Matching Your Career Path to Your Birth Order

               Matching Your Career Path to Your Birth Order

                    Its graduation time for most high school 

                    seniors. For some it means on to college 

                    and picking a major, but for others it starts 

                    the hunt to find a job against the backdrop 

                    of high unemployment and a lagging 

                    economy. Many people take a zig zag path 

                    when locating that perfect job that feels just 

                    right. It would be better to know in advance 

                    just who you are and the clear understanding 

                   of the kind of position that is a perfect match. 

                   Understanding birth order can be a big help.

                 Birth Order Theory

                    The concept behind birth order is that each child in a

                 family is different and wants to be. Every birth order

                 has its own pluses and minuses when it comes to

                 characteristics and personality. To find your “true”

                 birth order you must take into consideration:

1.     Your gender in the family.

2.     Were there any spaces of 4 or more years

      between siblings or groups of siblings?

3.     Who you lived with until age 16.

4.     Was there a death of a sibling?

5.     Were there any step of half siblings you lived with?

6.     Were there any multiple births in your family?

7.     Any adopted siblings in the family?

8.  Were any of your siblings handicapped?

                    Taking all the above variables into consideration 

                     you can find your “true” birth order. The details 

                     are in the book, Life’s Fingerprint: How Birth 

                    Order Affects Your Path Throughout Life, by 

                    Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst. Let’s now explore the 

                    birth orders and try to match them with their  

                    perfection position.

                      Only Child

                  Being the only child in your family you grew up in 

                  the world of adults. At school you were the “adult” 

                  in the room and many of your fellow students 

                  looked up to you.  You go on to college with a lot 

                  of self-confidence given to you by your parents. 

                  The world is yours for the taking if you want it.  

                  In anything you do you will rise to the top 

                  managerial position but you can also start a project 

                  entirely on your own. You don’t feel you can fail.  

                  Working alone is no problem and you are not one 

                  to shout orders to those below you. You have a 

                  quiet sense of who you are and learning new 

                  things is not difficult. Books were your first 

                  friends so this is a field that would hold a lot of 

                  interest. You share the company of other Only 

                  birth orders; Walter Cronkite, Lauren Bacall, 

                  Howard Hughes, Jesse Jackson, Jack Lemon, 

                  Charles Lindbergh, Condoleezza Rice, and Betty 

                  White.

                         First Born

                    The Only child becomes a firstborn with the birth 

                    of the second child in the family. Now he is not 

                    alone but has to work to keep the "throne". If he 

                    hasn't been “dethroned” by a younger sibling 

                    firstborns become high achievers, especially in 

                    school where they had a head start. They try to be 

                    perfect, follow all the rules and even enforce them 

                    with the younger siblings. Valedictorian or Eagle 

                    Scout is all in a day’s work for number One. 

                    There are two types of firstborns, one that loves 

                    giving orders and the other a very nurturing 
                    person who can’t do enough for you. Both are 
                    “in charge” people, they just go about it 
                    differently. They are future CEO’s either in the 
                    home or out in the business world, any place 
                    that they can exercise their power. Politicians, 
                    teachers, publishers, and business owners are 
                    all a good match for a firstborn. Hugh Hefner, 
                    Jimmy Stewart, Sam Walton, Henry Ford, Rush 
                    Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, J.K. Rowling and 
                    Hillary Clinton are all firstborns.

                      Second Born

                      This child doesn’t want to be compared to his older 

                  sibling and will search out a new direction.  Where 

                  the older child is the student, the next in line will be 

                  the athlete, anything to make them different. If the 

                  firstborn takes over the family business the second 

                  child must find something new. The second born 

                  does not want to be told what to do so it is best he 

                  find employment where there is little supervision. 

                  Running his own business is ideal as he will be a 

                  hands off owner, a very different boss than a 
                  firstborn. For these people money is important, 
                  if you have enough no one tells you what to do. 
                  Second borns can have great outgoing 
                  personalities, creating something new and different 
                  is what they love. They always seem to be working 
                  on a project. Warren Buffett, Johnny Carson, Bill 
                  Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Fred Astaire, Martha 
                  Stewart, John Belushi, Paul Newman and Martin 
                  Luther King Jr. are all second borns.

                        Third Born

                    The third born is the birth order that sees the world

                    very differently than the first two births.  They

                    are not into power over others like the first born or

                    money to control their own space which is true of

                    the second born. They see the big picture of life, 

                    the world around them and its people. They are 

                    the sensitive ones that want to save the world. 
                    The creative arts, religion, outdoor work, the 
                    trades using their hands and teaching others are 
                    all are areas that appeal to the third born. Working 
                    with groups of people or creating something 
                    beautiful is what these people love. Tom Hanks, 
                    Madonna, Mother Teresa, Sarah Palin and Marlon 
                    Brando Jr. are all third borns.

                         Fourth Born

                    The fourth born is the true baby in the family and 

                     has been taken care of by his older siblings. They 

                     may get a head start in school if the older siblings 

                     tried to teach them how to read. This birth order 

                     loves to be around people and older people are 

                     not intimidating as that is who they grew up with. 

                     Having fun is the underlying theme with the fourth 

                     born. They are natural salesmen and any sport 

                     interests them. Coaching young athletes is a 
                     perfect match. They know the real world is hard 
                     but can stand up to the challenge. They would 
                     really like work to be play. Dolly Parton, Michael 
                     Jordan, and Kirk Douglas are all fourth borns.

                          Double Birth Orders

                          All the above birth orders can become double birth

                     orders when separated from their siblings by a 

                     space of four years or more. This gives them the

                     characteristics of the Only child added to their 
                     birth order number. If this happens, you add a lot 
                     of power to your number. These people are more 

                     complex because they demonstrate two different 

                     personality characteristics but not at the same 
                     time. Although they are much stronger than the 
                     single birth orders this added power can cause 
                     problems with co-workers who never know 
                     which personality has come to work.

                           Conclusion

                           Find your “real” birth order and then check on 
                      the characteristics that describe you and who 
                      you really are. In every profession all birth 
                      orders have a place. Knowing who you are 
                      will allow you to pick an area of work that fits 
                      your birth order. In every profession all birth 
                      orders have a place. If law interests you, find 
                      your birth order match in one of the many 
                      diverse areas of law. There are trial attorneys, 
                      family attorneys, those that deal with real estate, 
                      patents, criminal attorneys, and immigration 
                      attorneys, just to name a few. A perfect fit for 
                      each of the birth orders. If education is your 

                      interest you can pick any number of subjects to 

                      teach, English, science, art, coaching and 
                      working in administration all fit different birth 
                      orders.Know your birth order and take a straight 
                      course to your future not a zig zag one. Now 
                      unpack your suitcase and enjoy your time in 
                      college!

                             

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