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Meet the Voices

The Avoider

The Avoider avoids conflict like the plague, loses himself in pleasant tasks and comforting routines and is not a fan of tough conversations. The Avoider much prefers procrastinating, and just takes the ever growing anxiety in his stride. He maintains, ‘If I get into conflict with others, I might lose my connection with them’ and ‘why face something tough today I can simply ignore?’
But what’s pleasant about the big blow ups that come from pushing things off all the time?

The Controller

Not having complete control of the magic marker at a brainstorming session drives the Controller mad. The Controller comes alive when she achieves the impossible and likes to be in charge of EVERYTHING - all the post-its, all the ideas, all the outcomes, all the time. The Controller reasons that if she weren’t in charge nothing would get done. And that people need to be pushed, for everyone’s sake.
Control like this come at the cost of breeding resentment and alienating people so you end up doing everything alone.

The Hyper-Achiever

The competitive one. The Hyper-Achiever’s never met a to-do list she didn’t liked. The Hyper-Achiever gets off on being called a workaholic (but in truth, accomplishes next to nothing.) The Hyper-Achiever’s quite good at moving heaven and earth to impress. Achievement and getting a pat on the back for it is all that really matters to this future burnout.
Doing might feel good but burning out’s the best way to achieve less, not more.

The Hyper-Vigilant

Protector of all things, the Hyper-Vigilant exercises his vigilance to an extreme–continuously anxious about what could go wrong and generally suspicious of others’ motives. The Hyper-Vigilant tends to feel best when following protocol and established procedures. Can the Hyper-Vigilant live forever wondering when the other shoe is going to drop? He can. And yeah, it’s not fun.
High anxiety about everything makes it hard to detect the real threat when it comes along.

The Pleaser

The Pleaser lives to please others, maintain connection and not rock the boat. She’ll never say what she needs for fear of upsetting things. But not saying what she really thinks makes it hard for people to trust her all-the-time sunny disposition. It keeps things superficial and makes people wonder what she’s holding back. Many of her relationships lack the trust needed to grow.
Not rocking the boat for the sake of harmony often means no one wants to get in your boat.

The Hyper-Rational

Considered by most (especially himself,) a clear headed, smart decision maker, the Hyper-Rational does not let emotions get in the way of his thinking. By eliminating unpredictable things like emotions from the mix, the Hyper-Rational solves swiftly and effectively. The Hyper-Rational believes he makes better decisions this way and gets things right. But does he?
Making decisions that impact people would be so much easier if humans weren’t involved.

If any of these sound familiar, congratulations!

You’re human

All of us have one or two of these inner saboteurs driving us like a hard task master, filling our head with false narratives. (Check out NY bestselling author Shirzad Chamine’s Saboteur Assessment to identify which one drives you.)

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