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Every now and then a book is written that changes the game.
I wish I could brag about writing this book… but I didn’t.  I did
interview the author and he has agreed to GIVE you, my reader
a copy… as a gift.

The author of the book in question charts the precise
journey he took to go from working 80-100 work weeks
(for 15 years) down to just 2 hours…  (not per day… 2 hours per week.)

Seriously, can you imagine owning your own company… getting burned out,
managing employees, struggling financially… then BOOM!  You turn it all
around and work just 2 hours a week and get a raise.

I asked him how he did it and  he spilled his guts and agreed to give a copy of
his book away to you, my reader.

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Visit the page above to listen to the interview and download the book for free.

—— Letters from Students ————

Hi Bart,
Going through my late parents’ paperwork and I found a 1932 handwriting analysis chart by A. Dolph Dean, Graphologist. Apparently my parents had gone to him for consultation because they had written their names on the back of the chart, and on the front there were pencil marks checking off which of the characteristics applied to their handwriting. The chart is just an 8×11 sheet of paper folded into eighths. I don’t want to give it away because it has my parents writing on it but if you would like me to scan it and send you a copy in an email, I’d be happy to do that
-Pete Manzolillo

Hi Pete,

This looks like an early version of the Grapho-Deck by 50 years.
Thanks for submitting this, such fun.

- Bart Baggett

http://www.myhandwriting.com/booksetc/gdeck.html

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Last week a reporter from The Atlantic asked me to review the signatures of the top GOP candidates for the Republican candidate for president of the United States.  I pleaded with the reporter to allow me to use full samples of handwriting and not just signatures on baseballs… but reporters don’t really need a full “analysis,” they just want a snapshot and a quick bit for an article on deadline. Please add your notes in the comments section below.  And, try to keep your political opinions out of the conversation… this is a handwriting analysis and about personality… not a forum for political ideals.  Please add any links to better samples of more handwriting of any particular handwriting, in the comments section.


Herman Caine — his handwriting actually looks like the handwriting of an older man with some health issues. At the time he wrote this signature, he seemed to be annoyed and even moderately depressed. However, in all fairness, writing on a baseball that goes in a circular motion could easily force your baseline tilt downward… that is the grapho-logical sign of depression. So, I have no idea why he chose to write the number’s 999; perhaps that is his baseball jersey number in his fictional baseball league. His most positive trait is his strong determination. His slow writing ability concerns me… this normally is a pre-cursor to serious health issues or sluggish thinking in old age.

John Huntsman — John is one of the quickest and most intellectual of the candidates. He is a fluid thinker with a sharp mind. He has persistence and strong leadership skills. His ambition is well placed and supports a healthy self-esteem. He has good focus, good concentration and he normally has something to say and a witty comeback;… he is sharp. Of all the candidates, he seems the most down to earth and interesting. I’d probably like to hang out and have a drink with this guy.

Michele Bachmann — Michele lets her emotions rule much of her behavior, which leads to emotional reactions and perhaps to making statements she later regrets. She has an analytical mind and can be fluid in her verbal arguments and conversations. Her ego has a desperate need for attention which can also be interpreted as her being someone who likes the limelight and yearns for fame. If this trait were found in a single woman, she could be considered flirtatious. She’s generally optimistic, diplomatic, emotional and a smooth talker. She has moderate intelligence compared to some of the other candidate,… who are borderline geniuses.

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Mitt Romney — Mitt is probably one of the quickest thinkers and possesses the largest ego among the GOP candidates. He has the fastest intellectual ability to process information – thus, he is rarely at a loss for words and makes decisions very quickly. The downside to such quick processing of information and decision-making  is that many times he doesn’t have time or make time to dig deeply for all of the facts. So, if Mitt Romney surrounds himself with a top-notch research team that gives him reliable facts, he’ll probably make intelligent decisions. He has two other traits that correspond with over achiever; he has enthusiasm (energy to sell his ideas) and he has mental and physical determination to fight through obstacles that would stall a weaker-willed person. He has the energy to work the kind of hours required to be president. He also has intense focus to solve problems.. The only negative side to his high goals and ambition is that his ego and ambition are often ‘unreachable’ and ‘not grounded in reality’. But, in the history of the world, great achievements have often been ridiculed as impossible and Mitt doesn’t really believe in “impossible.”

* As I re-read Mitt’s analysis, one might believe that I am a fan or supporter of him. I am not. I am a fan of successful people with high self-esteem. I will not be voting for him despite his powerful and impressive handwriting analysis.

