The 5 Elements Quiz

The Five Elements Personality types helps people empower most aspects of their lives, including themselves and helps people engage with others in a way that is immediate, practical, potent and lasting.

We have lovingly created a personality quiz based on the 5 elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine, designed to determine which element you are most dominant in. Here is an opportunity for you to get a glimpse into which element type most resonates with and relates to you.

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Find your element

What characteristics describe me?

I am an action-oriented pioneer, born to lead and grow

I am infectiously enthusiastic and charismatic, always seeking the joy in life

I am a kind & nurturing service orientated person, always wanting to help whoever is in need

I am an authentic and self-aware “law and order” person

I am a creative, philosophical thinker and free flowing soul

What best describes my work ethic?

I am ambitious, fully focused, driven and do well under pressure

I am energetic, passionate and great at pumping people up with excitement

I am reliable, compassionate and find fulfillment in being of service to others

I am a great problem solver, thorough and always follow the rules

I am very determined, adaptable, like to think outside the box and prefer to work without set schedules and structures

My communication style

Direct, eager, hopeful

Enthusiastic, vibrant, fast-paced

Nurturing, caring, diplomatic

Logical, ordered, rational

Abstract, articulate, profound

A word that describes me

My talent is

Leading, initiating action with strong focus & drive

Presenting, firing up the team with joy and excitement

Listening with empathy, resolving disagreements, helping anyone who needs it

Creating structure, problem solving, great attention to small details

Getting things done with unusual but innovative creativity, imagination and adaptability

As a child, I was …

Exploring, always trying new things, perhaps impatient and irritable

Often the center of attention, with lots of friends, perhaps scattered and talking too much

Caring for others and helping them get along, perhaps codependent and worrying a lot

More interested in getting A’s, doing things right, perhaps overly self-critical and closed off

Introverted, always exploring mysteries, had a wild imagination, perhaps too isolated and unreliable

My preferred clothing is

Business casual, sporty

Bright, bold colors and stand out pieces

Comfortable, classic pieces

Sharp, sophisticated “designer” clothes

Eclectic, flowing, loose

My dream career is

CEO, Entrepreneur, Explorer, Coach

Public speaker, Salesperson, Performer

Teacher, Nurse, Healer, advocate for others

Doctor, lawyer or curator of beauty (interior designer, art curator, graphic designer)

Therapist, Scientists, In the arts (artist, musician, writer)

How I respond to projects

I’m great at starting, leading and executing new projects

A lot of enthusiasm to start and strive to bring passion to all team members

Great at getting people to reach an agreeable compromise in all situations

I create a schedule, calendar and list of to-do’s right away

I think outside the box and bring unusual yet innovative approaches to everything

I am …

Highly motivated and competitive

Often spontaneous and seek pure joy

A gentle, nurturing person

Self-disciplined and methodical

Very independent and can seem mysterious

I have a tendency to suffer from

Migraine pains

An enlarged or weak heart

Bloating or water retention

Stiff joints and muscles

Backaches

This phrase relates to me the most

I lead assertively and push myself to the limit

I love expressing myself, performing and being in the limelight

My friends often use me as a negotiator or as their own personal therapist

I need authenticity in my life with structure, standards and integrity

I seek knowledge and understanding within the deep mystery in everything

I like to …

Seek personal challenges and pursue them

Passionately interact and connect with other people

Try to be all things to all people

Create reason, order and organisation to everything

Have philosophical and analytical thoughts on various topics

I have …

To always be first and best

To express my joy and thoughts

A strong need to be needed

High standards of morals and rationality

A very profound and critical mind

I can often suffer from

High blood pressure

Anxiety and insomnia

Swollen glands and other lymphatic disorders

Constipation

Kidney or bladder problems

What my friends think about me

I tend to influence people and situations to get what I want

I tend to be more sensual than others

Referred to as a “peacemaker”

My self-control drive my spontaneous friends crazy

I’m considered mysterious and eccentric

I find that …

Controlling anger is one of my biggest problems

I have trouble with boundaries

I’m quite conservative in my thinking

I’m cool, dispassionate, and distant

I’m awkward in social circumstances

What I desire most

To pioneer new trails wherever I go

Fulfilment more than almost anything

Loyalty as one of the most important traits in a person

High principles are my guiding light

The search for truth is a prime motivator in my life

I fear …

Showing vulnerability

Being disconnected from people

Being haunted with self-doubt and guilt

Intimacy and opening up

Being in the limelight

Best describes how I work with others

I naturally lead people to accomplish our goals

I love fuelling people with energy

I prefer to be in the background

I am highly detail-oriented

I prefer to work alone

How I respond to change

I love the adventure of possibilities

I find excitement navigating through it

I prefer things to stay the same

I often feel uneasy with change. I like control

I go with the flow

What’s always on my mind …

Pushing my limits and being the best

Intimacy & pleasure

Keeping peace at all costs

Strict adherence to rules

Self-discovery

My emotional fear is

To lose my freedom

To be left out

To be not needed

To lose integrity

To be exposed

When I’m upset, my emotional tendency is …