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Leaders and your Temperament.

The purpose of this article is to train you in knowing some of your strength and
weaknesses as a leader.
You might be surprised that why after you left, the people were coping well with the
new leader and why was your tenor in leadership so hard like this. Its not because of the
people, probably your temperament and your personality were not adjustable or
welcome by the people. Or there was something lacking in your leadership delivery
through your personality or character.
After learning this, you’ll need to put more adjustment to your leadership style and let
the Spirit of God guide you in your dealings with people.
Solomon prayed to God that the people are so strong. He needs the power of
intelligence to follow them and God granted him.
By human psychology, we have placed a better measure and have done research on
how you can know people and work with them and how you can motivate them as well.

SPIRIT CONTROLLED TEMPERAMENT

Dr Tim Layhaye, president of Family Life ministries in Washington, D.C has conducted
more than 800 two-day Family Life Seminars throughout U.S and Canada. He has
authored over thirty books with a total of nine million copies in print. Dr. Layhayeh lives
in Virginia with his wife Berverly
INTRODUCTION
A brief history of the four temperaments dates back to 3000 years ago in proverb 30
verse 11. About 500 years later, the four kinds of people were given names by
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine. Around A.D 200 Galen, a Greek doctor
came up with a detailed list of the strength and weaknesses of the four.
However, other attempts of classifying people has been made but the best is the
temperament theory.
1. YOU WERE BORN WITH IT
To properly understand temperament’s control over our actions and reactions, we need
to understand and carefully distinguish three terms.

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 • TEMPERAMENT
Temperament is the combination of inborn traits that subconsciously affect our
behaviors. These traits are hereditary and are arranged at the time of conception. 6
people contribute to the gene pool to the make-up of every baby:
-2 parents
-4 grand parents

• CHARACTER

Character is the real you. It is referred to as the hidden man of the heart “in 1Peter 3:4.
It is the combination of your temperament, training, moral values, believes and habit
patterns. It is sometimes referred to as the soul which is made of the mind, and will.
The people you meet and the environment you find yourself makes up your character.

• PERSONALITY
Personality is the out-ward expression of oneself which may or may not be the same as
the persons character depending on how genuine the person is. Many are acting a part
today on the basis of what they think they should be as a person, rather than what they
really are. “Man looks at the outward appearance, but the lord looks at the heart “1sam
16:17. The place to change behavior is inside man, not outside.
In summary, temperament is the combination of traits we were born with; character is
our ‘civilized temperament and personality is the “face” we show to others.
Men and women may have the same temperament, but the extent of emotional
expression may vary.

TEMPERAMENT CAN BE MODIFIED

It is impossible to change one’s temperament. It can only be modified. Its only Jesus
Christ through the Holy Spirit that can help modify the temperament. Apostle Paul puts
it this way:
“O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God---
through Jesus Christ our Lord “Rom 7:24-25.
Temperament weaknesses can be strengthened (2cor 5:17). Since temperament is our
“old nature” what we need is a “new nature is imparted to us when we receive Jesus
Christ into our lives by faith peter calls it being “partakers of the nature… 2pet 1:4
However, most Christians are experiencing this transforming power of the Holy spirit is
that they do not regularly experience the power of the spirit-filled life (Eph 5:18-21)

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 2. MEET THE FOUR BASIC TEMPERAMENT
The names of the four basic temperaments were given by the Greek physician,
Hippocrates, nearly 400years before Christ. However, he erroneously thought that
they were as a result of four liquid that were predominated in human body viz
blood (choler), yellow bile (melancholy), black bile (sanguine) and phlegm
(phlegmatic).

 SPARKY SANGUINE
He is warm buoyant, lively and fun-loving. He is receptive by nature. Feelings rather
than reflective thoughts predominates his decisions.
He has unusual capacity to enjoy himself.
He has the tendency to lift the spirit of every one present.
He can genuinely feel the joys and sorrows of the person he meets and have the
capacity to make people feel important.
He easily makes friend and easily forgets them.
He often talk without thinking.

