By Sylvia Loran

Can we be defined by letters and numbers? I’m not sure, but now that I’ve taken several online tests, I’m certainly curious.

I recently took a test to see if I were left- or right-brained. Because I’m left-handed (as is 10 percent to 13 percent of the population), I assumed I’d test as right-brained. My results, however, show that I am, in fact, left-brained and visual. Right-brained and auditory came in a close second. I guess my brain skips a lot, because I seem to spend time in both hemispheres.

The results got me thinking about where I fit with the general population in other areas. I turned to Google for research. My blood type is B positive (7 percent), I am over 40 and now need glasses for distance (25.4 percent) and I’m an identical twin (1 in every 285 births). I’m also a mirror twin (my sister is right-handed), which occurs in 25 percent of identical twin births.

But the real eye-opener was the career personality test I took. It showed I was an ENFJ (extroverted, intuitive, feeling, judging) personality, which fits 3 percent to 5 percent of the population. According to the test results, my natural leadership skills make me the go-to person during times of crisis or needed inspiration. It further stated that when it comes to work, I advance communication effectively among people, can successfully integrate large pieces of information, can evaluate problems and provide expert opinion, am good at negotiating with others to reach a mutually satisfying solution, can adapt to new situations quickly, can effectively interpret or explain other people’s ideas and can motivate others to produce their best work. I have strong analytical skills and enjoy becoming an expert on one thing, if you believe the test results.

I’m not alone. Famous people with my personality type are former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, anthropologist Margaret Mead, North Carolina Sen. Elizabeth Dole and former President Ronald Reagan.

So, add this to the fact that I’m left-handed like Presidents Bill Clinton, George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, and a pattern emerges.

Maybe my next career should be president! Perhaps a poll is in order. But, then again, I’m not sure I believe in numbers.

Loran is a staff member of the Los Altos Town Crier.