Gus Trikonis
motivation

Behind Trikonis' nice, pleasant, easygoing demeanor (described in the previous chapter) lies a very clear-eyed, objective, no-nonsense person. This aspect of Trikonis' character is described in more detail below.

Serious, disciplined and quietly ambitious, he is driven to prove himself and to achieve material accomplishments and success. His work, his position in the world, and his contributions to society are very important to Trikonis. Gus Trikonis will persevere through enormous hardship and frustration in order to reach a goal he has set for himself, and he often sacrifices much in the area of personal relationships and home life in order to do so.

Gus Trikonis has a thoughtful, quiet and self-contained disposition and does not readily show his inner feelings and needs. Gus Trikonis seems to always be in control, capable, efficient and strong. He is often the person in the family or group who is given more responsibility (and more work) than the others. He is highly conscientious and even as a child he possessed great maturity, soberness, and worldly wisdom.

He is basically a pragmatic realist, and though he may have all sorts of dreams, ideals and colorful theories, he feels that the ultimate test of a concept is its practical usefulness. Gus has an innate shrewdness and business sense, and there is a bit of the cynic in him as well.

He is clear-headed, detached and objective, and is not swayed by emotional dramatics. He is often authoritarian - strictly fair, but without mercy. Gus Trikonis has a great respect for tradition and even if he does not agree with certain laws, he will abide by them or strive to change them, but never flagrantly disregard them. Cautious and conservative, Gus Trikonis plays by the rules.

He is subtle, understated, quiet, deep, not easy to get to know intimately, and never superficial. He is a modest person and sometimes overly self-critical. Giving himself (and others) permission to feel, play, be spontaneous and silly, and sometimes weak and vulnerable is not easy for Trikonis.

Trikonis' strong points are his depth and thoroughness, patience, tenacity and faithfulness. His faults are a tendency to be rigid and inflexible, and too serious.

The urge to learn and to communicate is essential to Gus Trikonis, and he expresses himself very well through writing, teaching or sharing ideas and information. Trikonis is persuasive and fluent with language.

Restless and inquisitive, Gus enjoys being mobile and taking short trips and excursions in order to see for himself what is going on in the world around him.

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

Gus Trikonis tends to see things from his perspective only and to be rather subjective. He also enjoys talking and expressing his views but does not always listen as well. Gus Trikonis has a clear mind, a love of learning and new experiences, and he needs constant mental stimulation and activity.

Trikonis can be an inspiring leader of a team or group effort. His dynamism and energy evokes the same in others, and he sees healthy competition between people as a plus. Generally, Gus Trikonis enjoys fine health as well.

The unusual and unorthodox appeal to Trikonis, and he does not allow tradition, convention or other people's expectations to dictate how he is going to live his life. Gus Trikonis craves freedom, adventure, excitement and discovery, and is not afraid of change. Gus Trikonis possesses inventive and creative genius.

Astrological factors in this Astro Profile section:

Ascendant in Libra and Sun in Capricorn

Sun in Capricorn

Sun in 3rd house

Sun Conjunct Moon

Sun Conjunct Mercury

Sun Sextile Mars

Sun Trine Uranus