Newt Gingrich — Newt Gingrich has a signature that is illegible. One couldn’t even decipher what his name really is. In all fairness, if my parents named me Newt, perhaps I would scribble it out as well. However, grapho-logically speaking, … illegible writing signifies sneakiness and impatience.

People who do not sign their name legibly usually have an enormous ego and a fear of people finding out who they really are. This is the most “generalized” personality trait that I opine on - a regular basis – and I know it has many exceptions. The writer will argue he is always in a hurry or simply must sign his name hundreds of times a day. Regardless, I still trust these people less initially, until proven trustworthy at a later date.

Newt’s handwriting is very sloppy, unorganized, and angular. This type of writing indicates argumentativeness and aggressiveness. Overall, this chicken-scratch writing is not a style that impresses me very much as a handwriting expert looking for emotional clues of emotional stability, ethics, and or level – headed thinking.

The tilt of the baseline upwards indicates overall optimism. I just see someone who wants to get on with it, push people out of the way and argue his opinion.

Rick Santorum — Rick Santorum’s signature is actually quite aesthetically pleasing. It has a steady rhythm which implies maturity. It has a fluid motion in the R and the S, which implies the ability to go from one topic to the next. He does have determination. He is intelligent. Not quite as intelligent as Mitt Romney, but this is one of the more balanced candidates and he has reasonable, practical goals. I think this is one of the most grounded of the candidates whom we’re looking at today.

Rick Perry — Ricky Perry decided not to sign the baseball at all. Rick Perry decided to print his name. Maybe he doesn’t sign his name in cursive? or maybe he just doesn’t want to participate in the assignment at hand. So, his printing would imply that he is going to write print? his name on the ball and, bend the rules. Printing, as usual, says “I’m not going to reveal anything deep and personal about my life.”  Most of these candidates have no idea that their signatures reveal something scientific, but most of them have an idea that people will save this and cherish it. Rick just didn’t seem to care whether or not people had his signature.

Ron Paul — Ron Paul’s handwriting shows a shaky and slow penmanship. Now, this could be related to declining health, and is often seen as a natural by-product of old age. Shakiness or tremor in handwriting normally is a pre-cursor to serious health issues or sluggish thinking in old age.

The traits that reveal themselves in the signature are bluntness and bold talkativeness, honesty, straightforwardness with his opinions, and an authentic personality—what you see is what you do get. This is most refreshing from a political candidate. It is also a trait that usually doesn’t win election, as brutal honesty eventually alienates some portion of the voting public.

This type of personal transparency is the dead opposite of Newt Gingrich. Newt Gingrich’s signature is illegible, fast, impatient, and rapid. Ron Paul’s is methodical, clear headed, intentional.

So, despite his age and any risk that is associated with old age in a candidate, Ron Paul does seem to be the most transparent and ethical of all of the candidates.

One should note that any discussion of politics and ethics is filled with land-mines because of the varying definitions of “ethics.” It is a very difficult discussion that few can win unless someone is caught in a bald- faced lie, scandal, or is revealed to be a cheating spouse. But personality – wise, it is my belief that transparency, talkativeness, candidness, bluntness, and lack of secretiveness are traits that- push an individual toward authenticity. Having a strong ethical foundation is a good starting point for all of the challenges, secrecy, strategies, and ethical quandaries that one must be handle in the Oval Office. Handwriting analysis is not a perfect predictor of someone’s core values, nor can it perfectly predict how someone will react when faced with a moral quandary; it can only point at a likely outcome, depending on how damaged, reactive, or ego-maniacal the personality really is.

As stated in a previous conversation with the writer, a more accurate and comprehensive personally profile of all of these candidates could be ascertained with a broader handwriting sample that – includes all 26 letters of alphabet and writing done at different times. As a professional psychological profiler through handwriting, I have over 140 traits to choose from; the baseball signature often shows me two to – five reliable strokes. I believe those two to five personality traits to be accurate, but by no means comprehensive.

In a recent survey to our 30,000 readers, like you, it was apparent that you want more analysis or REAL PEOPLE with step-by-step explanations of how I analyze handwriting of everyday people.

(Sure celebrities and politicians are interesting… but you are in the real world analyzing real people everyday, right?)

This is the writing of a great tanning salon receptionist (true story).

One would think that the person who wrote this sample is a youthful teenager or in their early 20s, but that is not always accurate.  We often see bubbly, large, middle-zone handwriting in females in the ages teen to 20s but you’ll also find this up through age 50.  What is accurate about that inaccurate observation is that the person is playful, immature, lives in the moment and is probably a lot fun to be around.

