POTENTIAL
SEVEN | POTENTIAL
At their best, Sevens are forward thinkers, imaginative and innovative. Enthusiastic and optimistic. Sevens want to keep their options open to avoid feeling tied down.
Their focus tends to be on the bright side of any given situation. When Sevens feel limited, they generally find a way to get out of the situation.
Their challenge is to focus in-depth and to stay the course in work and relationships. Slowing down, being in the moment, and learning to tolerate their won and other people's suffering can bring needed balance.
We can support the Sevens in our life by providing a supportive framework to move into deep commitments and painful situations. In conflict, Sevens want reassurance that you will not clip their wings, therefore give them time to express their ideas. Be sure to take a firm stand when communicating important feelings, wants and needs.
Strengths: Adventurous, fun-loving, quick thinking
Challenges: Scattered, dispersed, uncommitted
Speaking Style: Personal storytelling can be either highly entertaining or self-absorbed.
Basic Proposition
The original state of focused concentration (called “Holy Work” or constancy) with an ability to travel the spectrum of life fully and freely, goes into the background in a world that Type Sevens perceive as frustrating or limiting, which causes pain that needs to be avoided. Type Sevens come to believe that they must escape frustration and pain, assuring a good life by instead creating alternative options, opportunities, and adventures. Concurrently, Sevens develop gluttony of the mind for positive possibilities, pleasures, and future plans. Their attention naturally goes to positive scenarios and keeping life up. Rationalization glues the structure together by helping them reframe painful or “negative” experiences in a positive way. Their ultimate concern or fear is being trapped in suffering and not able to deal with pain. As compensation, Sevens sometimes gain control by becoming self-oriented (acting entitled and superior to others), rejecting authority, making excuses, demeaning or trivializing negative feelings, and being impetuous and inconsiderate of others.
Basic Propositions were written by Dr. David Daniels, M.D.