I write this way because....

How often have I heard this "reason" for something that is in someone's writing or signature!

"I write this way because it's the way I was taught at school" is the commonest.

OK, so when were you at school?

If your teacher stopped smacking your knuckles with a ruler when you put the wrong size of loop on your "j" or made your capitals too large, last week, then I agree: you are doing it because your teacher said so.

But if it is several, or even many years since you stopped being under the influence of Miss StrictTeacher, then it's also time to stop blaming her for how you write!!

Do you write every single stroke exactly the way your teacher showed you?

Of course you don't. You've chosen some to leave as is, and some to change.

If you have indeed retained any of the strokes exactly as she showed you, it's because these strokes are a fit for your personality. Otherwise you would have changed them.

So don't blame your teacher.

Instead, take the time to find out what your signature says about you, and then change anything you don't like into something that says what you want it to say about you.

Handwriting is body language. Change your body language over a period of time and you will change the personality trait associated with it.

You can find out more about Success Traits here...

Should you develop a Power Signature?

I am sometimes asked how to develop a "Power Signature", one that contains all the "good" traits you want to have, and will, subconsiously or consciously, impress all who see it.

It is important to remember that you signature only shows the person you want others to see you as.

So if you are content with a power signature only, it means you are content to put on a show to impress others, but are not really concerned with who you really are!

Much better to start developing the traits you want in ALL of your writing, including your signature.

When both are the same, it's a "what you see is what you get" scenario. Much better than "this is what I want you to see, but I'm really much different" that comes with a signature made to look good, while the real person remains with it's flaws.

That is not to say I think everyone needs to change their writing. I don't.

But if you are unhappy with who you are, or who you appear to others to be (which unless you are putting on a show, is the same thing), it's time to take action on the whole person, not just the shop-front!

Grapho-therapy, or Grapho-coaching takes you through this process of changing your writing slowly and effectively. It takes 21 days to break a habit, and even longer to put one of your own choosing in it's place.

Change doesn't happen overnight, so whether you use your handwriting to affect change, or some other method, you have to be patient.

So if you are unhappy with who you are in any area of your life, you can take the steps to change it.

But please, take the time to work on the real you - don't waste time putting up a false front, which is what a "power signature" on otherwise "unpowerful" writing would be.

For more on how to change your writing to change your life...

For more on Signatures...

Understand others better by seeing their signature

It's amazing how quickly you can get to know about another person just by looking at their signature. It can be extrememly helpful. It can be very enlightening. And it can be fun!

For that reason I've just published my "Signature Analysis Workbook" in soft cover. Up until now it has only been available in E-book form, but I've given in to requests of potential readers, and have just released the soft cover edition.

It covers everything you can think of that can be found in a signature.

It can be found at www.potentiality.bizSignatureAnalysisWorkbook.htm