Epicure, Visionary, Enthusiast, Jack-of-All-Trades, Adventurer, Innovator, Dilettante
Worldview of the Type 7
Overview
You are an upbeat, spontaneous, and energetic person that strives for stimulation by focusing on what is new, novel and exciting. You are eternally optimistic about life’s possibilities. Your creative problem solving skills can make you a grand visionary, breakthrough inventor and inspiring leader.
Your potential problems of focusing and following through with the details of execution can limit your effectiveness in your work and with your team. Your keys to growth include opening to pain and negativity (and the information they provide), and ceasing the spinning of pleasurable future possibilities-- in order to find satisfaction in the present moment.
What You Are Great At
Being optimistic in difficult situations.
Looking on the bright side and seeing the best in people.
Being adventurous, enthusiastic and fun-seeking.
Accepting life as inherently fluid and changing.
Having an inventive, imaginative and creative mind.
Seeing possibility and opportunity even after apparent setbacks.
Inspiring others with big ideas and grand plans for the future.
Charming others and winning them over with playful teasing.
Being a jack of all trades and being self-confident, competent, and willing to try anything.
Letting go of the past and forgiving yourself and others.
Considering multiple options rather than just one course of action.
Synthesizing diverse and complex concepts and systems.
Core Wiring
You want to be fascinating, optimistic, stimulated, and enthusiastic; but most importantly, you want to be creative, positive, and excited. You see yourself as fun-loving, and are naturally upbeat. You see possibilities that others miss.
You may have problems with gluttony, always aiming for the bigger, better deal. Under stress, you may be scattered, overly happy, jaded or greedy. At your best, you are inspirational, visionary, playful, loving and joyful.
What Drives You
Driven by the need to have pleasurable, exciting experiences and to avoid being trapped in negativity, pain and deprivation, you crave satisfaction and contentment in life. Not wanting to be limited, restricted or left out, you seek excitement, diversity, freedom, positive energy, and stimulating engagement.
Inner World of the Type 7
Core Fears
Your core fear is of feeling emotional pain when deprived, trapped, limited, criticized, or when you miss out in a world full of abundance and exciting possibilities. Being disappointed, or being disappointing to others can trigger the crushing experience of being trapped in emotional pain without end and may cause you to prematurely exit situations before gaining the lessons and wisdom that emotional distress can offer.
Your core fear of being stuck in pain can also be expressed as avoidance of negative emotions or anything that limits your freedom. You may fear not having what you want in life, being bored, or missing out on something pleasurable.
Core Desires
To be happy, excited, satisfied, and fulfilled so you can follow your fascinations and your heart's desires.
Core Needs
You need self-confidence, options, and the opportunity to be positive and optimistic. Because you are always on the lookout for the BBD (bigger, better deal), you need flexible, fluid plans.
If you have open-ended plans, you can go with the flow. Flexibility gives you the option to change your mind at the last minute.
Core Beliefs
The world is full of exciting options, concepts, experiences, and possibilities. Life is too short to get stuck in bad situations or to put up with limitations. There's always a silver lining on every cloud.
Likes
Freedom!.
Having lots of options and possibilities.
Planning for a pleasurable future.
Passionate pursuit of a meaningful vision.
Creativity & Imagination.
What is new novel and interesting.
Exciting ideas, plans adventures.
What is fun, unusual and collectable.
Funny people and situations.
Colorful and creative art with a sense of humor.
Stimulating ideas.
Happy encounters with upbeat, positive and interesting people.
Dislikes
Being Criticized (especially if it is a surprise).
Being bored.
Being trapped (especially in a painful situation).
Being limited or confined.
Being told what to do.
Negative and complaining people.
Being thought of as flakey and uncommitted.
Unwanted realities.
Routines.
Demanding encounters.
Being trapped in emotional pain.
Following up on the details.
Outer World of the Type 7
Strategies
You charm, disarm, and rationalize. You deflect and turn lemons into lemonade. You imagine a brighter future and focus on the possibility of future or imminent fulfillment.
Impact of Strategies
You feel free of restraints, uninhibited, and able follow your excitement. You feel like you can have everything that is of interest to you.
What's Great About You
You are creative, innovative, entertaining, interesting, and infectiously optimistic. You quickly synthesize ideas, reframe problems, and adapt to changing environments.
Attention goes to...
Sevens’ attention goes to a positive future, planning, their imagination and multiple options. Sevens can become paralyzed by options because they are afraid of missing out. They may feel like a child running down the aisles of a toy store who is fearful of choosing one toy and missing out on the rest.
Famous Type 7 Entertaining Optimists
Ava Gardner, Amy Schumer, Anya Taylor-Joy, Barbra Streisand, Betty White, Blake Lively, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cher, Dory (Finding Nemo), Cameron Diaz, Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and the City), Cardi B, Elayne Boosler, Elizabeth Taylor, Ginger Rogers, Giselle Bundchen, Goldie Hawn, Helena Bonham Carter, Jacqueline Bisset, Joan Collins, Joan Rivers, Katy Perry, Lana Turner, Lauren Hutton, Leslie Nielsen, Lee Remick, Lily Tomlin, Linda Ronstadt, Loretta Lynn, Marie Antoinette, Marilu Henner, Mila Kunis, Miley Cyrus, Phoebe Buffay (Friends) Rosalind Russell, Sarah Ferguson, Shari Lewis, Sissy Spacek, Wanda Sykes
Andy Samberg, Antonio Banderas, Ashton Kutcher, Borat, Cary Grant, Chevy Chase, Dave Chappelle, Dick Van Dyke, Eddie Murphy, Francis Ford Coppola, George Clooney, George Foreman, Geraldo Rivera, Jackie Chan, Jack Nicholson, John F. Kennedy, John Madden, Jonathan Winters, Joseph Campbell, Larry King, Leonardo DiCaprio, Magic Johnson, Martin Scorsese, Martin Short, Meat Loaf, Michael Eisner, Mick Jagger, Michael Caine, Michael J. Fox, Michael Keaton, Neymar, Pete Davidson, Peter Fonda, Peter O’Toole, Ram Dass, Regis Philbin, Richard Branson, Ricky Gervais, Ricky Martin, Robin Williams, Ron Howard, Russell Brand, Steve Jobs, Steven Spielberg, Terry Bradshaw, Tim Allen, Timothy Leary, Tom Hanks, Tony Stark “Iron Man”.