HABITS
They are erratic and rough drivers.
They are great procrastinators.
They eat everything in sight.
They are very bad accountants. That is, they don’t keep record of details or do they
like to pay attention and listen to things in details.

A BIBLICAL SANGUINE
Apostle Peter.
Immediately Jesus is talking, you’ll find peter making a statement.
Sanguine doesn’t lack words, they always have what they can contribute and will
speak without thinking. They are too emotional and scared of danger most times.

CAREER BESTS
They make good sales people, Excellent actors, entertainers and sometimes leaders.
They excel as hospital workers; they should choose careers that allow them
extensive exposure to people.
Have you seen that as a leader its wrong to put people in places they can’t function
well?
Don’t put a talkative in a place where serios things are needed.

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  ROCKY CHOLERIC
He has Rugged determination
He is hot, quick, active, practical and strong-will
He is often self-sufficient and very independent
To him life is activity. But not aimless activity because he is also very practical, keen
minded and capable of making sound instant decisions.
It has dogged determination.
He is a born leader.
He does not sympathize easily with others, he is often embarrassed or disgusted by
the tears of others.
Love is not high on his priority list
He is quick to recognize opportunities and seize them.
His attitude of self-sufficiency makes him difficult to reach for Christ in adulthood so
they are easily gotten as children or teenagers

HABITS
They are rough drivers. They hate details. They are strong willed in anything they
do. They are leaders that can do 10 jobs and projects. They hate idleness and wants
everyone to work, work, work.
That’s why if their followers see their calls, they escape because they know that this
their leader will not border to ask how their welfare is, but will rather send them on
errand.
It’s good to know that your followers need appreciation and rest than working all
the time.
The good things about this kind of leaders is that they are always productive.

CAREER BEST
Careers that require leadership, motivation and productivity.
Since they cannot handle details, a wise Choleric hire a melancholy assistance.
His primary weakness as a leader is that he is hard to please.
They do well in sales, teaching practical subject, politics, military service, sports etc.
They also make good Preachers.

A BIBILICAL EXAMPLE:
Apostle Paul.
He worked and suffer so much. He wrote and spoke. He preached long sermon till
someone fell from the staircase and died. But this preacher went and raised him up
and went ahead to continue the preaching.
To the Choleric leaders, the work must be done no matter what!

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  MAESTRO MELANCHOLY
Often referred to as the dark temperament.
He is the richest of all temperament.
He is analytical, gifted, self-sacrificing, perfectionist type with a very sensitive
emotional nature.
He is introvert in nature, but since his feelings predominates, he is given over
to a variety of moods which sometimes makes him act more extrovertist
He is very faithful friend. But, doesn’t make friends easily
He is most dependable
He finds greatest meaning through personal sacrifice
No other temperament has a higher IQ than a Melancholy.

HABITS
Very slow drivers. They are perfectionist which makes them critical.
If you have them as parents, they will never appreciate you if you come out with
second class. They’ll ask you. What about the person who took first.
If they tell you to do something and you did well, its never enough. To them,
anything less than 99% is F.
They rather take their time in doing what they like than rushing them. If you ask
them, ‘let us do this, they’ll want to know details, why, how and for what purpose?
They can easily look at the negative side of thigs than the positive side. In a group
meeting they hate talking, but the moment they open mount to say something, its
to point out the faults of why this and that cannot work out!

CAREER BEST
Any vocation that requires perfection, self-sacrifice and creativity is open to a
Melancholy
They make good musicians. Like the choir masters. If you don’t sing it to his
satisfaction, he will say sing it again.
They make goods doctors.

BIBLICAL EXAMPLES
Apostle John, King Solomon, Moses, Almost all the prophets and Phillip.
Jesus asked His disciple, how can we feed all these 5,000 people. Immediately Philip
answered, its impossible! That’s how melancholy reasons. Don’t laugh at them.
They can calculate your pocket and conclude what you can and can’t afford.

