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LEVELS by TYPE (cont.)
TYPE 4 – INDIVIDUALISTS / Designers
♦︎ Healthy Levels – Are Self-Renewing & Inspirational. Able to model creativity and intuitive power for others
♦︎ Unhealthy Levels – Are Clinically depressed & Suicidal. Held back by moodiness & self-consciousness.

HEALTHY 4s: It’s important to go beyond the limits of convention.
♦︎ The Revolutionary: They’re artistic, aesthetically oriented, creative, edgy, expressive, individualistic, inspired, intuitive, self-aware & sensitive.
• Equanimity overcomes envy, giving calmness & composure.  They return to the knowledge of “Origin”, that everything in the universe came from the same origin point, so Beings are fundamentally connected to each other. Embracing & enhancing life, they encourage others to be everything they can be. They break new ground & bring depth to their work life, push the envelope & find ways to put a unique stamp on whatever they do.
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AVERAGE 4s: Being told “You’re odd / weird” is welcome proof  that I’m staying true to myself.
♦︎ The Unconventionalist: different, experimental, idiosyncratic, open, unique
• Life’s difficulties corrupts the ideal of Unity into the delusion that everyone is fundamentally fragmented & separated. 4s notice what’s wrong in their life, & so envy what others have. They rely on that envy to give themself the illusion of unity, as a way to connect to others in a counter-productive fashion, becoming self-indulgent & alienated.
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UNHEALTHY 4s: I’ve lost touch with reality (but may not know it)
♦︎ The Stranger: Become progressively moodier, hypersensitive &
withdrawn. Can be bizarre /schizotypal/ schizophrenic, cut off from everyday current reality, delusional, irrational, masochistic
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INTEGRATION (Loops)
♦︎ Healthy loop: Run by the Basic Desire of ‘Needing self-understanding’, they allow emotions to surface & examine them compassionately in order to understand themself. Then the need is satisfied & balance is achieved.

♦︎ Average state: when 4s’ don’t closely examine their emotions, they can’t understand themself, which increases the need to figure out who they are. This can push 4s into a willingness to face their feelings, establishing a balance.

♦︎ Unhealthy loop is run by the Basic Fear of ‘being defective, which can cause 4s to ignore their True Self, allowing their emotions to overwhelm them, so they indulge in wild fantasy about themself. This leads to understanding themself even less, further increases the basic fear & prevents balance.

LENS you see the world thru : “How can I express my creativity and uniqueness in this situation?”
GROWTH: Breaking the grip of the basic fear comes from not indulging in fantasy & starting to examine oneself realistically.

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LEVEL 5 in BIZ (Mid-Average)
AS LEADERS
At this level Type 4’s authority comes from what they know. Their main strength & weakness as leaders come from the same place – an unwillingness to compromise their vision
YOU:
• are usually a romantic, passionate star
• hold a strong personal vision & inspire with the force of personality
• fervently pursue an elusive goal, so achieving them is a problem
• want to stay emotionally engaged & are attracted to inter-personal ‘drama’
• achieve goals in order to be distinctive – different & unusual
• excel with a business approach where unique presentations count

SUPERVISING Type 4 WORKERS
Honor type 4 employee’s unique way of seeing & doing things. If you want them to work hard, let them know how a project needs their personal touch. The more enthusiastic they are the harder they’ll try. Be emphatic rather than helpful – instead of giving a 4 the answers, give them the opportunity to express themself.
THEY:
• want distinctive work, preferring jobs which call for creativity, even genius
• need to feel respected for their personal vision & ideas
• their efficiency is tied to their mood. When their emotional life is disrupted their attention to work suffers
• like to be connected to ‘special authority’ – people in their field who stand for quality instead of popularity
• feel demeaned by having to perform a task they consider ‘common’, but which is defined by each #4 differently
• want to feel that their creative ides have been received, understood & appreciated.
(From: Global Leadership Foundation)

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