The most obvious trait in this young lady’s handwriting is the large middle zone.  This area in graphology is often called the M. Z. (middle zone).  Any time you have a large middle zone you have an exceptional and exaggerated need and ability for social aptitude and this is usually at the expense of both philosophy and/or physical nature.  In this case her lower loops Ys are not particularly long or strong and the upper zones are not nonexistent but not predominant so you find this person predominately lives in the moment which of course is the definition of fun.  What is fun?  It’s someone who can be completely in the moment.  However I wouldn’t call that a Zen, spiritually evolved person such as be in the moment, appreciate what happens, etc.  Now I talked mostly about the middle zone because this is the primary trait and when you look at handwriting you definitely look at what’s the most primary and outrageous trait first because that will dominate the overall personality.

If you look at the individual strokes you’ll find some other interesting things which would fill in the gaps to make this person unique from let’s say 20 of her 21-year-old friends that also work at a tanning salon.

The backwards T bar which is pointed is often considered self-castigation or self-punishment.  You might find self-deprecation as a sense of humor.  You find the T bar is in the middle zone which is an average to a low self-esteem.

You find the O’s are open at top which makes her talkative.  This is not surprising at all considering how big the middle zone is.  You see someone who is both friendly and talkative and socially gregarious.

Now if you look at the slant and you’re a beginner in handwriting analysis you might make the mistake of assuming because the slant is an AB writer the person’s introverted.  This is not true.  Because the slant is AB in certain portions it means the person has a tendency to make logical, self-centered decisions.  That has nothing to do with being introverted and although the basic books imply that AB writers are sometimes more emotionally withdrawn it is really based on a average-sized middle zone.  A middle zone can completely change the definition of introvert or extravert depending on the slant and the combination thereof.

The word takes has a large K so you see a little bit of defiance.  The Y in you has a little bit of aggressiveness backwards to the pass so you may find some annoyance or irritation and the I dots tend to be close to the stems so you do see some good eye for detail.

The two traits that I think are really useful is in the bottom line you see the word meeting, you see the word see and you see the word soon.  All of these contain a excessive Figure 8 which is a sign of intelligence and a sign of fluid thinking so you see this individual is very social, very friendly and very smooth at talking so I hope this person’s at the front desk selling tanning memberships which is where this is from because she would be great talker.  Talkative people aren’t always good talkers.  Sometimes they just move their mouth.  People with connected letters such as the S and the P and the E and the Figure 8 they’re always loquacious and that is a great word for you to look up and add to your dictionary of wonderful vocabulary words to explain to somebody in handwriting analysis.

What kind of job would this person have?  Easy.  Put this person in front of people; retail, sales, face to face or telephone people.  Make sure that they are interacting with people because they have a strong need for social connection and a strong need for connecting with other people and they’re very good at it.  They are naturally empathetic and they really, really do need people like a flower needs water.

 Click here to see Jessica’s full handwriting sample with no notes.

Here is Jessica Simpson’s signature:  Not fluffy and not round.  Smarter than one might think!

Jessica Simpson, Singer, Reality TV Star, Fashion Designer

Enjoy reading this article about the Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jack Lew’s ridiculous handwritten signature.

Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew has signed an otherwise dry memo with his rather unusual, slightly childish signature.

The Wall Street Journal‘s David Wessel tweeted, “Is this really what Jack Lew’s signature looks like?”

The John Hancock was on a memo detailing ways in which the federal government has and should continue to cut costs by running more efficiently. Its series of loops looks like a youngster’s first attempt at writing cursive.

The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza tweeted that he had confirmed the signature did in fact belong to Lew.

Take a look at the autograph below.

Jacob (more commonly known as “Jack”) Lew became the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in November 2010, taking back the position that he had previously held from 1998 to 2001. During his time out of office, Lew served as COO of Citi Global Wealth Management and then Citi Alternative Investments, according to his official White House Profile.

He’s also previously aided a number of extremely important organizations, including a stint on the National Security Council and involvement with non-profits such as the the Kaiser Family Foundation. As an aide to President Clinton from 1993 to 1994 he helped to develop Americorps, the national service program.

When he adopted this wacky signature is unknown.

Lew has played a crucial role in the budget debates, most recently in regards to the President’s $467-billion jobs bill. The memo signed here was not exactly as controversial as the crucial arguments over the national debt.

The Autograph:

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