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  FLIP PHLEGMATICS
Calm, cool, slow, easy going, well balance temperament.
Lives a happy, pleasant yet unexcited life.
Never seems to get ruffled no matter the circumstances.
Seldom explode in anger or laughter.
Tend to be a spectator in life.
They are reluctant leader. (that’s if you tell them to lead, they shy away, but if they
are motivated. They can do the work perfectly).

HABITS
Slowest drivers.
They are slow eaters hence; they rarely gain wait.
They keep excellent records.

CAREER BEST
They are drawn to field of education; they make good counselors. (These people
can listen to you why you are giving complain for over one hour and will not
interrupt you).
Engineering, planning, calculation (they have good handwriting because they don’t
write very fast).
They are not risk takers.

BIBILICAL EXAMPLE
Abraham.
He is patient with God no matter the promises and wont love to argue with his
brother Lots. They don’t like trouble.

NOTE:
If you are not present during the SELF DISCOVERY CONFERENCE in
HEAVENLIGHT. You may not fully understand this as the weaknesses are
not written here also. Live teaching on this subject enables the
speaker/teacher explain things in details.
But, to help you better, we have provided a table that shows the
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 TEMPERAMENT CHART
S/N TEMPERAMENT STRENGHT WEAKNESSES
1.
SANGUINE ∗
∗
Enjoys life
Optimistic
∗
∗
Restless
Easily discouraged
∗ Warm & Friendly ∗ Undisciplined
∗ Compassionate ∗ Difficulty in keeping
∗ Emotional resolutions
∗ Live in the present ∗ Impractical
∗ Outgoing ∗ Talkative
∗ Responsive ∗ Exaggerates
∗ Weak-willed
∗ Impulsive
∗ Difficulty with
appointment
∗ Egotistical
∗ Emotionally unstable
∗ Great starter but, slow
finisher
∗ Actions based on
feelings
∗ Spiritual weaknesses
are: lust, lack of
direction.
∗ Negative results:
∗ Financial problems
∗ Easy to over extend
time
∗ Unable to stay at one
task for a period of
time
∗ Waist time in talking
∗ Procrastination
∗ Easily distracted
∗ Impatient with
melancholies
∗ Place time emphasis in
wrong areas
∗ Poor study habits
∗ Nervous to sounds etc
∗ Instant reactions to
immediate
circumstances
∗ Spiritual Needs
self-control, faith,

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 peace long suffering,
and goodness

2.
CHOLERIC ∗
∗
Strong willed
Practical
∗
∗
Hot tempered
Cruel
∗ Leader ∗ Impetuous
∗ Optimistic ∗ Self- sufficient
∗ productive ∗ Lack of compassion
∗ Outgoing ∗ Hard
∗ Leadership ability ∗ Unemotional
∗ Not discourage ∗ Unforgiving
easily ∗ Sarcastic
∗ Team player ∗ Angry cruel
∗ Decisive ∗ Impatient
∗ Adventurous ∗ Aggressive
∗ Goal oriented ∗ Domineering
∗ Self confidence ∗ Hot tempered
∗ Self sufficient ∗ Insensitive
∗ Activist ∗ Unsympathetic
∗ Domineering ∗ Impatience
∗ Stick-to-it-iveness ∗ Negative result
∗ Determined ∗ Rash decisions
∗ sarcastic ∗ Overly strict with
∗ Independent children
∗ Visionary ∗ Set too high standards
∗ Easy to take credit for
what God has done
∗ Lack of kindness
∗ Always prompt
∗ Argumentative
∗ Spiritual Needs
Love, joy, peace,
gentleness, meekness,
goodness, long-
suffering.
3.
MELANCHOLY ∗
∗
Sensitive
Aesthetic
∗
∗
Self centered
Theoretical
∗ Analytical ∗ Revengeful
∗ Gifted ∗ Persecution-prone
∗ Self discipline ∗ Pessimistic
∗ Industrious ∗ Moody
∗ Perfectionist ∗ Likes behind the scene
∗ Faithful friend, ∗ Critical
∗ self sacrificing ∗ Unsociable
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 ∗ deep feeling ∗ Negative
∗ introspective ∗ indecisive
∗ Creative ∗ Suspicious
∗ Introvert ∗ Spiritual weakness:
∗ Idealistic ∗ Habours resentment
∗ Easily offended
∗ Negative results
∗ Will take time from
business to run errands
∗ Dislike people that
stand on their way pr
have different views
expect too much from
their children
∗ Revengeful
∗ Spiritual Needs
Love, joy, peace
goodness, faith, self
control.
4.
PHLEGMATIC ∗
∗
Witty
Calm and quite
∗
∗
Slow and lazy
Unmotivated
∗ Easy going ∗ Procrastination
∗ Dependable ∗ Teases
∗ Diplomatic ∗ Selfish and stingy
∗ Organize ∗ Stubborn
∗ Very quiet ∗ Self-protective
∗ Pessimistic ∗ Fearful
∗ introvert ∗ Worrier
∗ Dependable ∗ Indecisive
∗ Efficient ∗ Indifferent
∗ Good under ∗ Spiritual weakness
pressure ∗ Critical
∗ Enjoy humour ∗ Stingy
∗ calm and cool ∗ Negative result
∗ Orderly habit ∗ Hurt people with
∗ Not aggressive unkind jest
∗ Do not put out full
effort at a consistent
pace
∗ Spiritual Needs
Love, goodness,
meekness and self-
control

