Your name of Marti gives you a strong urge for independence. You can express yourself with greater ease in writing. Neither sentimental nor idealistic, you take life as it comes and learn as you go. You stick stubbornly to your ideas or decisions, in spite of any appeals or advice; you are not willing to accept a compromise. From early in life, you have asserted your individuality, learning through your own experiences, relying upon your ingenuity and practical creativity to accomplish your objectives. When you are required to express yourself in personal matters requiring finesse and diplomacy, you feel awkward and embarrassed. Yet, when they get to know you, they realize you are loyal in friendships and would go to any length to help someone in need. Even though you are aware of what is required, it is difficult to convey emotional sentiments such as sympathy or compliments. You work best where you can combine physical labour and prefer to work where you can spend time outdoors. You find satisfaction in being outdoors or in getting out into nature, or in dealing with the products of the earth.