I am often intrigued by people’s signatures, especially those of public figures’. It began after reading in my History class that Napoleon’s signature became significantly smaller when he signed off the document of surrender after his defeat at Waterloo compared to the big, flamboyant ones in his glorious days of victory. The book/article said it reflected how he felt about himself after the surrender. It goes on furthur to say that people who feel small sign off small – they don’t really think their names are worth much notice. It made sense to me, given the photograph examples and some folks I recall seeing them sign off.
Recently, my friend noticed that I sign off with my last stroke downwards. He looked a little perturbed. I asked if there were any problems. He said that successful people usually sign off with upward strokes.
Today, I remember the conversation. So I did a little Google:
Should I be glad that Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Michael Dell have their last strokes downwards as well? Ha. Then it would put me in a different league with Steve Jobs and Lawerence Ellison (CEO of Oracle). The signature analysis is interesting. I am not sure if it is meaningful though. The people analyzed are known public figures and their temperament can be easily investigated.
Well, I don’t wish to change that bold stroke which I’ve grown attached to and I like the way it is – chinese and different. When I become successful, my signature stroke will be THE one others aspire to mimick. I have an un-quiet confidence that it will.
Anyone here knows how to analyze signatures?
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