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Eights want is to be strong and self-reliant. They seek to avoid being weak and dependent, so they take charge of situations and exert their control. They use their enormous willpower and vitality to get things done and are capable of both domination and protection. A tender heart is hidden beneath a tough exterior.
Eights tend to be honest and straightforward, but sometimes their bossy, aggressive and noisy approach can be off putting, and their bluntness can be hurtful. Most people are surprised when they learn
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there is often a tender heart hidden beneath the tough exterior of an Eight.
Best Self: decisive, action-oriented, energetic, self-confident, resourceful
Shadow: confrontational, domineering, uncompromising, blaming, blunt
WHAT TRIGGERS AN 8’s SHADOW
§ Attempts by others to control you, manipulate you or undermine you
§ People who challenge you too much
§ Emotional neediness
§ When someone tries to move in on your territory § Too many rules and constraints getting in your way § People who don’t think things through
§ Narrow-mindedthinking
§ People who overanalyze or over-process information § Inflexible people
§ Incompetenceorundependability
§ Indecision
§ Weakoroverlysensitivepeople
§ People who don’t try as hard as they can
§ People who aren’t honest, or beat around the bush and don’t say
what’s on their mind
§ When people under your wing are treated unjustly
§ Being overly criticized
§ Feeling nitpicked and over-managed
§ Being taken for granted
§ Uncooperativeness or people who don’t do what I ask or tell them
to do
§ People who take things too personally § People who don’t carry their load
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