Let's not beat around the bush: I love Tina Fey. And I love that she's hosting the Golden Globes this year, which gave me a fabulous reason to request her handwriting analysis from our very own CEO, Sheila Kurtz.

As the sample for her analysis, we used an American Express print campaign that had recognized individuals (such as Ms. Fey) fill out responses with their own handwriting. The first time I saw this ad a few years back already, I loved the concept of it because it felt personal and it seemed to bring me closer to each one of the selected few that participated, just by reading a magazine. Handwriting has the power to do that. And that it's just... Fantastic!
I love Sheila's detailed analysis of Tina (look at me, on first name basis) and, just as her handwriting did, I felt the information opens up a window into the brilliant brain of Ms. Fey. After having read Bossypants, Fey's autobiographic work, it makes even more sense. So, if you still haven't read, consider this our little push for you to buy Bossypants. (Tina, you're welcome!)

 

This is the exceptionally clean, crisp handwriting of a person who thinks matters through and then expresses herself brightly without impulsive emotions muddying up her judgments.
There are several prominent hooks at the beginning of letters. This writer wants to acquire things... Not simply treasure but power, adoration, applause, even immortality. There are also many tenacity hooks at the end of letters. What this writer earns will not easily be taken away from her.
She is without excessive preconceptions and prejudices and the open loops in her e's indicate that she open-mindedly allows new ideas to engage her thinking processes.
The m's and n's are rounded and indicate a methodical and logical way of reaching conclusions. Method and logic can be slow work, but they don’t slow this writer down because of her good intuition (signaled by unconnected places between letters within words). Intuition, sometimes called “gut” thinking, allows her thoughts to leap over the stepping stones of logic and arrive at trusted conclusions. Intuition speeds up thinking and allows slower-minded people to compete with the more naturally swift minded.  The writer is also analytical (v-shaped formations in m's and n's). She hunts and finds her own information and then pulls data together, examines and evaluates the ideas, and then makes up her own mind.
Her goals are in the middle-practical range (the t bars are crossed about midway on the t stem). She’s not reaching for the moon. She goes for what she can get without stretching too much. Her drive is strong enough (assertive t bars) to get her through.
The p forms have bottom loops: She must be physically active and on the move. Enforced routine desk work would soon send her to a loony bin.
The inflated d loops indicate sensitivity to criticism that’s not constructive. She cares about what is thought and said about her, and malicious comments hurt her even when she may not let on.
The left-side loops in certain a's signal a slight case of self-deceit. She may not always be frank with herself and tends to rationalize away unpleasantness. Therefore, she may at times be less than frank with others.
Full lower loops on y's forms signal a good imagination. However, she may stop short of making her dreams materialize in reality.
She will take the initiative and take action on her own without being told (breakaway strokes within words or at the end of certain words).
She is very good with details (closely dotted i's) and won’t forget or neglect the small stuff.
The writer is relatively comfortable in crowds, but she enjoys her own company even better. This writer is the kind of person with whom intelligent people wish to become friends.

[Image by American Express]
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