The classic character most like you
Don Quixote
All heart, full charge
Don Quixote · Miguel de Cervantes
- VTogetherEnergy
- MMindJudgment
- FFlowPace
- IImagineVision
When something feels like it must be done, you charge ahead before anyone can raise an eyebrow. Like Don Quixote, your passion sometimes mistakes windmills for giants, but that sincerity makes everyone around you a little braver too.
Things a Don Quixote type often says
- Let's just do it. We'll think later!
- This is destiny.
- Failure? That's part of the adventure!
In a group, I'm
The pioneer who charges in first
As a friend, I'm
The friend who makes you braver just by being around
When stressed
You look for an even bigger challenge. A Sancho-like friend's word brings you back down.
Sound familiar, Don Quixote type?
- If you believe it's right, you step up even before a crowd
- You argue to the end that the code you believe in is right
- When something must be done, you move before you think
- You set ten New Year's goals and truly believe in them
Where you shine
- Passion that never quits
You hold on to dreams others call impossible. Watching you get up and charge again after every fall makes everyone around you braver.
- Stands up for the little guy
You can't walk past someone weak in trouble, even if it isn't your business. When everyone looks away, you're the first to raise your hand.
- Acting the moment you know it is right
Nothing ends at just thinking. If you believe it's right, you start, and that drive gets stuck things moving.
Watch out for
When passion runs ahead, you see things the way you want to. You may wear yourself out fighting battles that weren't really there.
Try thisKeep a down-to-earth Sancho nearby, and before big moves ask, 'am I seeing this right?'
Because your dream matters so much, you may keep clinging to things that didn't work, insisting it isn't over.
Try thisStopping takes courage too. Letting one go makes room for a better adventure.
A famous scene
Don Quixote sees windmills on the plain as giants and charges at them with his lance, though Sancho begs him to stop.
A line from the book
Open this book →it is my business and calling to roam the world righting wrongs and redressing injuries.
Mr. Darcy is your opposite on all four traits. Strange at first, but you have the most to learn from each other.
Books to read together
All the classic characters
- Anne ShirleyImagination on full blast
- Emma WoodhouseThe neighbourhood's master matchmaker
- HeidiWalking ray of sunshine
- Robin HoodCaptain of the crew
- Don QuixoteAll heart, full charge
- SocratesThe professional question-asker
- AliceCurious first, careful later
- Elizabeth BennetSharp eyes, sharper wit
- Jo MarchAlways on a writing deadline
- Jane EyreQuiet, but never silent
- Huckleberry FinnFree spirit, fast feet
- Mr. DarcyGruff outside, kind inside
- HamletOverthinking, as an art form
- Edmond DantèsPatience of a master planner
- Sherlock HolmesClues make your eyes light up
- Phileas FoggAdventure, right on schedule