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Type One: The Perfectionist/Reformer
5 Ones are preoccupied with doing the right thing. Because they dread making mistakes, they
tend to procrastinate when it comes to making decisions. Believing that there is one right way,
Ones can be rigid, judgmental, and highly critical. hey live in a “divided house” and have a habit
of constantly monitoring themselves or making mental comparisons against a high ethical stan-
dard. Ones resent those who break the rules or take them lightly. By accepting their anger instead
of bottling it up, Ones can ind serenity and harness their considerable energy for humanitarian
causes. At their best, Ones are organized, thorough, principled, purposeful, patient, and heroic.
Type Two: The Giver/Helper
6 Twos want to be loved and needed. To secure the afection of others, Twos will suppress their
own feelings. hey want to please others so badly that they develop several selves, and in the pro-
cess they lose sight of their true selves. Twos want to feel important to others, and they pride
themselves on being helpful and indispensable—the power behind the throne. When Twos give
without expecting something in return, they can humbly give for the sake of giving. At their worst
manipulative, seductive, and possessive, Twos give to get, but at their best they can be warm-
hearted, generous, empathetic, thoughtful, and genuinely caring.
Type Three: The Performer/Achiever
7 hrees are go-getters, overachievers, and status seekers. hey identify with their jobs, and
although they have a reputation as workaholics, they are not always as productive as they appear.
Vain and preoccupied with their image as winners, hrees derive their self-esteem from how oth-
ers view them. Because hrees are continuously on the go, they tend to neglect their deeper feel-
ings. hrees can beneit from learning to be honest so that they can recognize the diference
between their true selves and the deceptive image they present for approval. Developed hrees
possess self-assurance, charm, energy, optimism, adaptability, and the capacity to inspire others.
Type Four: The Romantic/Individualist
8 Fours it the bill of the moody, sensitive, dramatic, and creative artist. Prone to swings of
melancholy and hyperactivity, Fours live at opposite poles of the emotional spectrum.heir
attraction to the unattainable and rejection of what is easily available are sources of intense sufer-
ing. Because they feel a sense of deprivation and loss, Fours are envious of those who enjoy love
and satisfaction. When they can achieve a balance between the push-and-pull pattern of their
relationships and focus completely on the here and now, Fours blossom with creativity. heir
sensitivity and emotional depth make Fours able to help others through diicult periods of grief
and pain.
Type Five: The Observer/Investigator
9 Fives prefer to retreat into the safety of their heads, where they can occupy themselves with
ideas and avoid emotional risks. Intensely private in nature, Fives do not seek attention from
other people for fear that emotional demands will be made on them. Minimalists by nature, Fives
do not require wealth or material possessions, but they are as attached to their intellectual pur-
suits as a miser who counts his gold in secret. When Fives can detach themselves from their fear
of getting involved or losing out, they can let go and experience peace at its fullest. Independent,
innovative, inventive, self-reliant, and perceptive, Fives make excellent scholars, researchers, and
decision makers.