The term work drive refers to the amount of effort one puts forth in whatever kind of work he or she may undertake.  The person with the greatest work drive will tend to exhibit a handwriting style with robust writing pressure, uphill writing, rightward tendencies and strong horizontal movement.  Horizontal movement refers to movement from left to right, symbolizing moving toward the future or a goal.  Horizontal movement also tends to be an indicator of whether the person feels positive or negative about their work goals.  In general, horizontal movement is any straight line going horizontally from left to right in the handwriting.  It could be: a dash, an underline, a t-bar with a separate stroke, the horizontal stroke in an H or A or F, an ending stroke.  When making an evaluation of a handwriting sample, be sure to include several samples of the horizontal movement.  Here are some quick tips to help identify horizontal movement in t-bars:
Consider four aspects of the t-bar, the height of the crossing (is the crossing high or low on the upright stem), the length of the crossing (is the t-bar long or short) , the pressure of the crossing (is the horizontal crossing heavy or light) and the angle of the crossing (does the t-bar line go up, down or straight across.)  A weak t-bar crossing will be low on the bar, short in length, light pressured and downward-angled.  An average t-bar crossing will be of medium height on the upright stem, medium horizontal length, medium-pressured and a straight line across the stem.  A strong t-bar crossing will be high on the upright stem, long in length, heavy-pressured and have an upward angle.  Weak t-bars are associated with weak work drive or a tendency toward laziness.  Most people fall in the medium or average drive and ambition category.  Workaholics (people with incredibly strong work drive and willpower) tend to have strong t-bar tendencies.  If the t-bar in your writing sample has many different shapes, sizes, angles or directions, the person may have a tendency to be undirected with regard to work drive and a lack of productivity or direction in life.  Motivated people tend to have a stability to their horizontal movement, representing a sense of knowing what they want and what they are going after.  On average, the longer and stronger the t-bars, the greater the writer's work drive and motivation.  The weaker, more frail and lower-laced on the stem the horizontal movement is, the weaker the willpower, drive and ambition, and lower are the writer's goals.  Source:  Handwriting Analysis Putting It to Work for You by Andrea McNichol.
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