve.

As an eagle you will find success because of your own natural ambition, drive and
motivation to achieve. Being a natural goal setter, you will succeed if you keep focus.