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Idealists, as a temperament, are passionately concerned with personal growth and development. Idealists strive to discover who they are and how they can become their best possible self -- always this quest for self-knowledge and self-improvement drives their imagination. And they want to help others make the journey. Idealists are naturally drawn to working with people, and whether in education or counseling, in social services or personnel work, in journalism or the ministry, they are gifted at helping others find their way in life, often inspiring them to grow as individuals and to fulfill their potentials.
Idealists are sure that friendly cooperation is the best way for people to achieve their goals. Conflict and confrontation upset them because they seem to put up angry barriers between people. Idealists dream of creating harmonious, even caring personal relations, and they have a unique talent for helping people get along with each other and work together for the good of all. Such interpersonal harmony might be a romantic ideal, but then Idealists are incurable romantics who prefer to focus on what might be, rather than what is. The real, practical world is only a starting place for Idealists; they believe that life is filled with possibilities waiting to be realized, rich with meanings calling out to be understood. This idea of a mystical or spiritual dimension to life, the "not visible" or the "not yet" that can only be known through intuition or by a leap of faith, is far more important to Idealists than the world of material things.
Highly ethical in their actions, Idealists hold themselves to a strict standard of personal integrity. They must be true to themselves and to others, and they can be quite hard on themselves when they are dishonest, or when they are false or insincere. More often, however, Idealists are the very soul of kindness. Particularly in their personal relationships, Idealists are without question filled with love and good will. They believe in giving of themselves to help others; they cherish a few warm, sensitive friendships; they strive for a special rapport with their children; and in marriage they wish to find a "soulmate," someone with whom they can bond emotionally and spiritually, sharing their deepest feelings and their complex inner worlds.
Idealists are rare, making up between 20 and 25 percent of the population. But their ability to inspire people with their enthusiasm and their idealism has given them influence far beyond their numbers.
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goliath65
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Apr 13 @ 3:06PM
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WOW!  That like described me to a T!!! Guess i am an idealist! I hope that's a good thing. 
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yashaenka
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Apr 13 @ 3:26PM
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To add to what is already a very good definition of Idealist is not easy, but I should say while Idealist are self driven that does not make them a Type A personality. Their drive is based on being all the can be for self development as a person internally, not externally as a Type A is who are very competitive. A Idealist by nature is more gender specific to women than men because of their nurturing qualities. Although many man have this trait they reflect it in a less nurturing way. I can not argue with the 20 - 25% of the population number but it seems very high to me, but I am only a man.
A very nice and refreshing Blog!
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HopelesslyHopeful
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Apr 13 @ 3:39PM
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Thank you for your comments.
You might want to do it for yourself; that's what the URL at the bottom is for.
I read elsewhere that they estimate 5-10 percent of the population are idealists. It may be a matter of updated information .. less of them about than there used to be? That's sad to think on!
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Monsterboy
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Apr 14 @ 1:06PM
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Yeah, I come up as iNFp ("Healer" idealist, though I prefer the term "Idealistic Philosopher") every time I take one of those tests. Several years ago, I was eNTp ("Inventor" rational/"Innovator"), but I seem to have gotten sensitive and introspective since then...
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