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 FURTHER TEST TO GIVE YOURSELF

This will enable you to know your temperament

If you are not satisfied with the accuracy of the above temperament blob. Ask
yourself these questions in order to identify your Primary temperament
1. Are you an extrovert or introvert
2. Are you a spontaneous quick talker
3. Do you have to apologize frequently
4. Do you have high emotional responses
5. Are you quick and slow of speech
6. Are you a good speller
7. Do you do well at math and details
8. Do you get depressed easily
if your answer to question 1 is extrovert and you answer yes to 2-4, your primary
temperament is probably Sanguine. If only one of 2-4, you are probably a Choleric
temperament.
If you answered 1 that you are an introvert and yes to 6-8, your primary temperament is
probably melancholy. But if you said yes to 5 and you do not get depressed very often,
your predominant temperament is probably Phlegmatic.
Obviously, this is a very casual analysis, but it can serve as an interesting check on the
accuracy of the predominant temperament in your bolb chart.
NOTE: The fruit of the Spirit is for our emotions, it is only the fruit of the Spirit that
covers the Temperament weaknesses.
As we draw this to a close, lets us briefly look at the temperament problems

TEMPERAMENT PROBLEMS
The sanguine Leader type enjoys people and then forgets them.
The Melancholy Leader is annoyed with people but let them go their crooked ways
The choleric Leader makes use of people for his own benefit; afterward ignores them.
The phlegmatic Leader studies people with supercilious indifference.
This makes all the temperament appears hopeless. But this is never the case when the
Ministry of the HOLY SPIRIT is included.
You must know that the Temperament is mainly the outward man/flesh. That’s why the
Bible says that if we live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do
MORTIFY the deeds of the body, ye shall live. (Romans 8:13)

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So, our circumstances do not have to determine our reactions.
Neither show our temperament ruin our leadership.
When you meet with someone whose temperament doesn’t blend with yours, you tend
to become aggressive with them. That is not the way leadership should be handled.
Everything must not be right from your own perspectives only. But from the true
perspectives. That happens when you keep self aside.
As leaders, when making appointment. This temperament will help you in the right
selection of people at the right place and the right man for the right duty so that you
can make your ends meet.

HOW TO HANDLE YOUR WEAKNESSES (HEB 12:1-2)

A man was arrested for committing a crime and when asked why he committed the
crime, he said; “my temperament made me do it”. Do you think they will let him go
because of that?
Is there any remedy for these weaknesses? Can a sanguine be disciplined; a choleric
gentle and meek; a melancholy optimistic; and a phlegmatic selfless? Emphatically Yes!
No matter how chronic your weakness is, there is remedy, there is help available.
• Temperament traits of a Spirit- filled life Gal 5:22-23
• Strength for every weakness – Heb 11:34
• Getting filled with the Holy Spirit Eph 5:8

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