1’s Core Motivation – I am striving to:

• Be good, do what is right and have everything “just so”

I focus my attention on:

• What is right or wrong, good or bad, correct or incorrect
• Fixing what I perceive is wrong, deficient, lacking or imperfect
• Improving myself, others, situations and processes

I avoid:

• Making mistakes and “coloring outside the lines”
• Being irresponsible, inappropriate, reckless

Typical characteristics and strengths:

• Responsible
• Hardworking
• Organized
• Conscientious
• Discerning
• Ethical, principled
• High standards
• Focused and clear
• Goal-oriented, strive for excellence
• Reliable, dedicated, consistent
• Practical

Typical challenges or blindspots:

• Judgmental, quick to judge, reactive
• Critical, overly-critical (especially of self and those closest to you)
• Demanding
• Impatient
• Perfectionist, nit-picky
• Angry, resentful, easily frustrated
• Harsh, sharp
• Lots of “should-ing”
• Inflexible, rigid, stuck thinking
• Negative, nay-saying, pessimistic

Typical patterns and behaviors:

• Working hard, being reliable and having integrity are important to me.
• I have a clear sense of what is acceptable and righteous. I am guided by self-defined standards, rules, beliefs and principles. I see opportunities for improvement everywhere.
• People count on me to do a job well. I feel like there is little to no room for error. When I do make a mistake, it can be devastating.
• I tend to get easily annoyed and disappointed by others failing especially when I am under stress.
• I have a hard time delegating. “If you want something done right you have to do it yourself” isn’t a saying. It is a fact.
• I have a hard time relaxing. Work and responsibilities come before play. By the time I am done working, there is often no time to play. I rely on others to help me have fun.

Considering your wings and arrows may help clarify nuances of your type.

• 1’s Wings: 9 and 2. Most of us “lean” more toward one of our two wings, sharing some behaviors with that type.
• Growth Arrow: 7 – 1’s “move” toward 7 adopting 7ish behaviors and patterns for growth and development.
• Stress Arrow: 4 – where 4’s may go when they are experiencing acute stress or difficulty. Here we see the 1 demonstrate “low-side” or unhealthy type 4 behaviors.

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