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then will take action. They have a difficult time winging it even when necessary to do so. They are very indecisive but with a qualification— not because they are hesitant, but because they have to keep gathering facts. They are reluctant to make a quick decision and be perceived as wrong.
Fives also tend to process information best away from people. Fives in Best Self are extraordinarily independent, value solitude, like private space, and are rarely intrusive on other people’s space. Lots of time we see Fives at computers, reading magazines, watching TV, comfortable being alone. They do like closeness, but it needs to be interspersed with periods of separation.
In Shadow, Fives can go overboard with independence and solitude and can become withdrawn. They resist all invasion, want no demands, don’t want to answer any questions, and may become totally inaccessible because they are preoccupied with something they believe is more important.
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There are two basic reasons for a Five's need for solitude: to re-energize and to re-charge. Fives need to escape from things for a while. Their down time is essential. They tend to process feelings in private and they use their private space to prepare how to respond to something. They don’t want to go into something with a halfcocked response. When a Five has retreated, they will re-engage when they are ready to offer a response.
Best Self Fives are resourceful, self-sufficient, and good at solving problems. They don’t need a lot of stuff or an overabundance of material things. They are generally frugal. If there is something important to them, like a full collection (baseball cards, etc.), they will spring for it. For the most part, they don’t have to have a lot of material objects. The complete collection usually is feeding a knowledge related need.
In an exaggerated state, they can withhold information, be stingy with money, time, possessions ideas and feelings, exhibit lack of sharing,
can hold themselves away, don’t return emails, etc. They take this self- sufficiency and needing to keep resources to themselves to an extreme.