So last week I was headed toward Starbucks (where else?) and as I walked past the Quiznos store I spotted a wallet on the ground. I picked it up and checked out the picture on the driver’s license and went into Quiznos to see if I could spot the owner of the wallet. No body fit the picture, so I went on down to Starbucks, ordered my quad-grande-cappuccino and grabbed the big easy chair. The wallet was thick, but not with money. In fact there was no money, just lots of membership cards and a couple credit cards. Then I found an ID card for the city parks and recreation department and a laminated phone list, probably of his co-workers. His name is at the bottom and there was a cell phone number. So I went out to the car and dialed the number. It goes something like this.
“Hello?”
“Hey! Joe!”
“Yeah!”
“I have your wallet!”
Pause, then: “What?”
“I have your wallet - I found it on the ground in front of Quiznos.”
Dead silence. Then: “Who is this?”
So I tell him but of course my name doesn’t mean a thing to him. Then I say: “I found your wallet on the ground in front of Quiznos. Where are you - I’ll bring it over.”
More silence and I can picture him looking for his wallet. Then he says: “Are you at Quiznos now?”
“Yep”
“Okay, I’ll swing back. I’ll be there in about 10 minutes.”
“Okay, Joe. I’m in a white Tahoe.”
“Okay - I’m driving a white street sweeper.”
Street sweeper? Oh - I get it … Parks and Recreation Department. He’s the city street sweeper dude.
So I recline the seat back a little and open the book I brought along. The book about predicting what the stock market is going to do this year based on astrology. That one. I’m just getting to a scary part when a sure-enough white street sweeper pulls up.
I give Joe his wallet, we exchange a few pleasant words and I head home. About half way home the cell phone rings - it’s Joe. He offers to buy me a Starbucks the next morning and I take him up on it. Maybe he won’t be wearing sunglasses tomorrow and I can secretly read his face.
Tomorrow arrives and we met in Starbucks. He bought me a quad-grande-cappuccino and we sat down for a visit. When he removed his sunglasses, I saw the most closely set eyes I have ever seen, (ability to focus on fine details), and his eyes are deeply set, (not particularly involved in the discussion). (That turned out to be exactly right.) He also had the shortest nose I’ve ever seen. I think that Rose said that was a marker for old-fashion hard work. Thin lips - doesn’t talk about himself or anything else much, (right), and his face had absolutely vertical sides. Now what did Rose say about that? I’ll have to look it up. Ahh, here we are - it’s in the cheek chapter.
There are several categories to describe cheeks and one of them is “cheek proportions” meaning where the widest part of the face is, which is loosely connected to cheeks. There are for categories: cheeks widest, under cheeks widest, forehead widest and even. Each of these signals how a person leads others.
Cheeks widest, for instance, reveals a leader-like power style making a strong first impression. (Did you know that Michael Landon had a very mediocre career until he had a cheek job?) Under cheek widest reveals a pacifist power style - keep the peace. Forehead widest reveals someone with an intense mental energy, (most people can’t keep up with this person’s ideas). Even defines a person with a polite power style. This person cares about results more than others knowing who they are - read inconspicuous.
So this guy had absolutely an even width to his face. We could go on and on, but let’s do a short list of traits.
- Ability to focus on fine details
- Not particularly involved in discussions
- Capable of hard work
- Doesn’t talk much
- Ability to be inconspicuous
Now you tell me. Could that fit a street sweeper driver? I’ll tell you this. He was a happy guy and comfortable with his role in society. At one point he said, “They pay me way too much to drive this street sweeper around all day long”.
Here is a guy that found a job that fit his personally - not the other way around … as most of us try it. Seems smart to me.
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