The Sagittarius Personality and Personal Growth

People born between November 23rd and December 22nd fall under Sagittarius. If you are putting together a personal development plan, getting a clear read on the quirks of your own personality helps, and studying your zodiac sign is one way to approach that. Once you can name the strong and weak parts of your character, writing down specific goals tends to come more naturally.

The usual list of strengths and weaknesses runs a little shorter for this sign than for the others. That is mostly because two traits dominate everything else: independence on the positive side, and a tendency to be unemotional on the negative side. Much of what follows circles back to those two.

With friends, a Sagittarius is encouraging and warm. They want the people around them to be happy and will go out of their way to make that happen. Jealousy and possessiveness rarely enter the picture; a friend's success genuinely pleases them. They enjoy conversation and listen well, and they say what they think without dressing it up. Mind games hold no appeal. They would rather shoot straight. They also like to see others living on their own terms, and short of something actually harmful, they won't try to steer a friend's choices.

The independence runs deep. Change does not scare this sign; they actually look forward to it. Excitement and adventure pull at them so strongly that people sometimes call them explorers or philosophers. Wisdom is a constant pursuit, and they want to examine every possible route. Freedom sits near the center of how they decide things, to the point where a Sagittarius will sometimes walk away from a solid opportunity simply because it might pin them down.

At work, they are talkers and entertainers. Ideas keep coming, many of them pulled from their own travels and experiences, so roles with room for storytelling suit them. They dislike jobs that confine them, and they gravitate toward work that lets them do something for the world at large. They often finish tasks quickly, though that speed usually traces back to putting things off until the deadline forces the sprint.

The unemotional label can make a Sagittarius come across as detached. Boredom, on the other hand, makes them irritable. Underneath, and on the surface too, they stay optimistic, often spotting a bright side in circumstances that look bleak to everyone else.

Inside, this is a fairly settled person, not weighed down by emotional baggage. They would rather not fuss over feelings at all; exploring the world and taking life one adventure at a time appeals to them far more. A loose attitude toward commitment doesn't trouble them much, since learning and gathering wisdom matter more. Still, selfishness from others can wound them more easily than you might expect. When a project drags, they tend to drop it, because tedium gets to them fast, which is why quick creative work suits them. Call it a low tolerance for boredom rather than laziness.

So here is a rough map of how this sign shapes a personality. Treat it as a reference while you work on yourself. Pick a weakness from the list and set a goal aimed at converting it into something useful. A bit of effort can shift traits in a better direction, and the payoff tends to show up across the rest of your life.

References: http://nuclear.ucdavis.edu/~rpicha/personal/astrology/ and https://www.pinterest.com/pin/285274957616937330/