The tasks or activities you enjoy the most allow some form of creative or artistic expression. Thus your success in your undertakings is limited. You could be inventive and original in the dramatic, artistic, or musical fields. Your first name of Mel has given you a quick, active mind, which has caused you to delve into many different ideas and theories. Criticism from others only makes you feel rebellious and repressed. Being independent, you like to make your own decisions and to occupy positions where you can express creatively and personally, free from monotony and limitations. Injustice and repression motivate you to right the wrongs of others. You will not tolerate situations where your independence is curtailed or where you are being criticized. This name creates an over-sensitive nature that allows your emotions to be unduly aroused. You find it difficult to relax until you reach the point of exhaustion.