Ben Hardy has vast stores of vital energy which endow him with considerable physical endurance and initiative. However, the greater his energy resources, the less he might be able to control the flow.

Ben Hardy has a great deal of sang-froid. His inner calm and stolidity predispose him to tasks which require self-control and perseverance. He does not readily display his emotions, even in the most hair-raising situations.

Ben Hardy feels, thinks, and acts as a function of objective circumstances. The outer world is the only one which matters to him, and his awareness is entirely focused on it. He is rarely moody or preoccupied and may sometimes be wary of his own subjectivity.

Ben Hardy’s reactions to various stimuli are neither too phlegmatic nor too reactive. He has an inner balance which enables him to take time to reflect when necessary, but he can also react promptly when circumstances require it.

Ben Hardy has the ability to concentrate and focus his attention on a single object intensely and exclusively. He may become a specialist in his field.

Although open to others, Ben Hardy’s perceptions, and even his difficulties, keep him self-centered enough to keep himself from being submerged.

Ben Hardy’s individualism will promote independent and original behavior. He tends to lack team spirit. On the contrary, he needs to feel free and untrammeled by others to be really effective.

Ben Hardy is motivated by a thirst for power which gives him a certain authority. He has a feeling he is leadership material. However, he might be tempted to infringe on other people’s freedom and get involved in troublesome power struggles.

Ben Hardy is objective about himself and able to recognize both his strengths and his weaknesses.

Ben Hardy often finds himself in a negative frame of mind. Undermined by his fears and his craving for security, he struggles to see the sunny side of life.

Ben Hardy is chiefly interested in tangible facts and realistic details. A pragmatic personality, Ben never loses sight of the utilitarian or practical aspects of things.

Ben Hardy’s mind is quite nimble. He may adopt a rigid, methodical approach when necessary or switch to a more flexible, free attitude that expresses his spontaneity.

Ben Hardy’s thought processes are usually clear, orderly, and linear; his reasoning obeys the dictates of deductive or discursive logic and relates to explicit goals.

Ben Hardy’s mind is especially perceptive of details. To arrive at a global perception, a vision of the whole, Ben proceeds gradually, piece by piece, aspect after aspect, in a fairly linear fashion.

Ben Hardy is inclined to arrange, classify, sort, catalogue, and compartmentalize, in all his life activities as well as his work.

Although Ben Hardy usually complies with a schedule and the constraints he feels are necessary, he is also careful to express fleeting whims and remain open to the novelty and pleasure of serendipity and coincidence life sometimes provides.