Barbara Jo Minty
motivation

Her gift for gab (discussed below), combined with her agreeable and accommodating nature (described in the previous chapter), make Barbara Jo Minty a real "people person", with an almost constant need for dialogue and personal interchange. Barbara could succeed as a public relations consultant, an interviewer or a host.

Barbara Jo Minty is, in many ways, an eternal child. Her mind is bright, alert, curious, flexible, playful and always eager for new experiences - and her attention span is often quite brief. Minty grasps ideas quickly and once her initial curiosity has been satisfied, she is ready to move on. Barbara Jo Minty craves frequent change and variety, as well as new situations and people.

It may be hard for Barbara Jo Minty to decide just where her talents and true vocation lie, for she has a multitude of interests and is loathe limiting herself by concentrating on just one. She is easily distracted by all of the other fascinating possibilities. Her curiosity and restlessness propel Barbara toward many different experiences in life, and she is willing to taste or try anything once. Doing the same thing over and over again, even if it is something she does well, is tantamount to drudgery for Minty.

Barbara Jo Minty lives in her head a great deal - reading, observing, thinking, spinning ideas around - and she needs mental stimulation every bit as much as she needs food and drink. In fact, if Barbara had to choose between a good book or movie and a good lunch, she would very likely choose the former. Barbara Jo Minty has a creative mind and she often lives by her wits.

She is also a very social creature, with a strong need to communicate and interact with people. She enjoys using and playing with words and has a real flair for getting her ideas across in a clever, interesting, articulate manner. Writing and/or speaking are areas she has talent for.

Barbara Jo Minty also has a rather lighthearted and mischievous sense of humor, and often does not take anything too seriously. Though she craves emotional involvement, it is hard for Barbara Jo Minty to achieve it, for she is frequently unwilling to commit herself to anything, to take responsibility or to limit her personal freedom and mobility.

Her happiness lies in using her creativity and language skills to communicate something meaningful, teach, inspire, or bring people together. Barbara has an unbiased mind and can usually offer a fresh, clear, uncluttered perspective. Her faults are her lack of constancy and persistence, and her tendency to overlook or ignore deep emotional issues and other people's feelings.

Minty is very attracted to world travel, foreign cultures and studies that expand her intellectual horizons and broaden her understanding of the world.

Barbara Jo Minty is philosophically inclined and concerned with seeking answers to the big questions of life or getting an overall picture of any situation. Abstract concepts and/or plans for the future occupy her mind much of the time.

The above description of Barbara Jo Minty is so deeply ingrained that she has little objectivity and often little appreciation for other, different ways of approaching life. Barbara Jo Minty tends to be one-sided. There is little ambiguity in her makeup and she generally knows what she wants and what will make her happy.

Realistic and practical, Barbara Jo Minty sets goals for herself that are modest enough for her to actually achieve. She is able to tackle long, difficult projects and see them through, for Minty possesses self-discipline, concentration and perseverance. Barbara Jo Minty also has a strong sense of responsibility and is very conscientious about fulfilling her obligations. Minty often does things because she feels it is expected of her.

While she is realistic and conscientious (or overly conscientious), as described above, Barbara Jo Minty also has an otherworldly, dreamy, or mystically-inclined side, as described below.

She is imaginative and sensitive to anything colorful, beautiful or magical. She is attracted to artistic and creative pursuits, music and mysticism. Her spiritual values color Barbara's whole perspective and approach to life. She is idealistic and perhaps impractical.

Barbara Jo Minty undergoes deep, transformative changes in her life with relative ease and a minimum of conscious resistance. Because she does not avoid the depths, Minty has access to a lot of personal power and strength. Without realizing it or seeking it, Barbara is apt to have quite a potent effect on the people she comes into contact with, even superficially. Others sense that Barbara Jo Minty is a force to be reckoned with.

Barbara has an optimistic and harmonious personality and she happily goes about the attainment of her goals. Minty knows how to make the best of life's opportunities and she gets along with everyone. Barbara Jo Minty has the good fortune to live in pleasant and agreeable circumstances.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Ascendant in Libra and Sun in Gemini

Sun in Gemini

Sun in 9th house

Sun Conjunct Moon

Sun Trine Saturn

Sun aspects Saturn and Neptune

Sun Trine Neptune

Sun Sextile Pluto

Sun Conjunct Jupiter/MC