Public Figure Profiles

Jim Carroll

James Dennis Carroll (August 1, 1949 – September 11, 2009) was an American author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work The Basketball Diaries, which inspired a 1995 film of the same title that starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll, and his 1980 song "People Who Died" with the Jim Carroll Band.

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Some of their strengths

Jim Carroll has many admirable traits.

Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Energetic, Extroverted, Ambitious, Bold, Confident, Passionate, and Intelligent.

Bold and Confident

According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Jim Carroll is someone who is a bold, confident, energetic, and optimistic person, who is able to combine personal warmth and charisma with intelligence. A person who seems to identify with family, heritage and ancestry.

Constant and Serious

Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Jim Carroll well know them as someone who can be determined, unmoving, and firm, like a rock or a high mountain.

Active and Ambitious

According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Jim Carroll as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.

A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.

Altruistic and Ambitious

Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Jim Carroll is someone who is the type of person who rallies behind a group, cause, or community, and who enjoys being dedicated to a higher cause of some sort.

They are also someone who is curious, dynamic, and positive, and who enjoys inspiring and communicating with other people.

Creative and Leadership-oriented

According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Jim Carroll tends to be someone who is a natural leader, with determination, motivational powers, and who takes obligations seriously. Who has charisma, a sense of humor, and who tends to attract attention.

Some of Jim Carroll's challenges

While Jim Carroll has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.

For example, Jim Carroll can be Arrogant, Status-seeking, Indecisive, Unrealistic, Stubborn, Idle, and Impulsive.

Arrogant and Status-seeking

One of Jim Carroll's key challenges is that they are someone who can come across as arrogant and status-seeking.

Impulsive and Aggressive

Jim Carroll is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.

Domineering and Stubborn

Finally, Jim Carroll also can be too rebellious, not respond to criticism well, and be too emotional and extreme about things.

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