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Type 7, The Enthusiast/ Wing 6, The Loyalist
Business Chemistry Types:
Primary: Integrator/ Secondary: Pioneer
CliftonStrengths
test and description taken from CliftonStrengths
Taken Freshman Year 2017
DisciplineI enjoy routine and structure. My world is best described by the order I create in it.
AchieverI work hard and possess a great deal of stamina. I really enjoy staying busy and being productive.
PositivityPeople exceptionally talented in the positivity theme have contagious enthusiasm; I am upbeat and excited of things I do.
LearnerI have a great desire to learn and continuously improve. I am more focused and excited on learning vs. the outcome.
ActivatorI like to turn my thoughts into action. Often, I want to do things now rather than simply talk about them.
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Taken Senior Year 2020
food for thought behind changing strengths
Here's my food for thought behind my change in strengths:
I love to make connections. I try to listen to Ryan's "Sleeping at Last" podcast on my enneagram once in a blue moon as a refresher on tendencies I resonate with.
I'm not obsessed with the enneagram because I think it's the reason why I am the way that I am. The enneagram does not define me nor does it define you. In my opinion, the enneagram is a great tool that gives insight on one's essence based on a variety of factors such as one's childhood and experiences.
At the end of the day, you get to choose your path...why not walk life with a tool that enables you to be more aware of your tendencies? By learning more about myself, I can better harness and equip myself with ways to be a more healthy and balanced being.
As a type seven, I live for joy. Ryan talks about childhood wounds—he compares these wounds to stress fractures of the soul that occur when we were young. A 7's childhood wound has to do with being deprived of love from a caregiver.
The way this affects sevens causes them to cope in a way where they inflate positivity and plan accordingly to make sure that they are constantly living a life of joy. Positivity and planning is the name of the game.
I say all of this because when I took my strength quest again this year, I was bummed that I didn't type with "positivity" or "activator." I always talked about those traits first when people asked me about my strengths because those were the most "fun ones" to talk about.
However, this year, I got input and futuristic, traits that weren't necessarily fun in my mind. These two words seemed dull and robotic to me. As I listened to Ryan's podcast yet again, I realized that this isn't a bad thing. One way that sevens are able to harness a more balanced self is by halting their "doing and making" mentality driven by their exploding imaginations, and tuning into the reality of the world. This is scary for sevens because the world consists of both joy and sorrow.
However, when sevens are able to tap into who they can be in the world (versus in their imaginations), they can ground their beautiful minds in the world they inhabit. Learning and gaining wisdom via receiving input is integral to a seven's health.
As for futuristic, this can be a danger for sevens. Sevens are already such forward thinkers; this in it of itself is not a bad thing. Instead, it is the reasoning behind this mindset that matters:
To end, while I was upset at first that my strengths changed, I realized how naive of a thought that was. No strength is a bad strength. In addition, this test does not define you. It's a tool, not an identity. I think that my change in strengths is ultimately a good thing because it showed me how I'v grown from my freshman to senior year.
I wrote a blogpost on the type seven enneagram, and attached to the post is the link to access Ryan's podcasts. Check it out by clicking the button here:
I love to make connections. I try to listen to Ryan's "Sleeping at Last" podcast on my enneagram once in a blue moon as a refresher on tendencies I resonate with.
I'm not obsessed with the enneagram because I think it's the reason why I am the way that I am. The enneagram does not define me nor does it define you. In my opinion, the enneagram is a great tool that gives insight on one's essence based on a variety of factors such as one's childhood and experiences.
At the end of the day, you get to choose your path...why not walk life with a tool that enables you to be more aware of your tendencies? By learning more about myself, I can better harness and equip myself with ways to be a more healthy and balanced being.
As a type seven, I live for joy. Ryan talks about childhood wounds—he compares these wounds to stress fractures of the soul that occur when we were young. A 7's childhood wound has to do with being deprived of love from a caregiver.
The way this affects sevens causes them to cope in a way where they inflate positivity and plan accordingly to make sure that they are constantly living a life of joy. Positivity and planning is the name of the game.
- this is why sevens are so joyful and create an energy that is attractive to others; they have a childlike wonder that is inspiring and imaginative.
- they emanate an adventurous impulsiveness that isn't rash but calculated. By this, I mean that while sevens are fun and daring, they also are planners that forward-thinkers. Sevens want to make sure that their "happy train" isn't wrecked by pain.
- they are always hungry, restless, and ready. These attributes can be both pros and cons.
I say all of this because when I took my strength quest again this year, I was bummed that I didn't type with "positivity" or "activator." I always talked about those traits first when people asked me about my strengths because those were the most "fun ones" to talk about.
However, this year, I got input and futuristic, traits that weren't necessarily fun in my mind. These two words seemed dull and robotic to me. As I listened to Ryan's podcast yet again, I realized that this isn't a bad thing. One way that sevens are able to harness a more balanced self is by halting their "doing and making" mentality driven by their exploding imaginations, and tuning into the reality of the world. This is scary for sevens because the world consists of both joy and sorrow.
However, when sevens are able to tap into who they can be in the world (versus in their imaginations), they can ground their beautiful minds in the world they inhabit. Learning and gaining wisdom via receiving input is integral to a seven's health.
As for futuristic, this can be a danger for sevens. Sevens are already such forward thinkers; this in it of itself is not a bad thing. Instead, it is the reasoning behind this mindset that matters:
- if we are constantly thinking about our futures in order to plan a life without pain, we are in a toxic mindset and should get out of our heads.
- however, if we harness this future-thinking gift of our's with wisdom and input, we can practically envision a future that is full because it consists of both joy and sorrow. At the same time, we use wisdom to discern when it's time to get out of our imaginative and inspiring heads to practice presence so that we can enjoy the fullness of life.
To end, while I was upset at first that my strengths changed, I realized how naive of a thought that was. No strength is a bad strength. In addition, this test does not define you. It's a tool, not an identity. I think that my change in strengths is ultimately a good thing because it showed me how I'v grown from my freshman to senior year.
I wrote a blogpost on the type seven enneagram, and attached to the post is the link to access Ryan's podcasts. Check it out by clicking the button here: