TYPE 3: THE ACHIEVER
In One Sentence I’m smooth and success-driven, endeavoring to show with my life that the sky’s the limit for what can be accomplished, while I’m concerned that others can see through my attractive image
Essence Qualities Glory, Value, Hope
Basic Fear Worthlessness
Basic Desire To feel competent, valuable, and superlatively successful
Famous 3s Anderson Cooper, Andrew Cuomo, Angelina Jolie, Ariana Grande, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Arsenio Hall, Barack Obama, Beyonce, Bill Clinton, Carlos Ghosn, Christian Bale, Christopher Reeve, Coco Gauff, Cory Booker, David Beckham, Debbie Reynolds, Dick Cheney, Dolly Parton, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Edward Snowden, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elizabeth Holmes, Elon Musk, Freddie Mercury, George Clooney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Heidi Klum, Henry Ford, Hillary Clinton, Hugh Jackman, Jada Pinkett-Smith, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Jeff Bezos, John Lennon, Judy Garland, JFK, J.K. Rowling, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Lady Gaga, Lance Armstrong, Luciano Pavorotti, Madonna, Mark Cuban, Maria Callas, Marilyn Monroe, Martha Stewart, Martin Sheen, Matthew McConaughey, Michael Jordan, Michelle Obama, Mike Bloomberg, Mike Pence, Monica Lewinsky, Natalie Portman, Novak Djokovic, O.J. Simpson, Oprah Winfrey, Paul Rudd, Paula Abdul, Pete Buttigieg Phil Knight, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Seacrest, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), Sheryl Sandberg, Sting, Taylor Swift, Tiger Woods, Tim Ferriss, Timothy Leary, Thomas Edison, Tom Cruise, Tom Brady, Tony Robbins, Tyra Banks, Will Smith
Levels of Consciousness
Creative: authentic, adaptable, hope-giving
Controlling: image-driven, attention hungry, chameleonic
Destructive: plagiarizing, sabotaging, prostituting
Shock point fear (the fear that causes the slip from Creative to Controlling consciousness)
I’m falling behind others and will be overshadowed
Examples of shock point fears
My friend was just asked to speak at a leadership conference
My classmate got 100% on the final exam and I only got 99% which means I won’t be getting into Harvard and will have to settle on Yale
My dad clapped for my sister more than me when we were sharing our achievements
Someone did an excellent job writing a book I wish I’d written even though I’m not a writer
Why I get provoked I feel like I’m not competent enough to get the job done, I can’t steer people toward the goal, others are getting ahead of me, I don’t have it all together, or I’m failing in any aspect of life either you or I value (because what you value is what I value until there’s something more important)
How I cope with shame I become The Achievement Machine. I get things done like no one else, constantly pushing forward, seeking acclaim, connecting with the bigwigs, and showing what I can do, all to make you see that I’m actually the best – at life – but I’m also so generous that I’m ready to tell how you can follow in my footsteps too (just a little bit behind me)
My Emotions slow me down so I conveniently live without them as much as I like
How was your day, Type 3?
“Awesome, got a lot done!”
Behavioral pattern Go Getter. I’m super-driven and dynamic out in the world, but I can’t get off the treadmill
Type 3 with 2 Wing I’m hyper-efficient and dazzle others with my charms as I chase after big dreams and spread myself incredibly thin, rarely thinking to check in with myself about who I really am
Type 3 with 4 Wing I’m cool and collected, full of creative ideas and the capacity to execute on them, but I’m most concerned that you see me as the unique one who has it all together as I try to live a fantasy instead of being me
A Personal Meditation for Growth I don’t need to be someone important but can be who I am, for myself
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